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Two Australian Rieslings

Two Australian Rieslings

What is the big deal with Riesling? I’ve never quite understood the fixation many a journalist has with it. Not exactly a high great selling pointRead More

Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch from Plunkett Fowles

Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch from Plunkett Fowles

I’m hoping Naked Wines is expecting further stocks; seldom do Australian wines get the excitement levels rising as these have. Currently three wines from the BlackwoodRead More

Don’t Judge A Bottle By Its Label

Don’t Judge A Bottle By Its Label

This ‘ere bottle of white was brought for one reason only; it wasn’t because the wine was produced in ‘region of the moment’ Sicily, nor wasRead More

Three Wines I Love & Three Wines I Don’t

Three Wines I Love & Three Wines I Don’t

It’s next to impossible to cover all the wines tasted in a blog; time being the main blockage. One of the criticisms thrown at wine blogsRead More

Griffith Park Sparkling Wines

Griffith Park Sparkling Wines

The press release was a little gushing in its praise – comparing the £6.99 Griffith Park Rosé with other International Wine Challenge winning wines (such asRead More

Bibendum Sale – Six Wines Tasted

Bibendum Sale – Six Wines Tasted

One of the UK’s most interesting wine retailers – Bibendum – are hosting a sale. An opportunity to taste a small selection of the wines includedRead More

A Selection of Wines from Domaine Paul Zinck, Alsace

A Selection of Wines from Domaine Paul Zinck, Alsace

First halt in a four day Alsace wine tour, a delightful restaurant Au Vieux Porche in the village of Eguisheim. Seeing as the restaurant manager isRead More

Artisan & Vine : London’s Best Wine Bar

Artisan & Vine : London’s Best Wine Bar

You can’t fault her passion, her drive or her enthusiasm. Kathryn, manager of Artisan & Vine, has also a rather good palate – the wine listRead More

South African Wine : Brief Notes From a Naked Wines Tasting

South African Wine : Brief Notes From a Naked Wines Tasting

A buzzie little tasting at One Alfred Place, London saw Naked Wines open a range of South African wines, some new, some expanding the showing ofRead More

Brief Notes from a Visit – Beyerskloof

Brief Notes from a Visit – Beyerskloof

If you need to know anything about Pinotage the man to talk to is Beyers Truter (if you can’t find Peter May, of course). Beyers hasRead More

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Tuscan Vineyard

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8
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Wine Tasting Tuscan Style

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Nino Franco Cartizze Prosecco

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A Raw Taster – Sampling Natural Wines in Slovenia

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