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UK-based wine blog that focuses mainly on wines available in supermarkets and other popular merchants.
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)
Outside of Champagne, my two favourite regions for sparkling wine are Burgundy (Crémant de Bourgogne) and Tasmania. You can usually get pretty good bottles from these regions for about £8 - £12. So, a Tasmanian sparkler for £4.99? It must be c (read full article)
I went back to El Vino and bought a bunch more of the 2002 Brian Barry Riesling - but at the same time I bought a bottle of the 2004 to try.This was like a different wine almost - it was what I would call a typical Clare Valley Riesling. Only a slig (read full article)
I've recently moved offices with my work. I'm now based near Fleet Street in London, which gives me the opportunity to check out new wine shops. Except they are not really new to me - I used to work in this area a few years ago, but I changed locat (read full article)
I've said previously that I've never had a Peter Lehmann wine I didn't like. Well, so much for that.No big deal though - this is the Barossa Valley, and it is hardly known for its whites. If I wanted good Chenin Blanc, I'd go to the Loire Valley. T (read full article)
Ah yes, the magic of Hunter Valley Semillion. I've heard it so many times - this special terrior, you can put this wine away for ages and it develops into a complex, nutty, magical brew that is utterly unique to this part of Australia.I suppose to t (read full article)
I've been seeing a lot of McGuigan recently. They are a brand that seems to have been increasing in visibility for the last few months (maybe years?) in the places that I shop. They have their own range of wines, and they produce some own-label stu (read full article)
This wine has been popping up in a lot of newspaper columns and magazine articles recently, so I figured I might as well try it to see what all the fuss is about.Those who know me know that I'm not a huge fan of cheap, new world Pinot Noir. Despite (read full article)
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