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Tag Archives: Winemaker
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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Reliable is bad?
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 out in the supermarket?…
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Tagged blend, blog, champagne, grape grower, independant, reliable, supermarket, wine, Winemaker
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