Simon Reilly
Feb 18, 20163 min read
Wine(s) of the week #7 & 8 2016
Bit of a change this week. You won't see any of the following in the background of the bottle shots - my checked lounge wear, the telly,...
Simon Reilly
Feb 11, 20164 min read
Going underground - Part 1
Bankers. Sounds like….? Bankers do get a lot of bad press. The last time I re-mortgaged my house I came close to a nervous breakdown when...
Simon Reilly
Feb 8, 20161 min read
Wine of the week #6 2016
Luis Pato, Vinhas Velhas, Branco, 2012 I first fell for the wines of Luis Pato about 18 months ago, whilst holidaying in Portugal. I...
Simon Reilly
Feb 1, 20161 min read
Wine of the week #5 2016
Domain Bernard Baudry, "Les Granges", Chinon, 2014 Everything I have read about the 2014 Loire vintage and all of the wines I have tasted...
Simon Reilly
Jan 27, 20164 min read
Review of the Cru
London's only winery? Mrs Wineloon would surely grant me an escape from the kids to West London to check that out, wouldn't she? Just to...
Simon Reilly
Jan 25, 20161 min read
Wine of the week #4 2016
Its Burns night tonight, so haggis for tea. As Burns himself said, its "warm-reekin, rich". So we'll need a wine just like that. A wine...
Simon Reilly
Jan 20, 20164 min read
Brilliant Burgundy + Super Spicy Syrah + Remarkable Romania = Top Tasting
After my experiences with the spittoon at the Liberty Wine tasting last week (see Spit or Swallow), it was nice to get back to a post...
Simon Reilly
Jan 19, 20162 min read
Wine of the week #3 2016
After a tasting lots of 2014 burgundy this week it was nice to get back to my own wine rack at the weekend. After Mrs Wineloon prepared a...
Simon Reilly
Jan 14, 20164 min read
Spit or swallow?
Yesterday was a big day for a burgeoning wine writer like me. Yesterday I attended my first trade tasting. Its not that I've never been...
Simon Reilly
Jan 11, 20161 min read
Wine of the week #2 2016
Had to be an Alsace pinot noir for my wine of the week this week. I have tasted a load of Alsatian wines over the last few weeks for my...