Vidigal Vinho Verde 2010
Posted: 03 May '11 by Niall
We first came across Vinho Verde on holiday in the Algarve in Portugal, and it’s been a firm favourite ever since. Fresh and crisp, this young wine is immensely gluggable and made for those lazy, hazy days of Summer.
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Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009
Posted: 02 July '10 by Niall
With the sun splitting the skies and the temperature at a sultry 23° we settled back in our garden and opened a well-chilled bottle of Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009. We’re not usually ones for Rosé – I’ve found that tasting the majority of cheaper wines was like drinking nail polish remover or they were..
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Heritage Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Posted: 27 May '10 by Niall
After a brief foray into white wine territory (see our review of the Picpoul de Pinet 2007) we’re back with a classy red from the New World, a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia: the Heritage Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. The Heritage Wines winery is a small family-owned business located in the Barossa Valley and..
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Picpoul de Pinet 2007
Posted: 30 March '10 by Niall
Just before our long weekend in Paris, Kelly and I thought that we should immerse ourselves in a little French culture and try the Picpoul de Pinet 2007. The Picpoul de Pinet 2007 is a lively young white wine from the Languedoc-Rousillon region of South-West France. Although not renowned for it’s outstanding wines in the..
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Wine Review: Mouton-Cadet Bordeaux Rouge 2005
Posted: 01 February '10 by Niall
Kelly and I picked up this Mouton-Cadet 2005 from our local Sainsburys off-licence a few weeks ago – although we’d never tried this particular red before we thought we were on safe ground: a Bordeaux red; a young wine from the famous Baron Philippe de Rothschild; and it was also on offer, one of the..
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Wine Review: Sangre de Toro 2006
Posted: 21 October '09 by Niall
On a horrible wind-swept and rainy evening, Kelly and I thought we’d cheer ourselves up with a cheeky bottle (or two!) of wine. Amazing how wine can do that. The Torres wines are firm favourites of ours: consistently good flavours, and not too hard on the pocket. And depending on your choice, you also get..
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Wine Review: Cotes du Roussillon 2008
Posted: 17 September '09 by Niall
Along with the interesting menu in St John (more of that later) you’ll also find a lengthy and mouth-watering wine-list. The choices for our main courses, which were offal-y good (sic), cried out for a full-bodied red – and the Cotes du Roussillon 2008 certainly fit the bill. The Details The Wine: Cotes du Roussillon..
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Wine Review: Monte da Peceguina 2008
Posted: 10 September '09 by Niall
Another Portuguese wine – but this time it’s a hearty, full-bodied power-house of a red.. Monte da Peceguina, 2008. The Details The Wine: Monte da Peceguina 2008 Producer: Malhadinha Nova Region: Alentejo Grape: Aragones, Alicante, Cabernet Alcohol: 14% Cost: £14.50 Tasting Notes The Monte da Peceguina is a brooding crimson red in colour, with powerful..
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