Popped into Waitrose yesterday and came away with some wine from their 25% off six promotion, which has a couple of days still to run. One of the wines I…
Real time tasting of a natural wine
It’s Friday evening. After a cloudy, cool day we are being treated to a bright, warm-ish summer’s evening, and so I am sitting outside, glass in hand, blogging before I…
A remarkable natural Crozes Hermitage
This is one of the most drinkable wines in the universe. It’s a natural Crozes Hermitage made without any additions, and it’s simply beautiful. It’s not terribly profound, but it…
A thrillingly good, inexpensive Mencia
Mencia, the red grape of the Bierzo region in the northwest of Spain, is the same as Portugal’s Jaen. And it’s a grape I really like. Now this wine is…
A wonderful Aussie Syrah with a French accent
This wine is brilliant. I really like the style, which bridges the Northern Rhone and warmer-climate new world regions. And it’s very well priced. Domaine Tournon Shiraz or Syrah 2008…
A good, affordable Tasmanian Pinot Noir
I’ve struggled a bit with some Tasmanian wines in the past, which show a bit of unripeness. But this affordable example (£10 is cheap for Pinot Noir, remember) is really…
Brothers in Arms: big, bold and lovely
Really like this wine, despite its monstrous alcohol level (15.5% alcohol). It’s really well put together from some very decent fruit. Brothers in Arms No 6 Shiraz Cabernet 2005 Langhorne…
Pennautier Cabardes – brilliant value!
It’s always good to find an affordable wine that really over-delivers. This is fantastic stuff, and it’s an utter bargain. Château de Pennautier 2008 Cabardès, France From a small (500…
Remarkable Saperavi from Georgia: Satrapezo
This is astonishingly good: a thoroughly modern, but restrained and quite elegant, expression of the Saperavi grape variety. It’s made by Telavi in Kakheti, the largest of the country’s wine…