Malbec isn't only for World Malbec Day and it isn't only for steak. Try Zuccardi ValleDeUco Q Malbec with confit de canard. New #wineoftheweek , joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #Malbec #ValledeUco #winepairing

Last shout for this delicious pink pet-nat from Slovenia before my next #wineoftheweek joannasimon.com/post/doppler-p… House of Townend #petnat #fizzz

Confit de canard began as a way of preserving pre refrigeration, but it's so delicious it's still a way of life in SW France. Best wines to pair with it and tips for making it in my latest At the Table piece World of Fine Wine worldoffinewine.com/wine-food/best… #WFWatthetable #winepairing

A skin-contact, amphorae-vinified Trebbiano 😲from Chianti Classico's grandest, most historic estate

🤍 Sunday serenity

📷 'Eggs in the morning' by Ursula van de Bunte, Shortlisted, Claire Aho Award for Women Photographers, 2024

#whiteaesthetic #stilllife #stilllife photographer #stilllife photography

😎 Celery never looked so cool...

📷 'Green celery' by Mara Lupatini, Shortlisted, MPB Award for Innovation, 2023 (MPB)

#celery #geometric #foodphotographer #foodphotography '

First pet-nat as #wineoftheweek , a cloudy pink cracker from Slovenia, Doppler winery’s Pet Nut (yes, Nut not Nat) joannasimon.com/post/doppler-p… #petnat #Slovenianwine House of Townend

Last shout for this organic and biodynamically farmed single-estate Saint Chinian before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #SaintChinian Lea & Sandeman

From Sunday May 5th, our wonderful sister restaurant La Trompette in W4 will be open for dinner on Sunday evenings. And also with free corkage! So, if in west London and you fancy a Michelin-starred dinner with free BYO, you know where to go!

It's a gem and, yes, admission is free – unlike Westminster Abbey (£29), Canterbury (£17) et al

Saint-Chinian is often a good value supermarket red, but this organic estate wine is so much more interesting #BorielaVitarele . New #wineofthweek joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #SaintChinian Lea & Sandeman

Last shout for this high-altitude Assyrtiko Kir-Yianni Wines in Florina, NW Greece before my next #wineoftheweek tomorrow joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #assyrtiko 🇬🇷

Wine drinking may be in decline in France but here in Coeur de Causse (southwest) the local primary school’s potager has neatly trained and pruned vines along its picket fence. Good. #malbec I assume

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🙌 A big thank you to everyone who participated this year.
🏆 We look forward to announcing the winners in London on 4th June!

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Assyrtiko from vineyards at 700m asl in mountainous northwest Greece Different from, but the equal of, Santorini assyrtiko Kir-Yianni Wines. New #wineoftheweek joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… FlorinaAmyndeonWines
#assyrtiko

Bring on the blends – a late last shout for this Cape🇿🇦Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier before my next #wineoftheweek , a showcase for the virtues of blending grape varieties, joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t…

Every vintage of this Kleine Zalze Shiraz-based blend is given a lift by a smidgen of Viogner. It's always good value and it's great value when on offer, as now. New #wineoftheweek Perfect #Easterwine joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #SouthAfricanwine 🇿🇦🍷

Last shout before my next #wineoftheweek for this amphora-aged Chardonnay from the Muscadet region Les Freres Couillaud #chardonnay #amphora joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… Adnams Southwold

Very important and useful article. 'About 90% of traditional wine regions in coastal and lowland regions of Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California could be at risk of disappearing by the end of the century...' But new regions will emerge in hitherto unsuitable areas

Grape connections, and there's more to the Muscadet region than Melon de Bourgogne