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Wine Tasting Video: Rosés from France, Italy & Chile 27 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Tweet The Exquisite Collection Côtes de Provence Rosé 2012, France (£5.99 Aldi) Gentle red berry and wrinkled apple, with a touch of peach. OK flavour, but would like a little more wine in my glass. C...
Wine Tasting Video: White wines from Vinho Verde, Rias Baixas, Valdeorras & Rueda 14 Aug 2013 | 11:29 am
Tweet Raza Vinho Verde 2012, Portugal (£9.50-£10 Harvey Nichols, Selfridges) Clean zippy young wine with a slight fizz/spritz, bracing appley citrus freshness, some briny Atlantic bite and quite a fle...
Wine Tasting Video: Rosé from France, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa & Australia 12 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
Tweet Gérard Bertrand Gris Blanc 2012, Pays d’Oc, France (£9.99 Strictly Wine, Freshfield Fine Wines, Wapping Wines, Smoking Jacket) Pale and interesting wine, with a slightly sandy, salty note to its...
Wine Tasting Video: Cru Beaujolais 8 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
Tweet Henry Fessy Fleurie 2011 (£14.95 Oddbins, Hailsham Cellars, Winedirect.co.uk, George Hill, Wine House, Forth Wines) Really attractive style, starts off quietly then opens up in the glass to show...
Wine Tasting Video: Syrah/Shiraz & Grenache from the Rhone, Australia & South Africa 17 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm
Tweet Jean Luc Colombo Crozes Hermitage ‘Les Gravières’ 2011, Rhône, France (£13.99, Waitrose, Ocado) Peculiar wine, not very Rhône-Syrah-like with its vanilla tinged floral peach notes on top of the ...
Wine Tasting Video: Eight New Zealand Rieslings 16 Jul 2013 | 01:49 pm
Tweet Zephyr Riesling 2011, Marlborough (£13.49 The Bon Vivant’s Companion) Quite soft and surprisingly mature for 2011, has ripe, slightly bruised apple flavour, along with a dusting of icing sugar, ...
Wine Tasting Video: Chilean Chardonnay 10 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm
Tweet Duette Chardonnay 2011, Casablanca (£10.99 Highbury Vintners) Quite heady wine with rich pineapple chunk flavour and a dollop oak in there too. Good but a tad simple, with just slightly too much...
Wine Tasting Video: Sparkling Wines – Prosecco, Sussex and Champagne 28 Jun 2013 | 08:09 pm
Tweet Cirotto Asolo Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry 2011, Veneto, Italy (£16.66 Fizz Italy) Fresh, off-dry style, smells a bit like pumice stone, then when you taste it, the apple and pear flavours take ...
Discover the Origin – some of Europe’s finest food & wine 31 May 2013 | 08:41 pm
Tweet Thanks to Chuckles Metcalfe for his personal intro to this video on the Foodies Festivals and the Discover the Origin (DTO) campaign DTO brings together Parma ham, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, po...
RIP Mick McManus – and yes, there is a wine connection… 24 May 2013 | 01:51 am
Tweet My friend’s mum had several initials both before and after her name. She was very studious and serious, and never seemed to shave her legs (not sure if this was a statement or an oversight). Yet...
