I have to concede that I wouldn’t voluntarily buy a wine that called itself OMG. It’s been quite a while since I was a 14 year old girl so I tend not to say or type OMG terribly often. I’m not quite sure that the message is meant to be. The wine makers are O’Connells… Read More »
I just spent a few days in Lisbon, Portugal. I recommend you do too, it’s a great city that really underplays its hand. There’s oodles of history, fantastic galleries, cool people, great bars and the most divine seafood. There’s plenty of fabulous wine too. Vinho Verde was everywhere, at all sorts of price points, and… Read More »
This wine has a silly label. Not normally a good sign, it looks like it’s designed to appeal to people who don’t much care for wine but want something to serve at a 4th of July barbecue. That said, they could be on to something, as that wouldn’t be a bad place for this wine… Read More »
Here’s the thing, there isn’t a nearby Aldi where I live, but I’d heard interesting things. People told me that Aldi had great Italian cheeses at absurdly low prices, easily available bottled cherries, canned pumpkin and fish pates. Whilst Aldi have been advertising that you can get all of the products you can buy in… Read More »
A curious thing has been happening in England over the last month. It’s been sunny, not just sunshine and showers, but so sunny it’s been too hot. Temperatures in the 30’s, day after day, with little rain, and that coming only in short sharp bursts. It’s very odd, we British don’t know what to make… Read More »
I’ll admit I’m not a White Zinfandel fan. It strikes me as a waste of good Zinfandel. It seems a shame that the UK imports lots of cheap, sweet, thin White Zinfandel and next to no scrummy fruity proper Zinfandel. Never mind, we can get Primitivo from Italy, so we’re OK. This White Zinfandel from… Read More »
I like Italian wines, and I’m not afraid to admit it. I love Valpolicello’s fruity exuberance, and the Ripasso is theoretically it’s more mature, grown up sibling. Re-fermented on leftover grape skins and goo the alcohol content goes up, and there’s just a little bit more, well, everything. La Casetta Domini Veniti Valpolicello Classico Ripasso… Read More »
I loved the label on this wine, everyone looks so cheerful as they sing and play guitar and wave their walking stick in the air. Surely this wine could cheer anyone up, if not cure the lame. It comes from a Fair Trade co-op in Chile, so you can rest assured there’s no indentured labourers… Read More »
This bottle caused some confusion at home. Was it ours? Did someone buy it? Was it something that someone brought for a party but didn’t drink? Was it a bottle bought by the kids and accidentally mixed in with the general supply? Nobody admitted buying it or knowing where it came from, but t was… Read More »
The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray, the sun has got his hat on and it’s pink wine all the way. OK so I don’t always wait for the sun to get dressed up before opening a bottle of pink, but once the hat has been deployed, I have an extra… Read More »