The second batch from a set of eight whites split extremely scientifically according to the height of the bottles – these are the stubbiest four (and the other four are here – the Furmint is a stunna) Gaba do Xil Godello 2010, Valdeorras, Spain (£9.25 The Wine Society) Young, tender […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
What a fascinating set of four wines! It’s the first half of a set of 8 whites I had to get through recently, so I sorted them by height…. The second batch is here. Tesco Finest Picpoul de Pinet 2010, Languedoc, France (£7.29 Tesco) Has a bit more oomph than […]
Wine Tasting Video: Assorted Whites from France, Italy and Hungary
Prestige de Calvet Bordeaux Rouge Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (£10-50-£11 Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons) Quite simple, but has a friendly roundness, with juicy crunchy plum, blackcurrant and blueberry flesh and a touch of toffee. But a daft price. C+ Château Brassac Bordeaux Supérieur 2009 (£11.99 selected Co-operative stores) A year older, but […]
Wine Tasting Video: Merlot-based reds from Bulgaria & Bordeaux
Just loved this quintet… Domäne Wachau 1000-Eimer-Berg Riesling Federspiel 2010, Wachau, Austria (£11.39 Waitrose) Like a clear mountain spring, this is exhilarating, herby stuff, still a little stern and young, but with sprightly grapefruit & lemon flavours and a taut herb and river pebble character on the finish. S- Domäne […]
Wine Tasting Video: Austrian Riesling
This weekend (Sept 24-26) sees the inuagural tastings from the Three Wine Men – Oz Clarke, Olly Smith & Tim Atkin (Tim will kill me for putting him last…) at Lords Cricket Ground in London, and then the following weekend (Oct 1 & 2) in Manchester. With several masterclasses […]
Three Wine Men cometh from the east…
Welcome back after the summer break – did a bit of filming over the holidays, so while it’s all busy busy busy on the tasting calendar, you’ll be seeing several new videos up here in the near future. I did post a video on YouTube while I was on holiday […]