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http://timswineblog.blogspot.com/
UK-based wine blog that focuses mainly on wines available in supermarkets and other popular merchants.
Hunter Valley is the place for Semillon, and I've been trying them, slowly, over the past couple of years. They aren't always easy to find though, so when I saw this at Oddbins I bought some.Low in alcohol (10%), it's quite tart and it's dry. I con (read full article)
I wouldn't say this is my favourite Australian Riesling, but I think it expresses enough Riesling character and the price is reasonable enough to warrant some attention.It's interesting to see what others thought of this wine. One customer on Majest (read full article)
Tonight a Clare Valley Riesling was in order. I'm rarely disappointed by these, and this was no exception. My only regret is I haven't tried this wine after a few years in the cellar.I prefer my Riesling with some bottle age, to enjoy those seconda (read full article)
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, but my entire immediate family from Canada is over visiting at the moment. We're currently renting a holiday home in Bournemouth, and have at least had 2 days of good weather, although that's come to an abru (read full article)
Being a Riesling junkie, I couldn't not try this. Good producer (although they do make plonk as well), cool bottle, offer price...Apparently this wine has a dash of 'Traminer' grapes in it. Interesting. Can't say I noticed it though.I found this a (read full article)
I've noticed that sometimes Italian varieties can be done well in other countries - noticeably Argentina and Australia, thanks to their Italian ex-pat communities. We've been drinking a lot of Chianti recently, so I thought it was a good time to try (read full article)
I mentioned the other day that I bought a bunch of stuff from The Wine Society. Because it's been a rather hectic past few days (not too hectic for wine though), I have managed to try a few more of these wines, but haven't managed a neat and tidy po (read full article)
I was at a foreign (as in north London) Sainsbury's on Saturday, and I saw this on the shelf. A Sainsbury's 'Limited Release' Clare Valley Riesling. Regular price: £5. Offer price: £3.99. I've had a couple of other wines from this line, and som (read full article)
Random Aussie Bloke brought this wine over. He was saving it for the next time I made General Tso's Chicken. Theoretically a good match, except that I made the chicken ridiculously spicy. A slight oversight on my part, especially since his wife is (read full article)
A while ago, after I disapproved of one of their Chenin Blancs, a Peter Lehman winemaker suggested I try their Rieslings. I finally found one at Oddbins that looked like it was worth trying. It was heavily discounted - it was around £11 but normal (read full article)
I guess it's either informed or snobby to avoid the entry-level Jacob's Creek wines. I can't say I regularly drink them, and to be honest they are getting to be a price where they have to start performing a bit better. The regular price of this is (read full article)
My brother-in-law brought this over last night, and said it's his wife's favourite wine. It's a red, and is to be served chilled. It was about £5 (on offer) from Waitrose.I think Brown Brothers may be a bit looked-down-on in Australia, or by Austr (read full article)
Following my post about the 2008 vintage of this wine, I ordered a case of 12 from Waitrose Wine Direct whose website indicated they had it back in stock. However despite advertising it as 2008, and all the packaging materials, invoice, etc also indi (read full article)
This wine placed No. 1 in this month's Decanter magazine Victoria/Tasmania Pinot Noir tasting. It averaged a score of 18.4 (one tenth of a point from being rated a 5 star wine). It was also one of the cheapest, at £11.99 (or £11.34 online) from, (read full article)
The Piccadilly Valley is located in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. Petaluma was started in 1976, and the grapes for this Chardonnay come from 7 different vineyards nearing 30 years of age.When I drink a Chardonnay, this is what I wan (read full article)
I don't think I'm supposed to call this port, it being Australian and all, and I respect (and agree with) the rules. Port is from Portugal, and this is fortified wine. I'd also be happy with 'tawny'.I think this is a wonderful wine. I picked it up (read full article)
I had this wine a couple of days ago while we were dining out at Bar Shu, a renowned Sechuan Chinese restaurant. Food writer and Chinese chef Fuchsia Dunlop is a consultant there, and since I own and cook out of two of her books, I have been wanting (read full article)
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)
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)
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)
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