I must admit I was somewhat apprehensive when Andrea suggested trying some Bacon Chocolate with our ‘09 Straw Wine this evening. She’d picked up a couple of bars of this weird new chocolate on our trip to the USA, and couldn’t wait to pair it with some of our wine. I thought our Syrah would be a natural partner, but must confess that her instinct for dessert pairing was spot on!

'09 Straw Wine & Bacon Chocolate... whatever next?!

It actually reminded us of how well the Rocksalt Chocolate Fontant that Forti Mazzone at Ritrovo paired with our Straw Wine at a dinner last year. Some things just can’t be predicted… like the USA’s comeback against England last night.

On another note, we’re chuffed to read two positive pieces on our wines, both from the UK. The first is Tom Cannavan’s review of our wines. It was great to see Tom out at our winery earlier this year, and hopefully we meet up when we’re back in the UK later this year.

The second review comes from another person we really respect – Doug Wregg of Le Caves de Pyrene. If you are ever in London, have a slight interest in REAL wine, and have not visited Terroirs wine bar, you really should. We met up with Doug at Terroirs a few weeks ago to show him our new wines, and this is his review.

Terroirs warming up.

Afterwards we spent a few hours having dinner with good friends, and though we were somewhat daunted by the incredible wine list, pretty much everything we ordered (including Domaine Grammenon cuvee la Meme, Didier Barral Blanc and Dard et Ribo Crozes Hermitage) was lovely!

Bacon Chocolate, Crozes Hermitage, Dard et Ribo, Didier Barral, Domaine Grammenon, Straw Wine, Terroirs Wine Bar, Tom Cannavan