Cantiga Rioja Crianza 2006 (£8.99 The Real Wine Company) Refreshing, vibrant style of wine, with ruddy wild strawberry and plum flesh tinged with cinnamon and clove, and finely-tuned oak adding a touch of vanilla – very tasty and beautifully balanced. S Viña Pomal Rioja Reserva 2003 (£10.99 Majestic) Showing some […]
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Aaargh! Tragedy has struck. The good folk who do Yearbook Yourself have taken down the site for 2009 and will be relaunching it in 2010. The best laid plans etc. Never mind, if you live in the US and have an iPhone, you can download the software (here) and do […]
End-of-Yearbook
Day 2 of the Christmas Quiz – who is this handsome fellow? If you missed yesterday’s picture, see here. The answers so far can be found here.
Countdown to Christmas – Day 2
As the Beach Boys sang in their seminal song Little Saint Nick, Christmas comes this time each year. In the run up to the Big Day, I’m paying homage to some of luminaries of the wine world with help from the wonderful Yearbook Yourself. All you have to do each […]
Countdown to Christmas – Day 1
A rather nice trio it was too… Viña El Huique Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2004, Colchagua, Chile (£6.99 The Real Wine Company) Nicely mature, soft and plummy, with a dusty, almost smoky blackcurrant character, a hint of tomato, and a touch of leafy tobacco on the finish. S- Warwick First Lady […]
Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile & South Africa
For those who look out for Fairtrade wine, here are the results of the 3rd annual Fairtrade Wine Competition, which took place yesterday in London. 81 wines were entered and judged by a panel that included Masters of Wine Sarah Jane Evans, Tim Atkin, Susan McCraith and Jo Ahearne. Harpers […]