I have been drinking this young Margaret River Shiraz for the last couple of evenings, and it’s impressive. Normally, you’d associate this rather beautiful part of Western Australia with Cabernet…
Psi from Ribera del Duero
Ψ PSI Named after the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, this is a project by Peter Sisseck of Pingus fame, in collaboration with growers in Ribera del Duero, Spain….
The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2011
I’ve really liked a lot of the 2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs that I’ve tried. And here’s another good one. It’s from Brent Maris’ new venture in the Waihopai subdistrict of…
Newspapers, and their future
Interesting to look at current circulation figures for the leading national newspapers in the UK: Dailies The Sun 2,751,219 Daily Mail 2,011,283 Daily Mirror 1,122,563 The Daily Telegraph 596,180 Daily…
Laithwaites Theale Vineyard Sparkling Wine
I was impressed by this. It’s a limited-production sparkling wine from a vineyard at the headquarters of Laithwaites, one of the UK’s most successful wine merchants, located in Theale, near…
I wish more Chilean wines were like this
Costero Syrah 2008 from Vina Leyda, in the Leyda Valley. Bright, vivid, peppery. Sweet fruit, but not too sweet. Some notes of olive. Black cherry and blackberry fruit, with a…
A seductive New Zealand Red: Kaituna Hills Cabernet Merlot 2010
I’m enjoying this wine. It’s superbly polished and sleek, with a seductive personality, fusing lush, ripe ‘New World’ fruit with the freshness and definition of the ‘Old World’. It’s not…
A lovely Portuguese red: Casa de Saima Colheita 2008
Really like this. It’s a Portuguese red wine from the Bairrada region, made by one of the top producers in this area, Casa de Saima. Now they’re known as traditionalists…
Are people interested in wine? The debate continues
Carrying on from last week’s blog post on whether or not terroir is relevant, I want to address another question that has been the focus of some twitter debate: are…