Barry's Wine Notes & Memories

Usually the top wine from any property should be the best. However, individual tastes decide the favourite. I belong to a generation that we...

I have been drinking wine for over 45 years..and in the early days I dealt with the wine trade in England. My search for older vintages lead...

Discovering a fairly unknown property still gives me great pleasure. Clemens Strobl in Kirchberg, Wagram is one case. Clemens Strobl is a f...

As winter fades away...and hopefully the world gets back to some sort of sanity...the sight of the warm sun does actually convince you all i...

My birthday is over...and a success. The food and wine I mean. It was on a Saturday. Good planing from my parents 75 years ago! The way I ha...

I have a birthday soon...and my wish is that I cook for my family. The kitchen is small...so the food has to be easy to prepare...well...not...

Only allowed to play Snooker twice a week..so some free time. Below some evening pleasures. A very fine Bratwurst...above the average... wit...

Lockdown still very much in force...the Gastronomie are hoping Easter will be a date to get things going again.                             ...