Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tried this wine aerator recently – as you’ll see from the film, I wasn’t convinced by its performance. Notes on the wines used: Le Dog de Jean-Marc Merlot 2008, Vin de Pays d’Oc (£5.49 Morrisons) Solid plummy fruit, hints of vanilla and spice, nice easy glug but still with a […]

Vinturi Wine Aerator put to the test

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3+1 pinks Bit remiss of me to forget about this trio of pinks from the Wine Society. However, they arrived in mid-September rather than mid-June, so presumably the Society folk feel that these aren’t just wines for warm weather – let’s see how they fare… 2008 Viña Leyda Loica Vineyard […]

First Taste October 2009

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The language of wine has long been incomprehensible to normal people. And the more you’re sucked into the pleasures of the world’s finest beverage, the more you find yourself engaged in wine-speak yourself, and also sucked into thinking that the intricacies of wine are of universal interest – they aren’t, […]

Wine from Spar – now speaking your language

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In case you haven’t come across them before, The Bunch is an informal gathering of UK wine merchants, who get together once or twice a year to persuade wine hacks that the independent sector is still alive and kicking. The official line is that the number of members is dictated […]

First Taste – A Luvverly Bunch

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