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Récoltant-Manipulant Champagnes

Arlaux (14/2/04) Good Champagne from Christine Maréchal.
Dumangin (7/9/06) Pinot-dominated cuvées from the Montagne de Reims.
Gatinois (1/8/06) Pinot-dominated wines from Aÿ.
Serge Mathieu (25/4/06) Excellent quality from the Aube.
Pierre Moncuit (2/5/06) Top quality Champagne from Nicole & Yves Moncuit.

Restaurants, Edinburgh

Cafe St Honoré (26/9/08) A little slice of Paris in Edinburgh.
Champany Inn (11/1/06) Great steaks, wine list and service.
Howie's (11/11/05) Dried out pigeon and burnt lamb.
Number One, Balmoral Hotel (17/3/06) Super quality here.
Peter's Yard (10/10/08) Great lunchtime venue.
The Plumed Horse (18/1/08) Tony Borthwick in Leith.
The Tower Restaurant (26/5/06) Hearty fare.
Valvona & Crolla (14/4/07) Great Italian food.
The Vintner's Rooms (9/2/05) Lovely restaurant in an historic setting.
The Witchery (10/3/07) A disappointing experience.

Restaurants, Liverpool

60 Hope St (Restaurant) (20/2/03) Top notch Liverpool dining.
60 Hope St (Bistro) (28/12/00) I keep meeting the wrong staff here though.
L'Alouette (7/2/03) Once a top restaurant, now a faded jewel.
Becher's Brook (3/8/01) It was good. Then it closed.
The Courtyard (18/8/04) Disappointing city centre experience.
Don Pepe (30/11/00) Quality Spanish experience. Nice tapas.
El Macho (18/1/01) Popular student haunt. Cheap pitchers of beer.
Everyman Bistro (8/8/00) Good lunch and pre-theatre venue.
Fusion (24/6/03) Such good value it closed. Reopened but now a disappointment.
London Carriage Works (1/10/04) Liverpool's finest restaurant.
The Lower Place (14/4/04) An improvement here on my last visit.
Left Bank (14/5/00) Patchy but sometimes very good French restaurant.
Maranto's (9/8/00) Simple Italian food, hearty portions, poor service.
The Newz Brasserie (20/6/02) A pleasing city-centre experience.
The Other Place (8/10/04) One of Liverpool's top restaurants.
The Patio (2/8/02) Another winner - rich flavours and a half-decent wine list.
Pod (11/10/02) Good tapas-style portions of world cuisines. It works.
Simply Heathcotes (9/8/02) So, so disappointing. But then it is only a chain!
Something Special (20/12/02) Oh my God.
La Tasca (14/3/01) Decent fun-time restaurant - great for rowdy nights out.
The Tavern Co (8/3/01) Decent comfort food, but very dark and dingy.
Viva (28/9/01) Good, reliable although formulaic food.

Restaurants, wines

Germany: Sommelier's Choice (9/9/05) Six wines chosen by top sommelier's.
In Search of a Decent Wine List (14/3/02) Why are there so many sloppy wine lists?

Rheingau

Franz Kunstler (12/7/05) Top Rheingau estate.
Josef Leitz (20/5/02) Another good Rheingau estate.
German tasting notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.

Rheinhessen

Gunderloch (27/5/02, updated 20/6/08) Another estate producing fabulous wines.
Heyl zu Herrnsheim (28/7/05) Good wines from the Rheinhessen.
German tasting notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.

Rhône Valley

Rhone Talk 2006 (6/9/06) I chew the cud with two Rhône winemakers.
Rhone Week (22/3/05) Thoughts and profiles in a week of updates.
Rhone Wine Guide My thumbnail guide to the wines of the Rhone Valley.
Rhone Wine Tasting Notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.

Rhône Valley, producers

Thierry Allemand (30/3/04) Now the leading domaine in Cornas?
Domaine Les Aphillanthes (23/9/04) New star of the southern Rhône.
Chateau Beaucastel (17/8/05) A leading light in Châteauneuf du Pape.
Chapoutier (10/2/04) A giant négociant producing top Hermitage.
Chave (17/3/04) A profile of this great source of Hermitage.
Jean Luc Colombo (13/4/04) Vigneron, négociant and consultant all rolled into one.
Yves Cuilleron (24/10/01) Some of the greatest wines of Condrieu.
Delas (28/1/04) A small négociant, turning out excellent Hermitage.
Font de Michelle (22/3/05) Good red and white Châteauneuf here.
Chateau Fortia (30/3/05) Historic Châteauneuf estate.
Jaboulet (3/3/04, updated 26/6/07) A profile of this famous Rhône négociant.
New Producers, New Wines (16/1/01) A selection of wines new to me.
Chateau La Nerthe (22/2/07, updated 23/1/08) Good quality wines from this estate.
Domaine Les Pallieres (1/3/07) Gigondas from the Brunier brothers.
Andre Perret (27/3/02) Great Condrieu and Syrah from this producer.
Domaine la Roquette (5/6/07) Run by the Bruniers of Vieux Télégraphe.
Rene Rostaing (31/3/05) Exalted producer of Côte-Rôtie.
Domaine Ste Anne (2/11/04) Superb source of top-flight Côtes du Rhône.
Tardieu-Laurent (29/3/04, updated 22/1/08) I meet Michel Tardieu and taste the wines.
Noel Verset (16/3/04) I taste the wines of this grand old man of Cornas.
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe (1/3/06, updated 29/5/07) Wines from the Bruniers.
Vignobles Brunier Tasting 2007 (7/2/08) Vieux Télégraphe and more.

