More tasty fodder to mark German Riesling Week (see previous videos here and here), but first some sparkling Rosé… Langlois Crémant de Loire Rosé NV, France (£13.00 Caviste, Butler’s Wine Cellar, Highbury Vintners, The Vineyard) Corked – shame as it’s usually pretty decent South Ridge Cuvée Merret Traditional Method Sparkling Rosé […]
United Kingdom
Coates & Seely Britagne Rosé NV, Hampshire, England (£27.95-29.95 Coates & Seely, Lea and Sandeman) Fresh, lively young wine with lush gentle strawberry flesh and a touch of sherbet balanced with taut appley acidity. Would benefit from a little longer on the lees, but still very tasty. S- Brandal Albariño […]
Wine Tasting Video: English fizz, Albarino, Chateauneuf, Carmenere & Ausbruch
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
With English Wine Week fast approaching, I thought I’d post a couple of videos on the rapidly improving English wine scene… Denbies Surrey Gold NV (£7.50 Denbies, www.waitrosewine.com) Clean, fresh, sappy and slightly peachy, like Pinot Grigio with a little dollop of Sauvignon. A blend of Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus and Ortega. […]
English Wines Part 1 – White Wines
Home-grown wine from an unlikely source. Good luck to Chris and Gillian Spakouskas with this new venture – certainly makes a change from their daily milk round. For more details on Yorkshire Heart Vineyard, phone +44 1423 330716 or take a look here.