Spanish White for the Spring: Monopole Viura 2010

12 March 2012
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Spring is just around the corner! I can almost taste it in the air, can’t  you? Well, maybe I’m being overly optimistic but it won’t be long before we’re out sitting along the river, basking in warm sun. Although Pinot Grigio is often the white wine of default when choosing a wine for picnics or [...]

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Waitrose Own-Label White Wines

9 March 2012
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As increasing numbers of us are including a few bottles of white wine in our weekly supermarket shop, the supermarkets are working hard to improve the range and quality of the wine on their shelves. Many of the supermarkets are gaining increasing respect and winning awards for their wines and wine guides are being published [...]

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White Wine Gifts For Mother’s Day

6 March 2012
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We all love our mothers and they deserve a treat on Mother’s Day. Our mums like to be pampered and indulged on Mother’s Day – think breakfast in bed, a big bunch of flowers, cooking them a nice meal and helping with the washing up. Add to that list of pampers a glass or two [...]

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Paul Sapin Peirière 2010 Viognier

27 February 2012
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It was a delight to discover a new wine shop in Poole. New to me, at least – it might have been there a number of years, but the Deli on the Quay has at least an equivalent size range to that offered by the Tesco express and whatever Sainsbury’s call their version of a [...]

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Vina Montana 2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

22 February 2012
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This is a lightweight, unassuming squat little bottle of almost-clear but slightly limey Sauvignon Blanc from the New World capital of Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand. I bought it from Asda, where I’ve bought a lot of my wine, and a lot of my New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, over the last few years. It’s never [...]

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White Wine for a Leap-Year Proposal

16 February 2012
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This year is a leap year so it’s an important year for single women. It’s the opportunity that arises just once every four years for a woman to make a marriage proposal to the man of her dreams. It’s a life changing moment and it needs planning properly. What location are you going to choose [...]

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Casa Silva Quinta Generacion 2009 – a White Blend

10 February 2012
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I recently wrote about Casa Silva‘s Quinta Generacion red blend and now I’ve had their white blend I can see what great producers they are. Chile is quickly becoming known as a premium wine producer and this white blend is yet another example of the great wines they are producing. Casa Silva has been making [...]

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White-Wine Guides for 2012

8 February 2012
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If your New Year’s resolution is to be more adventurous in your white wine selection, then you will probably need some help. It may be too late to ask for one of the several reputable annual wine guides as a Christmas present but you can still justify treating yourself to what is effectively an educational [...]

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Warming White Wines for February

3 February 2012
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Winter is a time for cosy evenings indoors curled up in front of a blazing fire. It’s also a time for enjoying hearty food and drink but that doesn’t have to exclude white wine. We tend to associate drinking white wine with summer picnics and barbecues but there are plenty of warming white wines available [...]

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Yealands Estate Sauvignon blanc

30 January 2012
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Yealands Estate has just recently been named the official wine of the Sustainable Restaurant Association. The winery is the first one in the world to produce wine sustainably. From the vineyards to the winery, they combine leading technology and environmental design to ensure efficient and sustainable production. The winery was built under the Green Building Code. They [...]

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NV Araldica Asti Spumante Moscato

11 January 2012
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The only word I understand in the title is “Asti“, but I suppose that’s all one needs to know. Being on a need-to-know basis with a wine has its benefits, especially an Italian wine, where there’s often so much to no, but so little to gain by knowing it. As a clue, the word “sweet” [...]

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