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First of a couple of videos featuring a range of Sauvignons I tasted in early January 2011 (the second is here) – Sauvignon doesn’t always float my boat, but I enjoyed these… De Grendel Koetshuis Sauvignon Blanc 2010,  Durbanville, South Africa (£16.99 Oddbins) Bracing wine with grassy green pepper aromas […]

Wine Tasting Video – Sauvignons from South Africa & New ...



Maison Roche de Bellène Bourgogne Rouge Vieilles Vignes Cuvée Réserve 2008 (£11.50 The Wine Society) An earthy youngster, no shortage of red berry and cherry flavour, nor of tangy minerality, but maybe just a little too structured and chewy for real class. B+ Tanners Red Burgundy 2008 (Roche de Bellène) […]

Wine Tasting Video – Five ‘basic’ Red Burgundies





A quick trip around a set of Pinots from The Wine Society. Think I should have been sent the wines in this case offer but there was no Momo and the Kumeu River instead. Anyway… Kumeu River Village Pinot Noir, 2009, Auckland (£8.95 The Wine Society) Smells good, with cherry […]

Wine Tasting Video: New Zealand Pinot Noir