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This Decanter trophy-winning red comes from the southwest of France and is made from the Tannat grape.I've been drinking a lot of new world reds recently, so this is a bit of a departure. It's well put together and nicely structured. Neat and tidy. (read full article)
I've been trying a lot of different Chardonnays recently. I'm sort of getting into them, and trying to work out my favourite style. I lean towards the oaky, buttery style. I think that Chardonnay definitely benefits from the oak treatment - it's f (read full article)
This is my first Moroccan wine ever, obtained from Waitrose as part of their World of Wine Showcase.Morocco has a thriving wine business centred around the city of Meknes. This wine is produced by "Les Cépages de Meknes", which I think is owned by (read full article)
If you're a wine geek (I prefer that term to "wine snob"), then you probably somewhat careful around this grape variety. It's known for producing lakes of boring, cheap, dry white wine.Before I got into this wine thing, I was guilty of drinking it a (read full article)
As mentioned in the previous post, Waitrose is currently running a "World of Wine Showcase". This Austrian Gruner grabbed my attention thanks to the Decanter World Wine Awards Trophy sticker on the neck of the bottle.I don't know exactly what the tr (read full article)
I picked this up today in from my local Waitrose. It's part of a "World of Wine Showcase", designed to expose customers to interesting wines from all over the world. There were several other wines I was tempted to try - the only thing stopping me w (read full article)
This wine is the type of thing I'd serve to guests as an aperitif. However it sat in my fridge for ages because there never seemed a good time to open it due to the weather being rubbish and the general lack of dinner guests. That all changed last (read full article)
This wine is from the Fruili-Venezia Giulia region of North-East Italy, and made with the Friulano or Sauvignon Vert grape.The wine is medium to full-bodied, with a slight oily texture, and it's noticeably high in alcohol too (14%). Despite that, it (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)
I needed a Chardonnay for Spaghetti Carbonara so I just decided to try this, a generic white Burgundy that was 25% off at Waitrose.A pretty decent wine, although I wasn't bowled over by its character. A bit of white stone fruit with good acidity, it (read full article)
I snuck a bottle of this Chianti into a recent Waitrose order. I hadn't tried it before, and it looked like a good deal (40% off). We like to have Italian wine around the house to have at mealtimes, and if we liked this I would plan to buy more.I f (read full article)
This is an affordable, medium-dry white made in the Loire Valley in France from Chenin Blanc grapes.I wouldn't say it has massive amounts of character, but its tingling acidity and residual sugar make it a fine food wine. It kind of reminds me of an (read full article)
This is a very drinkable rosé from Provence. This is how I like my rosé in the summer - light, almost like a white wine with a bit of red berry fruit to it. They are also very dangerous - before I noticed I had drank over half a bottle over dinne (read full article)
This is probably one of the better Italian whites you can get for under a tenner. Made by the Piemontese co-op Araldica, this is a characterful, refreshing wine with strong notes of pear and citrus.It was £6.69 with 25% off, and was worth every penn (read full article)
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)
Gold medal winning (IWC) winning rosé. Cheap. What's there not to like?Well, a couple of things. I'm kind of going off these medium-to-full-bodied rosés for one thing. What's the point? If I wanted a red, I'd ask for a red. I'm not really sur (read full article)
I made a brief mention of this wine previously while discussing its cool-fermented stablemate. It probably would be less confusing if I didn't mention the cool-fermented one, but it's easy to mistake one for the other so let's make the distinction n (read full article)
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