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The Elms Shiraz – Yering Station.
I do like a nice Australian Shiraz, and this one caught my eye on my recent trip to Majestic. (I had also mistaken it for “Yarra Yering” which I had read about in one of Oz Clark’s books some years … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Black Currant, drink, grape grower, oenophile, palate, red, shiraz, vinicultcure, Vintage, wine, Winemaker
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Barista 2015 Pinotage.
I have always been at best ambivalent about South African wines. I have had some good ones and I have had some that weren’t so nice. I avoided them for many years as I always managed to find other wines, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, alcohol, Black Cherry, Black Currant, blend, blog, chocolate, coffee, grape grower, mulberries, Mulberry, oenophile, palate, Pinotage, red, South Africa, vinicultcure, Vintage, Western Cape, wine, Winemaker
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Vasse Felix Filius Cabernet Merlot Blend 2013.
Those very nice people at Majestic Wine sent me a voucher for money off my next purchase. It had been a while since I had visited Majestic and this was an offer I couldn’t resist. I bought eight bottles of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, ageing, australia, Black Currant, blend, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvingnon, decanter, herb, herbs, Majestic, Margaret river, Merlot, mint, plums, red, storage, Vasse Felix, vinicultcure, Vintage, western australia, wine, Winemaker
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Dr. L Riesling.
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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Tagged Bernkastel, German; Germany; Sainsbury, Loosen, Loosen Brothers, Mosel, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, oenophile, Riesling, wine, Winemaker
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Beaujolais from Tesco.
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.
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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Tagged 2015, German, Germany, Pinot, Pinot Noir, Qualitatswein, red, Rheinhessen, Sainsbury, Vintage, wine
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This weeks wine enjoyment.
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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Tagged 2014, Aine, Black Cherry, Black Currant, Bouchard, France, French, palate, Pinot, Pinot Noir, red, Sainsbury, Vintage, wine
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