Rhône Valley (north), vintages

2001 Northern Rhone (12/3/03) Bibendum tasting: some decent wines.
1996 Northern Rhone (19/7/01) This vintage is often criticised for its acidity.
1995 Northern Rhone (19/3/03) Some brilliant wines from top producers.
1994 Northern Rhone (12/2/02) Good value, with the added benefit of maturity.
1991 Northern Rhone (6/11/02) A wonderful vintage for Côte-Rôtie and Cornas.
1990 Northern Rhone (9/5/01) Stunning wines, but also a few disappointments.
1988 Northern Rhone (31/7/02) Another great vintage for the Rhône Valley.
1980-1986 Northern Rhone (11/10/01) Mature wines from top producers.

Rhône Valley (south), vintages

2001 Southern Rhone (13/3/03) Bibendum tasting: brilliant Beaucastel.
1998 Southern Rhone (19/2/08) Failure or success?
1996 Southern Rhone (19/7/01) From Châteauneuf and the Languedoc.
1995 Southern Rhone (2/3/04) A lovely vintage for Châteauneuf du Pape.
1994 Southern Rhone (12/2/02) Wines from Gigondas and Châteauneuf du Pape.
1989 Chateauneuf du Pape (10/700) A great vintage in the Southern Rhône.

Rias Baixas

Agro de Bazan (13/5/05) Two estates, with some very good Rias Baixas.

Ribera del Duero

Pesquera (4/4/02) One of the great estates of the Ribera del Duero.
Vega Sicilia (23/12/03) A tasting of nine wines from Spain's first growth.

Rioja

Baron de Ley (25/7/01) This relatively new estate produces new-wave Rioja.
CVNE (15/8/06, updated 4/3/08) The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España.
Marques de Murrieta (29/3/01, last updated 20/2/08) Stalwart Rioja estate.
Muga (17/8/06) A leading family-run Rioja estate.
Rioja Tasting (11/7/02) From basic Rioja through Reserva and Gran Reserva.

Rivesaltes

Domaine Boucabeille (8/6/06) Good wines from Régis and Jean.
Domaine Lauriga (25/5/06) Wines from Rene Clar and Cecile Javaux.
Mas Amiel (30/5/06) Top Roussillon property for Maury.
Mas Baux (25/7/06) The wines of Serge and Marie-Pierre Baux.
Domaine Mas Cremat (20/7/06) Finesse from Catherine Jeannin.
Domaine de Nidolères (13/7/06) A fine selection from Pierre Escudie.

Roussillon

Domaine Boucabeille (8/6/06) Good wines from Régis and Jean.
Chateau la Casenove (29/11/04) Wines from Etienne Montès.
Domaine Gauby (17/1/05) I profile Gerard Gauby.
Domaine Lauriga (25/5/06) Wines from Rene Clar and Cecile Javaux.
Domaine Marcevol (31/1/05) Top Côtes du Roussillon from Pascal Verhaeghe.
Mas Amiel (30/5/06) Top Roussillon property for Maury.
Domaine du Mas Blanc (14/2/05) Cracking Collioure and Banyuls.
Domaine Mas Cremat (20/7/06) Finesse from Catherine Jeannin.
Domaine de Nidoleres (13/7/06) A fine selection from Pierre Escudie.
Clos de l'Origine (4/7/06) Biodynamic estate run by Marc Barriot.
Domaine de la Rectorie (6/12/04) Fine wines from Marc Parcé.
Roussillon Wine Guide Part 1: My guide to the Côtes du Roussillon.
Roussillon Wine Guide Part 2: My guide to Muscat and more.
Roussillon Wine Tasting Notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my producer profiles.
Domaine Sarda Malet (3/1/05) Lovely wines from Jérôme Malet.
Domaine Vaquer (1/11/04) Long established domaine of quality.

Ruwer

Germany 2007 (26/6/08) Part 2; the wines of the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer.
Karthauserhof (17/1/02) Top class Ruwer estate.
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt (6/5/02, updated 17/10/06) Wines from the Reh family.
Ruwer tasting notes Odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.
Gutsverwaltung von Schubert-Grunhaus (11/2/02, updated 30/11/06) Top Ruwer estate.

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