Yapp Travel

  1. The 2012 Rhône Vintage Report Part 2: Condrieu & Côte Rôtie
    Posted On: November 20th, 2013

    The 2012 Rhône Vintage Report Part 2: Condrieu & Côte Rôtie

    "While most of France's major wine regions struggled in 2012, the Rhône stands apart. Vintners are positive after a growing season and harvest marked by dry, sunny weather and well-timed rains." James Molesworth - The Wine Spectator Having read extensive reports about the success of the 2012 vintage in the Rhône Valley over recent months […]
  2. Rhône Recce – Day 3
    Posted On: October 24th, 2013

    Rhône Recce – Day 3

    Wednesday 23rd October Posted by Jason Yapp & Andrew Stanning     Having schlepped south to Châteauneuf-du-Pape we had a reviving beer and a review of our tasting notes and photographs at the Mule de Pape bar then we repaired to La Mère Germaine restaurant, an old favourite of culinary doyenne Elizabeth David, for a […]
  3. Rhône Recce - Day 2
    Posted On: October 23rd, 2013

    Rhône Recce - Day 2

    Tuesday 22nd October 2013     After a splendid supper at Le Mangevins, one of the best but smallest restaurants in the Rhône valley with a minimalist Franco-Japenese menu and an extensive and modestly priced carte des vins (so worth booking well in advance) we turned in early with the prospect of a busy day […]
  4. Rhône Recce - Day 1
    Posted On: October 22nd, 2013

    Rhône Recce - Day 1

    Monday 21st October - 2013m. It is 23 degrees Celsius and sunny in the Northern Rhône which bodes well for a whistle-stop tasting trip. Wine makers have just finished harvesting the late and small 2013 grape crop and so this presents a window of opportunity to sample the previous and more prolific 2012 vintage. The […]
  5. Over a barrel in Niagara
    Posted On: September 4th, 2013

    Over a barrel in Niagara

        In August, I had the great fortune to be invited to my cousin’s wedding in Niagara-on-the-Lake, giving me an opportunity to check out Ontario & Quebec, as well as visiting the Falls (natch). It was a fascinating 2 week visit to a wonderful country that has weathered the recent financial crisis well, based […]
  6. The Burgau Breakout (aka Catanachs and Cataplanas)
    Posted On: August 29th, 2013

    The Burgau Breakout (aka Catanachs and Cataplanas)

    It’s always great to get away but even greater to get away and find something new that you can’t fathom why on earth you’d not discovered it sooner. This year the Catanach family decamped to a small fishing village called Burgau on the Algarve – just a quick flight on a budget airline (the blue […]
  7. Chave at Le Chaudron
    Posted On: August 20th, 2013

    Chave at Le Chaudron

      Le Chaudron, which is tucked away in a basement in the back streets of Tournon, is an old Yapp favourite and regular watering hole of some of the most celebrated wine makers in the Northern Rhône. There is no frou-frou French flim-flammery here. It is a pretty basic offering of wholesome seasonal staples but […]
  8. Van Rouge
    Posted On: August 13th, 2013

    Van Rouge

    My Best Man Gareth (who’s now living on the west coast of the USA) used to be the proud owner of a vintage lime green MG BGT – and I was always slightly intrigued not only by the fact the car still actually worked but all the various gizmos that had been included that looked […]
  9. Wine off the Richter Scale
    Posted On: July 18th, 2013

    Wine off the Richter Scale

    North Wales remains the most equally beautiful and hostile environment that I routinely return to, and I guess this randomness is half the appeal - but having recently returned from a week on the Llyn peninsular even the most harden supporters of the terrain will have been taken aback on this visit.     Being […]
  10. Brompton Oratory
    Posted On: May 17th, 2013

    Brompton Oratory

    Like many people who grew up in the 1970s I had a succession of British-built, if not entirely British-manufactured bikes. My first proper bike, without the stigma of stabilisers, was a Raleigh ‘Rodeo’ which was eventually succeeded by a long-awaited and much-loved, sky-blue Raleigh ‘Grifter’. Most of my contemporaries coveted ownership of the hugely-successful Raleigh […]

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