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http://timswineblog.blogspot.com/
UK-based wine blog that focuses mainly on wines available in supermarkets and other popular merchants.
This is the third different rosé wine I purchased from Majestic on the weekend, and the one that I suspected would be the best. Actually, as I was putting the bottles into my cart, a member of staff mentioned to a watching customer that this was pro (read full article)
I'm still tasting my way through the Waitrose Solera Jerezana Sherry range. I think this has been my least favourite so far. I've decided I'm not really a Fino person. I've never really had one that I've been that thrilled about (yes even Tio Pepé (read full article)
I bought this wine last year at the beginning of the summer. I'm not a big Rioja drinker but it was a good price (£7.99 from £12.99) and has some good bottle age.I opened one last summer, and it was a big mistake. It was far too warm (both the wi (read full article)
Yes, another Sherry. I just can't help myself, and I'm not even finished!This wine, from Lustau once again, sports several awards on its label. IWC trophy, IWC gold, IWC best in class. Must be good then.It is good, but for some reason I didn't enj (read full article)
I think this is probably more what I was expecting from a Manzanilla than this. This is light, fresh tasting and 15% alcohol.It's always worth checking the label on supermarket own-label wines. This is produced by Lustau (a bit of a recurring theme (read full article)
Now for a lighter style of Sherry. Manzanilla is similar to Fino in that it develops with a flor, and exposure to oxygen is minimal. It is to be served chilled, and consumed while it is still fresh. Manzanilla is produced around the port of Sanlú (read full article)
Yes, another Sherry. Apologies - I've bought a lot homogeneous 'everyday wine' recently so haven't been experimenting too much with different individual bottles. Except for Sherry.This is probably my favourite supermarket Sherry yet. Sharper than (read full article)
If you like buying sherry in litre bottles, and like it dry, this is the one to buy (instead of this). Dry (perhaps a tiny touch of sweetness), nutty and pleasantly flavourful, this is good value for good quality.Produced by Lustau for Waitrose.Wait (read full article)
I like the idea of having an open bottle of sherry in the fridge, ready to pull out at a moment's notice, without worrying about 'opening a bottle' and if it will be finished, if it will keep, etc. This is what sherry is good for.Continuing my curre (read full article)
I don't know if any one's noticed but I've been on a bit of a sherry bender recently. I've never taken really to Fino-style sherry - I mean it's OK but I don't get excited about it. I like Oloroso, but I've recently discovered Amontillado, which to (read full article)
Priorat is an old wine region in Catalonia, Spain dating back to the 12th century. The wines are usually red, and big, and mostly composed of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah. This one in particular is 60% Carignan, 30% Grenache and 10% Syrah. At first, (read full article)
At a recent Wine Society tasting I tried the 'Dulce' (literally 'sweet') version of this wine, which is a blend of PX and Oloroso sherries, not unlike a cream sherry. I asked what the difference between this 'Dulce' blend and a cream sherry was, an (read full article)
I decided to try this as a potential sub £5 good value wine. I tasted it at a Wine Society tasting, and as I've (stupidly) tended to do lately it was one of the last wines that I tried. I thought it was so-so, but something in that price range wou (read full article)
This very good dry Amontillado sherry is available from the Wine Society for the ridiculously favourable price of £6.50 a bottle until December 17th.Amontillado sherry is a style of sherry that started off under a flor of yeast, but then was exposed (read full article)
Palo Cortado Sherry is a style of sherry halfway between a Fino (or Amontillado) and an Oloroso. The wine is initially intended to be a flor-aged style such as Fino, but the flor dies away prematurely and the wine is exposed to the air, and takes on (read full article)
Abel and Cole made a mistake with some bread in my order a few weeks back and very generously offered to send a free bottle of wine in compensation. Being Abel and Cole, this would be an organic product...The wine comes from the Castilla La Mancha ar (read full article)
I tasted this wine during a tasting of The Wine Society's Spanish range a couple of weeks ago. It was a hard wine to judge because it was one of the last ones I tasted (after numerous Riojas and Ribera del Dueros), but it stuck out for some reason a (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)
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)
This wine is made in the Toro region of Spain from 100% Tempranillo grapes (or, as they call them in the Toro region, 'Tinto de Toro').I originally bought this because the dude in Philglas & Swiggot reckoned it would be a good match for Beef Rend (read full article)
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