Urlar Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2010

2 December 2011
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I had a surprisingly un-New Zealand-like Sauvignon Blanc at dinner the other night. NZ Sauvignon Blanc was at one time very exciting, bursting on to the UK wine scene back in the ’90s. Since then, however, it has suffered a glut of wine production and too many big companies cranking out mediocre wine to satisfy [...]

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If You Like Chardonnay You Should Try…

29 November 2011
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For many white wine drinkers, Chardonnay is the ultimate rich white wine. From a steely Chablis to a powerfully oaked Aussie example, Chardonnay is one of the world’s favourite white wines. Winemakers love it too as the grape is easy to work with and produces a white wine easy to mould to their own personal style. [...]

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Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Sherry

23 November 2011
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Let us for a moment extend our horizons beyond the field of wine (a vineyard, I believe one of those is called), and allow me to give a sense of scale by saying this is certainly the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth. For the sake of fairness: I’m not a big [...]

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Vin d’Alsace Pinot Gris Cave de Beblenheim

21 November 2011
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For those in any doubt, there couldn’t be much more difference between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio. Common sense and, moreover, a passing knowledge of French and Italian, will tell you they are basically meant to refer to the same thing (the thing being a grape in this case), but then so are ‘Syrah‘ and [...]

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How to Set Up a White Wine Appreciation Society

16 November 2011
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We humans are generally social beings who thrive on communication and interaction with other humans. Many of our most enjoyable experiences are those we can share with other people, enabling us to discuss our responses and even enhance the experience further by acknowledging other people’s responses as well as our own. Food and drink are [...]

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White Chateau Musar 1991

11 November 2011
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White wine is supposed to be drunk young, right? Well, not always. Many white Burgundies benefit from aging 5 -10 years, sometimes even longer. Dessert wines also are usually better the older they are, it’s not unusual to drink dessert wines that are 10 or more years old. However, age a white wine in the [...]

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Château Bouscaut White 2010

9 November 2011
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…or should that be ‘Blanc‘? Probably. Either way it certainly would have helped us work out what this Bordeaux actually was before we opened it to accompany a Saturday evening run-through of retro ’70s board game, Kingmaker, last weekend. A friend brough the bottle along, having been given it by his sister, who in turn [...]

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White Wine Gadgets: Things You Never Knew You Needed Until Now!

4 November 2011
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What do you do if you fancy drinking a glass or two of white wine one evening? Most of us would select a bottle, pop it in the fridge for an hour or so to chill the wine then uncork the bottle, pour the wine into a suitable glass and enjoy it. Yet for some [...]

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2008 Virgilius by Yalumba

31 October 2011
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France is the home of Viognier, Condrieu being the most famous of the wines made from the grape. Viognier however, doesn’t just grow in the Rhone Valley. It has found a home in the Eden Valley in Australia and has been carefully cultivated by the winery of Yalumba. They planted Viognier 26 years ago and [...]

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Casillero del Diablo Pinot Grigio

26 October 2011
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When I saw Pinot Grigio as one of the wines that was to be served at the Casillero del Diablo dinner recently at Quo Vadis it was not exactly what I expected, but I was curious to see what a Chilean Pinot Grigio tasted like. The Casillero del Diablo 2010 Pinot Grigio is from the [...]

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If You Like Pinot Grigio, Try These…

19 October 2011
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The light Italian white wine Pinot Grigio is one of the wines of the moment. Fashionable and popular, many white wine drinkers enjoy its clean, fresh taste finding it an enjoyable aperitif or a perfect white wine to accompany the light dishes in an al fresco picnic. At their best, Pinot Grigio white wines from [...]

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