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Recent Posts Tagged With 'riesling'
Jul 18
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)
Australia, majestic, riesling, White
Jul 14
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)
Australia, majestic, riesling, White
Jun 16
My sister was over to visit from Canada recently, and she brought me this Niagara-region Riesling. It's from the same producer that makes this red, which I thought was a bit weak. However, whites are more Ontario's strong point, so I was open-minded (read full article)
Canada, riesling, White
Jun 07
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)
Australia, riesling, White
May 04
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)
Australia, riesling, waitrose, White
Apr 19
I'm always on the lookout for good Riesling, and this has been recommended by various columnists.It's quite good - very clean and crisp and citrusy. I would say it's lacking complexity - no petrol notes or loads of mouthfeel, but it's a young wine a (read full article)
New Zealand, oddbins, riesling, White
Apr 05
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)
Australia, riesling, sainsbury's, White
Mar 18
I've been a fan of New Zealand Riesling ever since discovering Spy Valley, especially the 2007. I haven't been able to replicate that experience however, even with subsequent vintages of Spy Valley, or any other Kiwi Riesling.This isn't really any e (read full article)
majestic, New Zealand, riesling, White
Mar 13
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)
Australia, oddbins, riesling, White
Mar 11
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)
Australia, riesling, waitrose, White
Nov 19
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)
Australia, riesling, White
Sep 27
A friend of mine went to New York on business recently, so I asked him to try and get some New York wine. Wine has been made in New York for almost 200 years, and some of it is apparently pretty good.I mentioned Finger Lakes Riesling, because while (read full article)
New York, riesling, White
Aug 23
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)
2004, Australia, clare valley, el vino, riesling, White
Aug 20
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)
2002, Australia, el vino, riesling, White
Jul 23
This is currently one of my favourite wines. I love the off-dry Riesling style, and this is a great example at a fantastic price. I got this from Bibendum during their 2009 summer sale for £6.60 a bottle. The wonderfully low price was somewhat te (read full article)
2007, bibendum, New Zealand, riesling, White
Jun 29
I'm gradually becoming a Riesling addict. It's tasty, refreshing, versatile and affordable. It comes in loads of different styles, from dry to off-dry to sweet, from lighter styles such as German Kabinett to fuller, riper styles such as Spatlese an (read full article)
2008, New Zealand, riesling, waitrose, White