Tag Archives: wine

Aerated coffee

By James Hoffmann | Published: February 5, 2010

I’ve another post coming on why I blog, but this reason deserved a post in its own right. A few days ago Shaun dropped me an e-mail about the Vinturi. He’d played with it a little bit and thought it was interesting, and thought it might be something that would interest me. I admit [...]

Posted in Opinion, coffee brewing | Also tagged aeration, Coffee, experiments, gadgets, tasting, toys | 19 Comments

Upcoming events

By James Hoffmann | Published: January 11, 2010

Two events I am very excited about, one very soon and one in a few months:
London Gastronomy Seminars
This month is the second in the London Gastronomy Seminars series. The title is “From plant to cup: flavour in coffee & wine” and I am presenting along with Jamie Goode.
Those of you into wine will know Jamie [...]

Posted in Announcement, Opinion | Also tagged Coffee, gastronomy, lecture, lgs, presentation, SCAA | 1 Comment

Morning coffee

By James Hoffmann | Published: January 18, 2009

I have a confession to make: I used to, in a very snobbish way, hate the idea of a coffee being an “after dinner coffee” or a “morning cup”. I thought it was one of those really stupid ways of selling coffee – like how supermarkets use the word “strength” to communicate how dark a [...]

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged brewing, Coffee, consumer, cupping, drinks, Espresso, promises, roaster, Roasting, trust, varietal | 17 Comments

The wine model doesn’t work

By James Hoffmann | Published: January 7, 2009

I think everyone in coffee knows deep down this is true. The wine model only works for wine, we can’t transplant it to coffee and expect some immediate understanding and increased sales of quality coffees.
First and foremost – we don’t drink coffee like we drink wine. Broadly speaking we buy wine in two [...]