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La Serrana Macabeo 2010 D.O Cariñena

27 May 2011
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Being a massive idiot, I completely failed to notice that this wine was from the exact same producer as the Tempranillo I picked up from Majestic – during the exact same shopping trip – at the beginning of the month. I wouldn’t normally buy two from the same producer, particularly if I’m not familiar with [...]

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Valençay Le Clos du Château 2009 Claude Lafond

9 May 2011
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Outside of Sancerre I have little-to-no experience of the Loire valley – or rather, its wines. But that’s where Valençay is, and the presence of bizarre sentences like “A castle of financial” and “He connects it by a body of gallery” on its Wikipedia page suggest it’s not yet been overrun by British tourists, at [...]

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Springfield Special Cuvee Sauvignon Blanc 2007

28 November 2010
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In my humble opinion this is the best South African Sauvignon Blanc and one to rival the finest Kiwi offerings – a yardstick against which so many New World SV’s get judged nowadays, especially in the UK. I always serve it to friends who love the varietal without telling them what it is (unmistakably a [...]

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Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay 2006

12 November 2010
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Californian Chardonnay is to be steered clear of in my experience, if you don’t like oak or butter and prefer your white wines to be on the crisp and citrusy side. If, however, you are like me and prefer a good Chardonnay to any other white wine varietal and like it to be robust enough [...]

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Majestic – The Wine Course: An Inspiring Introduction Indeed…

4 November 2010
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Legend has it there’s no such thing as free wine; indeed, in the past I’ve usually found such offers come loaded with invisible caveats like speech-making relatives, hard-selling second-hand clothes merchants, or worse: the burdensome necessity to affect the persona of an art critic for an entire evening. But when I saw that the good [...]

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Elgin Vintners Sauvignon Blanc 2008

17 October 2010
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Better known for the production of fruit – particularly apples and pears – the Elgin Valley is just 70km from Cape Town and is rapidly gaining a reputation for premium quality wines. Elgin Vintners is a partnership of 6 independent wine growers in the Elgin Valley who take advantage of the cool climate to produce [...]

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The Social Lubricant: How Social Media is Changing the Wine Industry

11 October 2010
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Guest contributor – Victoria Keeble, Bright Blue Day With a new breed of social-savvy producers and distributors and more people than ever sharing their opinions online, the balance of power in the wine industry is shifting. As these newcomers establish themselves, are the big names in danger of being left behind? And where should they [...]

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Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2009

2 August 2010
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Sauvignon Blanc used to grow wild in the South of France and its smell has been unfavourably compared to cat pee. That stands to reason, doesn’t it? ‘Sauvignon’ from ‘Sauvage‘, meaning ‘Wild’ in plain, civilised English. And you could hardly compare something favourably to the smell of cat pee, could you? If there’s one grape [...]

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McGuigan Chardonnay 2009

25 July 2010
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Chardonnay is a very versatile greape. Its ubiquity tells of its comparative simplicity to grow and its unfortunate status as the 1990s wine of choice – favourite beverage of Bridget Jones and favourite name for the firstborn females of WAGs – has left it something of an unfashionable drink in this day and age. For [...]

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Louis Latour Mâcon-Lugny 2008

30 June 2010
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This might be the first time I’ve tried a white Burgundy – it’s certainly the first time I’ve done so knowingly – and while I liked what I tasted I can confess to being a little underwhelmed. An understated white wine from the heart of France, its refreshing citrus and apple flavours would be more [...]

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Vistasur Sauvignon Blanc 2008

22 September 2009
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Retailer: Majestic Closure: Screwtop ABV: 13% Price: £5.49 Approx A new World Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, from the sunny central valley, wow, what a wine. This is an energetic, ideal summertime sipper which is very refreshing. It has all the qualities that a Sauvignon Blanc should have stimulating your taste buds and has palate cleansing acidity. [...]

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