Will report on how accurate my predictions were of the SW France tasting very soon. In the meantime, let’s talk about wine ‘bad hair’ days. Yes, I know it’s just fermented grape juice. Yes, I know that if wine were to disappear, the world would not. And yes, I know […]
SWSW
They say: We’re rationalising our range They really mean: The labels have changed and the price has gone up. They say: It’s a blend of premium grape varieties They really mean: Our wine is cheap They say: We ferment at cool temperature to retain maximum fruit intensity They really mean: […]
Let’s parlais winespeak
No, the title of this post is not a hoax. Such a wine already exists at £4.98 in Asda. According to the press release from Buckingham Vintners, ‘It has been tailor-made for the consumer, with five essential criteria: it is first to market, it’s pink, it’s sparkling, it’s made from […]
Pink Chardonnay Frizzante
‘I’ve just become a father/godfather – aren’t I supposed to stash away some wine or some port for the little sprog?’ I get asked a question like this a number of times a year, and I still haven’t settled on a definitive answer to the question. The wino in me […]
The Godfather Part IV – should I be laying down ...
I wish I’d thought of that… Just had a press release from UK supermarket Morrisons for the Casillero del Diablo Reserva Privada headed ‘The Devil Wears Privada’. Good one whoever thought that up, and curses that I didn’t include it in the wine films I did for Wine & Spirit […]
Wine films
I’ve always had problems scoring – wines, that is. I remember going to a tasting years ago of Setúbal, the Portuguese fortified Muscat, when I was experimenting with the 100-point scale. It was when I gave a wine 120 points that I realised it wasn’t for me. Nowadays, I don’t […]