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UK-based wine blog that focuses mainly on wines available in supermarkets and other popular merchants.
Another Madiran from the Wine Society tonight. An interesting tidbit about the owner of this property - Patrick DuCournau was responsible for developing the technique of microoxygenation, where tiny bubbles of oxygen are introduced into wine in an e (read full article)
I bought this several weeks ago, and when we went to drink it on the weekend, we found it was horribly corked. Luckily I had a second bottle, and that one was thankfully OK.I wasn't sure of the returns/refund policy of the Wine Society. They are lo (read full article)
This is the last of my wines from the uh, budget-priced Dona Paulina range from the Wine Society. So far I haven't really enjoyed any of them, and this is no exception.The problem with these cheaper wines is they don't have varietal character. This (read full article)
I'm becoming a fan of Chilean Syrah, especially from the northern Limari and Elqui valleys. It's more Rhone than Aussie Shiraz, and even at ridiculously low prices you get powerful, concentrated, characterful wines.This example is from the Elqui Vall (read full article)
The Wine Society's own-label Corbieres is apparently a favourite with both Wine Society customers and buyers alike. In two separate advertising supplements (member's favourites and buyer's favourites), this wine featured prominently. It's main attr (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)
The Merlot got a 2, this gets a bit more.This has a little more depth to it, and we were saying things like 'it's not that bad', or 'it's OK'. Structured, dense and serious? Certainly not. Party glugger? Why not? Plus, it doesn't have any cheap an (read full article)
Produced for The Wine Society by Hugel, this is a blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat and Sylvaner.Top-class producer, entry-level wine, but a good one. Not overly rich, but aromatic and refreshing. A good introduction to Alsace wi (read full article)
Both Dona Paulina Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon get rave reviews from Wine Society customers. They are both under £5, and if the reviews are to be believed, ideal candidates for glugging or party wine (at least that's what I would buy them for).I d (read full article)
Over the next few weeks I'll be blogging about a bunch of Wine Society wines I just purchased. Most of them are the low end of the price scale, as always I'm bargain hunting. This one at £6.50 falls into my usual price range, and it delivers. Actu (read full article)
This is one of the better wines I've tried from Chile. First tasted at a Wine Society tasting a few years ago, it still gets my attention. It's a blend of Syrah, Merlot, Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Mouverdre from the Colchagua Valley, (read full article)
This wine impressed me at a New Zealand Wine Society tasting a couple of years ago (not sure what the vintage was though). It stood out among a sea of Sauvignon Blanc, and I finally got around to buying some.It's a fairly tropical expression of Char (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)
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)
This wine was I thought was one the best under £10 bargains of a recent tasting of South African wines from The Wine Society. It's a 'Bordeaux blend' of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc.With characteristics of sour cherries, ca (read full article)
Trying this wine recently has sparked my interest in Chianti Classico. Quite often I buy 'normal' Chianti as a good value, food friendly table wine, but there is supposedly a big leap in quality between that and Chianti Classico. It's been years si (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)
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)
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