Taster, tutor and judge
Peter McCombie
As a leading restaurant wine consultant Peter has chosen wine and trained staff for a host of five star hotels, members clubs and London’s best restaurants, not to mention the Cliff in Barbados. He lectures for Christie's Wine Course and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, is a regular judge in international wine competitions and writes about wine for several magazines.
Natural's not enough
06-01-2012 | Category: Opinions Wines TastingsMy problem starts with the quasi-religious, high moral ground that its fans claim » More
Rainy Thursday Night in Soho: Recession What Recession?
25-09-2010 | Category: Opinions ServiceI recklessly agree to meet my wife for dinner in Soho WITHOUT a reservation. » More
American Idols
08-06-2010 | Category: Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Tastings Argentina USA MexicoA taste of mostly high-end Americans, from both North & South at Bibendum. » More
World’s Best Sommelier
18-04-2010 | Category: Competitions People Wines Chile NewsHe is the epitome of what a sommelier should be » More
Spain's 'New' Whites
15-03-2010 | Category: Albarino White only Tastings SpainWhile red wines tend to dominate our thinking on Spain, the whites get better and better, so this year I decided to focus on whites. » More
Neo-prohibitionists
12-02-2010 | Category: Opinions Wines Service South Africa EnglandI’ve been thinking a lot about the ‘problem’ of alcohol and the increasingly virulent campaign against it by the trash and mainstream media, fed by the health lobby and supported by hypocritical politicians » More
Mexican beginnings
29-01-2010 | Category: Tastings South America WinesMy first proper tasting of the year was – believe it or not – of Mexican wines. Held at Mexican street food joint Wahaca’s Westfield site, we tasted a selection of wines that Hugo d’Acosta – who might be called Mexico’s answer to Michel Rolland – has a hand in making. » More
