Christmas and New Year is a great time to crack open a variety of different wines. With more people about the place you can share more and if everyone has a little glass you can try a few different wines with different foods, or just with different moods. I’m a fan of Gewurztraminer even if… Read More »
This wine has a cheery label. I love daisies, they’re so positive and don’t seem much to care whether the people who want to have a nice green lawn don’t want them there, they’ll pop up anyway and spread some joy. This wine isn’t made from daisies, fairly obviously, although dandelion wine is a thing… Read More »
I’m a big fan of Zorro. That’s not normally a reason to buy a wine. It’s never a good reason to buy a bottle of wine, but just look at the label on this one. It not only has the “mark of Zorro” on the label, but the Z is back to front so it… Read More »
Sherwood Estate wines have a lovely story, they’re a real “Mom and Pop” set up. I haven’t checked whether they actually have children, and therefore are a real mother and father, but you know what I mean, a couple who started growing vines, making wine and taking responsibility for everything so that what you get… Read More »
I’ve had a couple of bottles of this wine, and I was a little disappointed with the first, but I think that was my fault, as the second was much better. I have lots of prejudices (prejudi?) about wine, what I think I’ll like and how I think I’ll like it. They normally work in… Read More »
This wine has a nice, bold black label. It looks like it means business, there’s a dragon on a mountain, that’s as rugged as it gets. The wine has a screwcap, perfectly sensible for a white wine intended to be drunk young. Yet the screwcap top is silver, and the label is black with gold… Read More »
Naming a wine after a tuna fish is a little strange. I like tuna as much as the next person, probably quite a bit more than the next person, but still I don’t think I’d name my wine after it. Now I come to think of it, I haven’t given anywhere near enough thought to… Read More »
This wine was in the fridge, awaiting a risotto night. I do love risotto night, mostly because I get to eat risotto, but partly for the wine too. The rule on risotto night is we have risotto, obviously, and that requires a glass of white wine to go into dinner, meaning we have the rest… Read More »
We’re starting to get excited about the World Cup. I know it’s four months away ( I can claim three from tomorrow), but the Winter Olympics is over and it’s the next big thing, unless you could the Giro d’Italia as a big thing, which I suppose I do. Our World Cup excitement has taken… Read More »
This Anvil Semillon Sauvignon Blanc from Virgin Wines put me in mind of Spinal Tap. There’s something about the name and label that screamed bad rock band. Maybe that’s just me. Once past the label it’s time to think of the wine. I didn’t hold out a lot of hope for a Semillon Sauvignon blend.… Read More »