Purato Cataratto/Pinot Grigio IGT Sicilia 2011 (£6.99-£7.99 Ocado, Rhythm & Booze) Attractive honest juicy gluggable style, lively peachy fruit with a slightly smoky citrus bite and a touch of walnut skins, not too complex but satisfying. B+ The Society’s Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2011, Marches (£6.25 The Wine […]
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Guerrieri Rizzardi Valpolicella Classico 2010, Veneto, Italy (£15.99 The Wine Alley) The smoky vanilla oak sheen and the ripe berry fruit veering towards the slightly baked and overripe may appeal to some, but I want my Valpol to be fresher and perkier than this. C+ Tenuta I Collazzi ‘Collazzi’ Toscana […]
Wine tasting Video: Italian reds from Veneto and Tuscany + ...
Harvey Nichols Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore NV, Veneto, Italy (£15.00 Harvey Nichols) Friendly young wine, with the classic peach and apple of Prosecco, a touch of pumice and a toffee-like richness. B(+) Codorníu Cava Reina Maria Cristina Blanc de Noirs 2008, Catalonia, Spain (£14.99 Majestic) Remember Fruit Salad chews? Lots of […]
Wine Tasting Video: Sparkling Wine – Cava, Prosecco, Champagne, UK ...
Alpha Zeta ‘P’ Pinot Grigio delle Venezie IGT 2011, Veneto (£8.99 Corks Out, Reserve Wines, Luvians, Field & Fawcett, The Flying Corkscrew, Bennetts Fine Wines, Edward Parker Wines) Gentle but pithy style with slightly nutty pear and peach flesh tempered by a citrussy bite. B(-) SPAR Gavi 2011, Piedmont (£6.99 […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Italian Whites – Fiano, Gavi, Soave ...
Yali Wetland Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2011, Colchagua, Chile (£6.99 Morrisons) Not much to start with but then opens up to show fresh but gentle red berry, blackcurrant and redcurrant fruit freshened up by notes of citrus and baked apple. B(-) Guerrieri Rizzardi Bardolino DOC Chiaretto 2011, Veneto, Italy (£12.99 Harrods, […]
Wine tasting Video – Rosé wines from six countries
Valle Vento Barolo 2007, Piedmont (£14.99 Spar) Some will praise its old-fashioned, volatile, meaty style and rustic charm, others will dislike it for precisely the same reasons. It is a bit tired and consommé-like, but there’s still enough fragrant tar aroma, plum and citrus peel flavour and chewy tannin to […]