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I've always found this Tasmanian sparkler pretty reliable. A blend of 50% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir and 5% Pinot Meunier, it has pleasant flavours of apple and cinnamon.Interesting production method as well (taken from Oddbins website) - a long, co (read full article)
I had blogged about the 2006 vintage of this wine previously, and reading it now I sounded a bit confused, mainly about the oak, which I don't think I was expecting and didn't really appreciate the complexity it added.This time around I treated it li (read full article)
On Hallowe'en this year a friend of mine hosted a wine tasting. While the kids were running around dressed like skeletons and spiders, we were sipping a diverse variety of fine wines.There wasn't a theme. The idea is each person (or couple) brings (read full article)
I picked this up in another Tesco 50% off deal (£10 down from £20) a few months back. The exceptional vintage and the price made this an attractive buy.This is my 3rd and final bottle of this wine. The other 2 were drunk in circumstances not cond (read full article)
OK, I admit that I ran out and bought 2 bottles of this because I heard that it received 91 points from The Wine Advocate. Not only that, but it only costs £7.99. What's there not to like?Turns out not a lot, but not a lot to like either. This tas (read full article)
I picked this up on a whim yesterday on a trip to Waitrose to buy some cheese. I've tried a Pinot Gris from Valdivieso before that I thought was interesting, so I just grabbed this Pinot when I saw it, even though new world Pinot Noir isn't really my (read full article)
An eco friendly wine lover has difficulty buying local in England... but lying just outside the M25, Denbies may be the answer. This place is well worth a visit, even if you don’t do a tour (which was fully booked when I turned up), as the vineyard (read full article)
Cotes de Castillon... I love this place! Spend a few pounds extra on a bottle and you are normally in for a treat. Living in the shadow of its St Emilion neighbour this appellation does not quite have the same cache... and is the better for it. It re (read full article)
Here's another bin-end from El Vino. This time it's a 10 year old Chardonnay from Australia.El Vino is currently selling the 2001 vintage of this wine for £13.50, which means the 1999 here has been relegated to the bargain bin. If the 2001 is wort (read full article)
This was a bit of a risky purchase. I ordered 6 bottles without having tried it, going solely on the wine's reputation and price: half price from Tesco Wine Club (£9 from £18), and a Decanter gold medal. Sounds like a deal.The wine is a Chianti C (read full article)
As the weather turns colder I'm getting cravings for Bordeaux. Besides the usual stuff at Tesco and Sainsbury's, I haven't seen too many good deals on claret. Between that and the fact that 2007 was a poor vintage I haven't really bought any recentl (read full article)
I first tasted this wine at a Wine Society tasting and it was one of those wines you just don't forget about. I included some in my next order, and I think it will probably be a regular for me.This is an off-dry sparkling wine made from the Mauzac g (read full article)
Anyone who thinks there is anything inherently wrong with shipping wine in a vacuum packed bag is either a snob or an ignoramus. However, usually the quality of the wine itself isn't terribly high. It can be OK, but boring. Plonk, if you will.I tr (read full article)
This wine is a blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah masterminded by the famed 'flying winemaker' Michel Rolland.I've had this a couple of times before, but this is the first time I've blogged about it. I opened a bottle right before (read full article)
Most of what I have to say about this wine I've already said in my post about the 2006 vintage. The 2007 is now available and it's on offer at Waitrose for just over £7 per bottle. 2007 is being touted as an outstanding vintage for southern Rhone, (read full article)
A bunch of us attended this tasting on Wednesday evening (October 14th, 2009). These Wine Society events can be good fun and enlightening - or they can be laborious. This one was something in the middle, as there were a lot of wines (around 30), an (read full article)
This is essentially the same wine this, except this is a different vintage and it's gone up in price. I've been wondering if I should bother blogging about different vintages of what is essentially a supermarket wine. Italy isn't exactly California (read full article)
I usually enjoy Peter Lehmann's under £10 reds as they make good quaffing wines, and Barossa Valley Shiraz is probably my favourite type of quaffing wine.Although this wine has all the things I like about this style of wine - the rich, deep fruit fl (read full article)
This Decanter trophy-winning red comes from the southwest of France and is made from the Tannat grape.I've been drinking a lot of new world reds recently, so this is a bit of a departure. It's well put together and nicely structured. Neat and tidy. (read full article)
This wine got my attention at a tasting at our local Oddbins. It seemed to stand out among the other wines we tried that night, which were a selection of wines all priced under £10, so I decided to buy a few bottles.It's a blend of 20% Cabernet Sau (read full article)
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