http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/08/12/sommelier-the-first-and-only-important-rule-is-that-there-aren-t-really-any-rules-64375-21517209/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:25:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/08/12/sommelier-the-first-and-only-important-rule-is-that-there-aren-t-really-any-rules-64375-21517209/ I’M STARTING to feel that this summer couldn’t get any worse. Gladiators is back on our screens, Big Brother seems to get longer every year, the "credit crunch" has left most of my clients with a face that could sink a thousand tall ships, and if I see the "c" word – the one that rhymes with vulture – pinned onto another irrelevant and cynical venture, I’m liable to explode in a tirade of long-lost expletives that could curdle cement and seriously upset my butler. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/07/08/sommelier-often-overlooked-germany-makes-in-my-opinion-the-best-white-wine-in-the-world-64375-21306290/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:44:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/07/08/sommelier-often-overlooked-germany-makes-in-my-opinion-the-best-white-wine-in-the-world-64375-21306290/ DERREN BROWN - you’ve got to love the guy. Any geezer who looks like a cross between Penfold, Michael Keaton and my mate Dave, yet has the power to convince some fat bloke from Nuneaton he has the combined mental power of Stephen Hawking, all of the Eggheads and that wily old mathematrix Carol Vorderman, must be worth hanging around with for a few days. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/06/10/sommelier-serious-wine-miles-in-search-of-swanky-bottles-to-impress-your-friends-64375-21047667/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/06/10/sommelier-serious-wine-miles-in-search-of-swanky-bottles-to-impress-your-friends-64375-21047667/ THERE is trouble afoot. Slipping in under the radar which protects everything I hold sacred is a clandestine movement of heretics, haphazardly dashing about in dodgy anoraks proclaiming a new dawn, a new way of life, a changing of the guard. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/05/13/sommelier-time-to-break-out-the-summertime-tipples-64375-20904845/ Tue, 13 May 2008 15:55:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/05/13/sommelier-time-to-break-out-the-summertime-tipples-64375-20904845/ THE sun has been shining, our bars and cafes have been breaking out the nasty silver chairs, it's time to pretend we're European for a bit and break out the summer plonk. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/04/08/sommelier-how-to-fool-wine-chappies-into-thinking-you-re-top-in-the-plonk-stakes-64375-20735640/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:10:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/04/08/sommelier-how-to-fool-wine-chappies-into-thinking-you-re-top-in-the-plonk-stakes-64375-20735640/ SPRING. Yeah, right. I was going to furnish you with some smart tipple to kick off the barbecue season, but I don't think a delicate bottle of Riesling is going to be fend off the apocalyptic weather that is doing its utmost best to tear apart our soon to be beautiful city with all the fervour and intent of a last-ditch Carragher tackle. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/03/11/sommelier-this-month-like-me-is-red-all-over-64375-20607980/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:41:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/03/11/sommelier-this-month-like-me-is-red-all-over-64375-20607980/ SPRING – it’s pretty much here. Amid the earthquakes, gale-force winds and apocalyptic downpours, I’ve spied a few slivers of sunshine fighting their way through the steel and concrete jungle of our ever-growing city centre. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/02/12/sommelier-valentine-s-day-gems-64375-20467365/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:55:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/02/12/sommelier-valentine-s-day-gems-64375-20467365/ TO ALL you fellas out there, planning NOT to do anything for Valentine’s Day, allow me to paint a picture to you of a sorry day that I’m hoping to help you to avoid. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/01/14/sommelier-secrets-of-the-wine-labels-64375-20350126/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:22:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2008/01/14/sommelier-secrets-of-the-wine-labels-64375-20350126/ HAPPY New Year! And for those of you who have been slaving away making Christmas happen for other people, or picking up the pieces of their annual debauchery – welcome to January, I’m sure you’ve earned it. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2007/11/13/sommelier-the-finest-wines-known-to-humanity-64375-20463121/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:46:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2007/11/13/sommelier-the-finest-wines-known-to-humanity-64375-20463121/ TALK about a hectic month! I don't think I've ever endured such a fantastic quaffing schedule, some very, very good wines have been sampled by your selfless sommelier, in my never-ending quest to unearth "the finest wines known to humanity". http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2007/10/09/sommelier-can-you-drink-wine-with-chinese-food-64375-20463010/ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:58:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/food/sommelier-column/2007/10/09/sommelier-can-you-drink-wine-with-chinese-food-64375-20463010/ CHINESE food with wine - an issue that's been puzzling people with nothing better to do, like myself, for longer than the time it takes to buy a train ticket over the phone. Ages.