What happens when an English Master of Wine and a maverick South African make wine in Spain? La Báscula Catalan Eagle Garnacha Blanca/Viognier 2013, Terra Alta, Spain (£9.99 D.Byrne & Co, Highbury Vintners, Noel Young Wines, Viader Vintners, Woodwinters, Flagship Wines) Combines the apricot and peach kernel of Viognier, with […]
Spain
Ugni Blanc Vieilles Vignes Rare Vineyards 2012, Vin de France (contact Le Verre Gourmand/Supertravel) Fresh, crisp wine with a slightly minerally salty bite plus some tangy citrus flavour, but overall just a bit simple. C+ DUO des Mers Sauvignon/Viognier 2013, Vin de France (£6.25 The Wine Society) It’s the Sauvignon […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites from France, Spain, Portugal & ...
Torres Celeste Ribera del Duero Crianza 2010 (£13.49 Cambridge Wines, Fenwicks, Grape Sense, Hailsham Cellars, Morrison’s Cellar, Robert & Speight, Wilks & Co, vintagemarque.com) Boisterous young wine, with meaty berry, bramble, plum and damson-skin flavours, plenty of warm earthiness and a spicy note, partly from fruit, and partly from oak […]
Wine Tasting Video: Rioja & Ribera del Duero
You know those Tom & Jerry cartoons when Tom has an angel on one shoulder whispering something in one ear and a demon on the other telling him the opposite? That’s how I used to feel about wine and Christmas. Yes, I know it’s the season of peace on earth […]
Three wines for Christmas
Luis Pato Natural Baga 2012, VR Beira Atlantico (£17.99 Raymond Reynolds Ltd) This is gushing joyful wine, reminiscent of a winery at vintage, with heady violet and perfumed dark berry earthiness, a mouthful of exuberant fresh pleasure with just the right amount of rustic honesty. S Asda Extra Special Dão […]
Wine Tasting Video: Red Wines from Spain & Portugal
Vidal White Series Pinot Gris 2012, East Coast, New Zealand (£10.25 Ann et Vin, Partridges, The Bottleneck, The Halifax Wine Co) Plenty of musky peachy and pear flavours with a touch of spice, maybe a little lacking in zip, but decent enough. B- Torres Viña Esmeralda 2012, Catalunya, Spain (£8.29 […]