Monthly Archives: January 2013






Waitrose Solera Jerezana Palo Cortado (Lustau) NV, Jerez, Spain (£8.99 Waitrose) Yum. Rich but dry style, think of the flavours in Christmas cake with a tangy, biting briny edge, very moreish, with lovely depth and freshness, could sip this all evening. S(+) Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port, Portugal (£22.00 Booths, […]

Wine Tasting Video: Fortified wine – Port, Sherry & Madeira



Noval 10 Year Old Tawny (£18.99 Waitrose, Ocado, Fortnum & Mason, Tanners, Roberson, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Oxford Wine Company, Luvians, Fine Cheese Company) Raisins, citrus peel, Christmas cake spices and a touch of walnut combine with an old furniture aroma to tasty effect. Showing the gentleness of maturity, but still […]

Wine Tasting Video: Tawny, Colheita & LBV Ports