Everything I wrote in July

The summer months start go fairly quiet for the London wine trade, so there are fewer things to write about. Even so, here's a roundup of what I published around the web:

• On JancisRobinson.com, I wrote:
  • About a lovely Sicilian Nero d'Avola Shiraz blend, which I made Wine of the Week (free to read)
  • Loads of tasting notes, as part of our assemblage series, as follows (subscription needed):
    • 32 on various South American wines
    • 50 tasting notes from Tuscany
    • 37 from Piemonte
    • 46 from the Loire valley
    • 63 from Spain
    • 26 sparkling wines from all over the world
    • 16 from Germany and Austria
    • 20 from Bordeaux
  • A feature on how sunshine hours affects the flavour profile of Chilean Chardonnay (subscription needed)
  • My Spittoon column was considered whether blending is for better or for worse (free to read)
• My Off Licence News column was unusual in that it focused on a single region: Colares in Portgual
• My Living France column was about dessert wines
• I also featured in the August issue of Decanter, reviewing English sparkling wine
• Here on the blog there I wrote six posts, including the most popular:
  • LDN CRU BRKS THRGH
  • Battling the elements in Chablis
  • What makes wine meaningful?