All you need is a bottle of sparkling wine (Champagne is traditional, but there are so many alternatives these days), a sabre or equivalent and a steady hand. Thank you to Wolf Blass for providing the wine for this episode…
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Riccardo Prosecco Treviso Brut NV, Veneto, Italy (£15 Gastronomica Pimlico) A nice tension between tangy and tender, with crisp green apple flavours (like apple foam), floral notes and some honey, not hugely complex but dry and satisfying. B(+) Riccardo Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry NV, Veneto, Italy (£20 Gastronomica Pimlico) […]
Prosecco & Port – why not? They both begin with ...
At least I had some decent grog to ease the pain… The first four wines are pairs of the regular and non-dosage cuvées from two different Champagne producers – found myself preferring the unsweetened version on each occasion. Champagne Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut Nature NV (£43-£51 Selfridges, Harrods, Jeroboams, Harvey […]
Six Champagnes on a gloomy day for English football
The second of two videos I’ve done in the lead up to English Wine Week (the first one is here) Chapel Down English Rosé 2009 (£9.20 Waitrose – link is for the ’08, but ’09 should be around soon) Simple but honest and tasty style of rosé, with a flavour […]
English Wines Part 2 – Pink, Red, & Sparkling
Segura Viudas Brut Reserva NV (£8.99 Oddbins) Earthy lemon aromas, quite pleasant toasty notes, but then the finish is just too sweet and a little flabby. OK, but lacks crispness. C+ Raventós i Blanc L’Hereu Brut Reserva 2007 (£14.99 Hamilton Yorke, Handford, Martinez, Davy’s Wine Shop, The Vineyard, SWIG) Dry, […]
Cava time – three excellent wines from Raventós i Blanc
Bisol ‘Cartizze’ Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore 2008, Veneto, Italy (£22.99 Bibendum) Starts off lush and peachy, but then the minerally restraint kicks, adding a drier, more serious, clay-like edge and keeping you coming back for more. S- Cono Sur Brut NV, Bío-Bío, Chile (£9.99 Morrisons, Oddbins, Tesco.com) Toasty sweet’n’sour Riesling […]