Topic: Michael Broadbent

The best Madeira

0 . Our panel lineup of 32 Madeiras underscored that the overall quality of this other fortified Portuguese wine has rarely been better. These 14...

Aging wine as extreme sport

[OTTAWA, CANADA] Why do we age wine? I know that it's done to allow the various components to evolve and integrate, often to allow tannins to...

Overview of Gewurztraminer wine

One of my favorites was a 1982 edition of Michael Broadbent's Pocket Guide to Wine Tasting, first published in London in 1968. Jancis Robinson, in How To Taste (2000), says only that the grape is considered noble in its home, Alsace ...

Punch drunk

As build-ups to big fights go, it wasn't quite Ali vs Foreman, but the prospect of watching two wine legends in the ring was irresistible. When I first received the invitation from Roberson wine merchants to attend 'Broadbent vs Parker', I ...