Tinpot Hut ‘Turner Vineyard’ Riesling 2012, Marlborough, New Zealand (£15.99 Liberty Wines) Still has some of the slightly candied dolly mixture character of youth but this recedes with time, letting the zippy, zesty lime and mandarin orange fruit emerge. Off-dry in style with a decent framework of acidity and a […]
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Wakefield Riesling 2010, Clare Valley, Australia (£10.49-£12.99 Waitrose, www.slurp.co.uk, Nidderdale Fine Wines, Oliver’s Beers and Wines, Wadebridge Wines, Wine in Cornwall, Wines of the World, Sommelier Wine Company, Victor Hugo Wines) Good mix of the full, fleshy plummy rhubarb flavour with more sleek and tangy citrus notes. Add in some […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rieslings from South Australia & the Rheingau ...
More tasty fodder to mark German Riesling Week (see previous videos here and here), but first some sparkling Rosé… Langlois Crémant de Loire Rosé NV, France (£13.00 Caviste, Butler’s Wine Cellar, Highbury Vintners, The Vineyard) Corked – shame as it’s usually pretty decent South Ridge Cuvée Merret Traditional Method Sparkling Rosé […]
Wine Tasting Video: German Riesling Week Part 3 plus Sparkling ...
A second batch of wines to celebrate German Riesling Week – the first one is here and there’s now a third one here. Dr L. Riesling 2010, Mosel (£6.99-£7.49 widely available) Tightly-wound youngster, plenty of earthy ripe red apple and orange flavour and tense minerality, excellent value. B+ Schloss Lieser […]
German Riesling Week Part 2
It’s German Riesling Week in the UK from July 23rd to the 31st – OK, that’s a bit longer than a week, but the wines I’ve been tasting for these videos justify the two-day extension – for more details of Riesling Week in your area, click here. And for my […]
German Riesling Week Part 1
O Fournier Urban Uco Torrontes 2009, Cafayate, Salta, Argentina (£7.50 Bowes Wines) Clean, fresh, zippy, the grapey edge of Muscat meets the more perfumed hand-cream and lychee edge of Gewürztraminer, not hugely complex but good perfumed quaffer. B(+) Snoqualmie Naked Riesling 2008, Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA (~£11.50 Stratfords Wines) […]