A split second after the knife descended, I realised I was in the presence of a manky onion. You know the ones I mean, where the knife squashes rather than penetrates, where there’s a whiff of vinegar, and where some of the layers have turned translucent. If you’re feeling thrifty, […]
Monthly Archives: September 2007
They say: We’re rationalising our range They really mean: The labels have changed and the price has gone up. They say: It’s a blend of premium grape varieties They really mean: Our wine is cheap They say: We ferment at cool temperature to retain maximum fruit intensity They really mean: […]
Let’s parlais winespeak
This really shouldn’t happen. I posted 3, three, THREE weeks ago about a South African Sauvignon Blanc tasting I was in the middle of. That night , some friends came round and relieved me of a few of the 90+% full bottles that I’d been sampling. But there were still […]
The Night of the Living Sauvignon….
No, the title of this post is not a hoax. Such a wine already exists at £4.98 in Asda. According to the press release from Buckingham Vintners, ‘It has been tailor-made for the consumer, with five essential criteria: it is first to market, it’s pink, it’s sparkling, it’s made from […]
Pink Chardonnay Frizzante
Just returned from several days in the French Alps. In true ‘coals to Newcastle’ fashion, took along a few bottles of wine. I have rather a lot of the stuff, and I also have several of those purpose-made polystyrene containers that you can check into an airline hold knowing that […]