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Sicilia Lunate Fiano 2006

14 May 2012
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So, I’ve been tricked. It isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last. I suppose this is what you get for being adventurous. “Ah!” I thought: “An odd-looking bottle of white wine from Sicily. 13.5%. Under a tenner. This must be good.” I suppose I was expecting something strong yet subtle: characterful, with [...]

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Stopham Estates – English Pinot Blanc

11 May 2012
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England has come along very nicely in the past few years in its wine production. As little as 20 years ago, you would be hard pressed to find quality English wine for sale. Nowadays, it seems that great wines are popping up all over the place. Although many cool climate varieties have been planted here, [...]

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2008 Bott Geyl Pinot D’Alsace ‘Metiss’

7 May 2012
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Some people say you never forget your first love.Don’t know much about this, but I’ll never forget my First Wine. No, not the one that was technically the first wine I ever tried. (Most probably that was a Soviet imitation of demi-sweet Champagne, worth remembering only for its distinctive chemical taste.) The First Wine is [...]

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2009 Bourgogne Blanc, Le Clos du Château Ch. de Puligny-Montrachet

4 May 2012
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During the last few years Chardonnay has become a victim of its own popularity. It seems now there’s a whole ‘ABC’ generation of people, who would drink “anything but Chardonnay’. I’ve even heard of ABC Wine Tasting Club, members of which are committed anti-Chardonnay drinkers. This change of heart towards the variety is sad and [...]

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OGIO Californian White Zinfandel 2010

2 May 2012
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I intend to shock you all this week by telling you that this gorgeous OGIO white Zinfandel actually cost a whopping £9.99. Yes you did hear me right, the queen of cheap plonk actually purchased a bottle marked up at a tenner. But did I pay this RRP? No, I did not; I got this [...]

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Motörhead “Shiraz” Rosé

27 April 2012
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As far as celebrity endorsements go, this has to be one of the more unlikely ones. But it’s no joke: the pioneers and veterans of the somewhat niche musical genre of speed metal have indeed put their name on a bottle of rosé. Sure, there’s some Shiraz too. And vodka. Those seem more appropriate somehow. [...]

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Jackson Triggs Reserve Riesling 2009

25 April 2012
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Its 4:30pm on a Thursday. It’s a sunny spring afternoon and I’m on holiday in the English countryside with my friends. Having just come back from a lengthy walk, we all sit down in our cosy rental cottage feeling both rejuvenated and exhausted from our day’s trek. As 5 o’clock approaches, we begin talking about [...]

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FirstCape Pinot Grigio 2011 from the Discovery Series

20 April 2012
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Tonight I have chosen a 2011 Romanian Pinot Grigio from the FirstCape Discovery Series. The Discovery Series is a selection of wines produced from a blend of grapes sourced from carefully chosen vineyards, worldwide. The first thing I notice about this white is the slight fizzly tickle as it hits the tongue. I don’t know [...]

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Terras Gauda Rías Baixas O Rosal 2011

18 April 2012
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There are any number of colloquial phrases – in English and other languages – along the lines of “all mouth and no trousers” which refer to a lack of delivery on something promised. This O Rosal Spanish white wine wasn’t quite lacking, but it didn’t quite live up to the expectation I had for it [...]

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Berberana Carta de Plata

11 April 2012
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I was feeling pretty pleased with myself; I’d had a productive day, finished up all my articles, been paid, and thought I deserved a treat. So I kitted hubby out with a credit card and rucksack and sent him on his merry way to pick up some ‘vino’. 9pm, the drinking hour, is upon us [...]

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Abadia de San Campio 2010 Rías Baixas Albariño

4 April 2012
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Spanish white wines will never hold the same place in my heart as Spanish reds, but – largely thanks to the influence of Terras Gauda – they are starting to bring the balance closer to resembling my overall favour-ratio between the dark stuff and the light stuff. (Which is about 60/40 to the reds.) This [...]

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