Category Archives: In Vino Veritas

Spain, a History

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Karl Laczko

Spain was the target of my most recent presentation to the North East Wine Tasting Society. I’ve loved Spanish Wine for many years, something which was made easier  by having a local importer just down the road in the form … Continue reading →

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A trio of Volnay

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Karl Laczko

I don’t drink much Burgundy, but recent NEWTS tastings have included 2 good Volnays; the Maison Roche de Bellene 2009 Volnay 1er Cru, Clos des Chenes (~£23) and the superb Domaine Comte Armand 2009 Volnay (~£31). Last week I had a … Continue reading →

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Wines of 2012

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Karl Laczko

Now that 2012 has passed, and before 2013 gets off to a working start, it’s a good time to look back on a year full of enjoyable wine experiences and where I was lucky enough to taste some superb wines … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux, a History

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Karl Laczko

In August I made my second ever presentation to the North East Wine Tasting Society (after a successful look at German wines back in 2011) with a selection of wines from arguably the most famous wine region of them all, … Continue reading →

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Château d’Yquem

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Karl Laczko

What’s in a name? that which we call Sauternes, by any other name would taste as sweet. My butchering of the Bard aside, when it comes to the great sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac there is one name that … Continue reading →

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Airén in decline

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Karl Laczko

What is the most common grape variety in the world? Depending on how that question is interpreted one of the answers that should come your way is Airén, Spain’s most planted, but still obscure, grape. More accurately it is the … Continue reading →

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Bergerac and Bordeaux, 2012 summer holiday

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Karl Laczko

On Saturday 7th July 2012 we touched down at Limoges airport in France with a group of (almost) complete strangers to begin a wine themed tour of Bergerac and Bordeaux organised by local company AdVintage Wine Services, run by Suzanne Locke … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Grapevine Trunk Disease

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Karl Laczko

Vine Diseases are not my specialist subject, in fact before last week I knew practically nothing about them, but for some reason a casual reading of a blog post from Jim Budd set me off on a major tangential internet … Continue reading →

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A wine decorking experiment

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Karl Laczko

Last night I opened up a bottle of Gigondas that I’d been hoarding since 2007, Les Terrasses des Flauzières 2004 by Domaine Le Mas des Flauzières, bought in a wine store in Nice on a business trip. Sadly as soon … Continue reading →

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A Chinese Toast

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Karl Laczko

The 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards dinner was held last Wednesday with the results of the top awards winners announced on the night. For the first time in its history a Chinese Wine took an International Trophy, the highest award … Continue reading →

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