Perlezza Prosecco Brut NV, Veneto, Italy (£9 Spar) Simple quaffer, slightly nutty, slightly creamy, maybe lacks fruit, but perfectly OK. C Harvey Nichols Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore NV, Veneto, Italy (£15 Harvey Nichols) A huge step up in quality, combining the apple foam and fleshy/sherbetty appeal with pumice-like minerality. S- The […]
Grapes
Abbaye Sylva Plana Faugères Les Novices 2012, Languedoc, France (N/A in the UK) Lovely fresh wine which wouldn’t object to quarter of an hour in the fridge, abundant red fruit with earthy, sandy overtones and a tangy citrus freshness to perk it up. S- Domaine Les Grands Bois Côtes du […]
Wine Tasting Video; Reds from the Rhône and Languedoc
Lueria Rosso 2011, Upper Galilee, Israel (£19.99-£24.99 Kedem Europe) Don’t notice too much of the Italian grapes coming through here, but there is sweet, dusty, plum, red berry and plum fruit – all of them both cooked and fresh – along with a warm earthy note. But there’s also a […]
Wine Tasting Video: Cabernet-based reds from Israel & Australia
Pullus Laski Rizling 2011, Stajerska, Slovenia (£9.95 Winety) Smells quite full, with floral notes and cooked apple richness, but when you come to taste it, there’s also a crisp, stony mineral edge to bring some decorum and delicacy to all those rich ripe flavours. B Pullus Beli Pinot 2011, Stajerska, […]
Wine Tasting Video: Three Chenin Blancs, Two Slovenians and a ...
World Malbec Day, or Malbec World Day, or whatever you want to call it, is April 17th – today! The perfect opportunity to glug some of this joyful grape variety…. Trapiche Pure Malbec 2013, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina (£8.99 The Co-op) A gush of young crunchy fruit, very like […]
Malbec World Day 2014
Vigneti Trebbio 2010, IGT Toscana, Italy (£21.50 Butlers Wine Cellar, Imbibros, Duncan Murray Wines) Warm-hearted wine that has shed its youthful perkiness and is now entering early middle age. There’s a warm, dusty, almost Spanish feel to the ripe cherry and berry flavours, along with a hint of vanilla, but […]