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Rickety Bridge Wines, Franschoek, South Africa

Rickety Bridge Winery has a long history – from the first planting of grapes in 1830 through to the more relevant planting program of 1989 andRead More

Andrew Barrow

22 Aug

Wine Notes

Cabernet Sauvignon, chenin blanc, semillon, South African wine

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WIne Tasting Note: Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003, Maipo Valley, Chile.

This is growing on me. Unimpressed on initial sample – yeh, it’s a cab. minty, blah blah… accompanied a simple meal of venison sausages and chive-spikedRead More

Andrew Barrow

26 Nov

Wine Notes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine

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South Africa Mega Tasting – Wine Recommendations.

The biggest South African tasting in the UK ever I believe. A mass of producers from every region offering wine in all the permutations you canRead More

Andrew Barrow

18 Oct

Tasting Reports

Cabernet Sauvignon, chenin blanc, muscadel, South African wine

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The Mountain Valley Range.

A range of wines, just launched, aiming to encapsulate a more international flavour and create a wine ‘brand’. I wasn’t expecting much from these to beRead More

Andrew Barrow

22 Aug

Tasting Reports, Wine Notes

Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, leanyka, merlot, montenegro wine, sauvignon blanc

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Orange Wine in the Vineyard

I’ve abandoned the usual Sunday morning croissant and a listen to the Archers omnibus today. Instead I’m heading to that London and the RAW Fair (openRead More

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May

Wine Tasting Slovenian Style

The wines of Miha Batic a natural wine producer in Slovenia; photos and tasting notes taken while sampling the wines in the vineyard.

12
May

Tuscan Vineyard

Two European trips in quick succession – Slovenia followed by Tuscany. Never been to either before. Both were rapidly-scheduled press trips but they did yield quiteRead More

8
May

Opening with the ‘basic’ wines he was almost apologetic at their simplicity. Personally I found them a delight; no idea of price at the time (the top of the range comes in at a very reasonable €20 cellar door) but to a bottle these ‘lesser’ wines were lovely, offering a balanced richness, a true regional acidic streak in the RI.VA.LE Chianti and a touch riper, softer palate to the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

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May

Spittoon: We Spit So You Can Swallow

Posts tagged 'Cabernet Sauvignon' »

Rickety Bridge Wines, Franschoek, South Africa

WIne Tasting Note: Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003, Maipo Valley, Chile.

South Africa Mega Tasting – Wine Recommendations.

The Mountain Valley Range.

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