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La Toledana Gavi Vendemmia 2010

17 August 2011
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I find it hard to drink red wine in this hot and sticky weather we are having at present. I used to drink beer on days like these but I’ve since weened myself off the amber liquid and onto white and rose wines. While its difficult to replace beer as a thirst-quencher (and I still [...]

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Villadoria Gavi di Gavi

29 June 2011
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Gavi is one of the many Italian appelations famed for a wine few others make. The constituent Cortese is certainly not a high street or supermarket-recognised grape, nor is it one of any recognised big five, big ten or big twenty, as far as I know. It is, however, relatively well-represented outside of Italy in [...]

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Tesco’s Finest Gavi 2007

24 September 2010
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I tend to buy my wine either online or from independent wine merchants so when we had to duck into Tesco for an emergency bottle of white wine on the way to a supper club in West London, I wasn’t holding my breath. My dining companion likes Italian whites and since the first course was [...]

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Tesco Finest Gavi 2008

10 May 2010
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Retailer: Tesco ABV: 12.5% Closure: Cork Price: Tesco Finest 2 for £10 on offer After watching James Martin on Saturday Kitchen on the BBC on Saturday May 1st and watching Chef Bjorn Van Der Horst cook a dish called Al cremate with a little gem, dandelion and watercress salad served with homemade aioli. They recommended [...]

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