D. Byrne And Co. — Harry J Morris Wine Educator - Blog

Unreserved Pleasure

The annual carnival of mercenary hype is upon us once again and, as usual, my heart is filled with lament at the prospect of ever greater numbers of lovely wines rendered unaffordable by joyless speculation and hoarding. As good a time as any, then, to open a bottle of Bordeaux bought in slightly less cynical times when a reasonable amount of wine was still bought to drink rather than to resell.

Drinking, ThinkingHarry Morris17 May 20131989, 1996, Anthony Barton, Bordeaux, D. Byrne And Co., France, Langoa Barton, Oddbins, Saint-Julien, La Reserve de Leoville-BartonComment

Floyd On Food

“Greetings, fellow gastronauts.”

That was the familiar salutation of the much-missed Francophile gourmet, Keith Floyd. Whilst he undoubtedly had his demons to face, his knowledge and love of food and wine were an inspiration to me when I was young and his straight talking approach was a blessed relief from the insipid inanity of most other television cooks of the time.

Drinking, EatingHarry Morris26 October 20121988, Burgundy, Corton-Pougets, D. Byrne And Co., France, Grand Cru, Keith Floyd, Louis Jadot, Pinot Noir, SteakComment