Monthly Archives: June 2016

Dr. L Riesling.

Posted on June 30, 2016 by

Continuing my plight for low alcohol wines I decided to try a German Riesling again as it has been a while. I have had Australian Riesling recently – the Aussies produce generally dry and sharp Riesling but as Riesling is … Continue reading →

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Beaujolais from Tesco.

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

I went out in search of something light in taste and alcohol content and preferably, inexpensive (cheap has such negative connotations). I came back with this amongst others:- Tesco Beaujolais – at £4.50 my expectation was that it it would … Continue reading →

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Taste the Difference Pinot Noir.

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

I decided to seek out something out of the ordinary at my local Sainsbury recently. I came across this “Taste the Difference” (a Sainsbury own label range) German Pinot Noir Rheinhessen Qualitatswein. German red is quite a bit rarer than … Continue reading →

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Drink up! Hard truths about ageing wine

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

Originally posted on ALICE LONGHURST-JONES:
Now we’re not committing any more heinous wine storage crimes it’s time to talk about which wines you should and shouldn’t be keeping. This is a topic which constantly comes up when I host wine…

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Reliable is bad?

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

Originally posted on winefantastic:
To be clear, I am referring to reliability of wine style only. Ever wondered how the big boys of the wine world achieve their consistency of offering? How the big branded wines never seem to run…

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This weeks wine enjoyment.

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

This week we had “Pinot Noir vin de France” 2014 from Bouchard Aine & Fils. (Burgundy) It was bought from Sainsbury at £6.00 for a 75cl bottle (reduced from £7.50) and at this price, I think that it represented good … Continue reading →

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Let sleeping wines lie: 5 common wine storage mistakes

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

Originally posted on ALICE LONGHURST-JONES:
Now if you’re anything like me, when I first started buying (and drinking!) wine I cared very little for the finer points of wine storage. In reality, most of the wine I bought was demolished…

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Campo Viejo Reserva offer.

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

I have to tell you about this. Campo Viejo the Rioja people have a special offer at the moment – buy 2 bottles of their Reserva 2011- from the “Art Series” with neck collars and they will send you a … Continue reading →

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Hello, my name is Paul

Posted on June 2, 2016 by

This is the excerpt for your very first post. Continue reading →

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