Bishops Head Riesling 2008, Waipara, New Zealand (£11.33 Private Cellar) A good balance between sweet and sour, with tangy citrus and apple flavours and a touch of mineral set against a honeyed sweetness – add in the floral, petrolly notes and you have a rather tasty wine. B+ Cave […]
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Uploaded this video to YouTube a while ago, but forgot to post it here – it’s the second installment of a set of 12 whites I tasted in late June (the first installment is here) Tyrrell’s Old Winery Semillon 2009, Hunter Valley, Australia (£8.39 Remarkable Wines, Charles Steevenson Wines, EH […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted whites from France, Australia and South ...
Tons de Duorum Tinto 2008, Douro, Portugal (£8.49 Real Wine Company, Halifax Wine Company, Duncan Murray Wines) Smells of uncooked cake mix, followed by flavours warm plush plummy berry and vanilla, OK, but just a touch too plush and smooooth for its own good. B- Tagus Creek Shiraz Trincadeira 2010, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Reds from Portugal, Spain, France & ...
The first installment of a set of 12 whites I tasted in late June (the second is here) Umberto Cesari Pignoletto dell’Emilia Vino Frizzante, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (contact Hallgarten Druitt) Gentle, delicate fizz, soft lightly peachy style, quite fleshy but clean finish. C+ Umberto Cesari Moma Bianco IGT Rubicone 2010, Emilia-Romagna, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites – Italy, France, Portugal, Chile ...
Henry Fessy Beaujolais Villages 2009, Burgundy, France (£7.99-£9.49 Bon Coeur Fine Wines, yourfavouritewines.com, everywine.co.uk) Yummy, welcoming wine, with joyful summer pudding flavours, an aroma like warm earth/brick and a juicy, fragrant finish – some merguez sausages please… S(-) Bishops Head Pinot Noir 2008, Waipara Valley, New Zealand (£15.11 Private Cellar) […]
Wine Tasting Video: Two Pinot Noirs and a Beaujolais
Mirabeau Côtes de Provence Rosé 2010, France (£8.99 Waitrose) There’s an almost sandy note to this juicy but elegant young rosé, along with fresh strawberry, redcurrants and blackcurrant leaf flavours and a tangy refreshing finish. S- El Prado Tempranillo Rosado 2010, Valencia, Spain (£4.99 Waitrose) Not the most complex of […]