Romania

Spar’s new wines for 2018

June 22, 2018 by Simon

Bit of a mish-mash – but a nice mish-mash… Cantina Gadoro Beneventano Fiano 2013, Campania, Italy (£8.99 Waitrose) Reminds me of a white Bordeaux with a dollop of Viognier in there. Tinned pear, nutty, peachy exuberance and a touch of vanilla all reined in by a spine of herbal freshness. […]

Assorted Whites from Italy, Germany, Romania & France

March 31, 2015 by Simon

Vignobles Roussellet Pinot Noir NV, Vin de France (£4.49 Aldi) Maybe a little jammy, but the sweet, slightly smoky briar, bramble and strawberry flesh is quite appealing, especially at this price. C(+) Undurraga TH Pinot Noir 2011, Leyda, Chile (£15.99 Majestic) A weird wine, there’s decent enough black cherry, raspberry […]

Wine Tasting Video: Pinot Noir from France, Chile, New Zealand, ...

September 23, 2013 by Simon

Bock Portugieser 2008, Villany, Hungary (contact Hungarian Wine Society) Reasonable plum and baked berry fruit, with notes of tar and tomato, but it’s just too rustic for it’s own good, with too much of the barnyardy edge of brettanomyces. C Vinkara Kalecik Karasi 2009, Turkey (£8.50 The Wine Society) Smells […]

Wine Tasting Video: Eastern European reds from Hungary, Turkey & ...

June 5, 2012 by Simon

Hilltop Estates Cserszegi Füszeres 2011, Neszmélyi, Hungary (£5.75 The Wine Society) Gewürztraminer in training, but more Italian than Alsace in style, has the lychees and ginger, fresh, dry and with a hop-like bite, OK, but lacks a little magic. B- Chapel Down Flint Dry 2010, Tenterden, England (£8.99 Waitrose) Light, […]

Wine Tasting Video: White Wines from Hungary, Slovenia, Romania and ...

April 18, 2012 by Simon

Any wine blogger fancy a trip to Romania? The Romanian Winegrowers office is currently running a competition looking for the best blog entry on the subject of why wine drinkers in the UK should want to embrace Romanian wines, with prize being a trip around the country’s top wineries and […]