At the Tesco press tasting on Friday we were presented with three rather smart Bordeaux wines from the 2009 vintage. They’re available from Tesco’s online operation, and they were (I…
Two lovely own-label French wines from Sainsbury’s
Credit where credit is due. I wouldn’t usually find myself recommending you to hot-foot it to your local supermarket to buy wine, but here are two good own label wines…
A superbly focused, fresh Kekfrankos from Wetzer
I just love this wine. It’s not expensive (early teens in GBP), but it delivers complexity, precision, freshness and vitality. There are two streams in Hungarian red wine it seems:…
Recently on wineanorak.com
For those who just look at this blog, here are some of the longer articles that I have posted on the main wineanorak site: Weinbach: an amazing tasting at this…
Give the wine enough time
I have been tasting today. I spent a good portion of the afternoon at two tastings of Italian wines: the first, the Armit tasting; the second, a preview of the…
La Petite Vigne Amazing Grace Cabernet Sauvignon, Franschhoek, South Africa
This wine is really impressive. It’s from a Franschhoek winery I was introduced to through a friend (the brother of owner and winemaker Kevin Swart), who also make wines under…
Cambridge Road Pinot Noir 2011 Martinborough, New Zealand
This is a wine I like a lot. It’s from a small 5.5 acre (3 hectare) vineyard on the Martinborough terrace originally planted in 1986, and previously known as the…
Le Rêveur: two Burgundies from Gavin Monery’s new micronegoce project
Gavin Monery is a winemaker currently working with Roberson in London, where he’s also been overseeing the fun London Cru urban winery. Today he has released two of his own…
The 100 point rating scale for wine: 5 things you need to know
Here’s a film. Five things you need to know about the 100 point rating scale for wine: