Ocean Eight Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula, Australia 2009
Mmmm… this kind of wine is the very reason why people persevere with Pinot Noir in Australia. Made by the official Young Gun of Wine, Mike Aylward, this is a seductive and elegant but bright and fruity Pinot Noir with …
Posted on October 3rd, 2011
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Tags: Christmas, Hicks & Don, Ocean Eight, Pinot Noir, Theatre of Wine
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Château La Rezé Organic Minervois Blanc, France 2010
I showed this at a wine fair seminar last weekend in Brighton and it reminded me exactly why I’d chosen to show it in the first place. A really luscious blend of three white varieties (Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Muscat, …
Posted on October 3rd, 2011
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Tags: Grenache Blanc, Minervois, Muscat, Roussanne, Tesco
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Avaniel, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2010
Thought Spain’s Ribera del Duero was all about stupidly priced wine? Think again. A stunning bargain at £7.50 a bottle if you like your wine dense with meaty richness but with juicy blackcurrant fruitiness too. And now, with the nights …
Posted on October 3rd, 2011
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Tags: Ribera del Duero, The Wine Society
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