Clos du Bois is a Californian wine manufacturer who has the stated aim of making wines that taste like they are French. It makes sense. Why fly wines half way around the world when you can make one that tastes just as good locally? Here’s the thing. I live in Europe, so why would I… Read More »
It’s warming up a bit. It’s starting to feel decidedly spring-like. The sun is shining in between the rain showers and there’s blossom on the trees. It’s time to try some wines for spring evenings. This bottle of Rully from Jean-Yves Devevey came from Berry Bros & Rudd. The wine is a bright, clear, pale… Read More »
Nicolas Feuillatte is probably my favourite Champagne brand. It’s not my favourite Champagne, and Champagne isn’t my favourite wine. Champagne isn’t even my favourite white wine, and has to compete hard to be my favourite sparkling wine, but that said, Nicolas Feuillatte is my favourite wine brand. Why? Why have a favourite brand if you’re not… Read More »
I saw this sitting in an undignified “reduced for quick sale” bin in Marks and Spencer. It seemed a bit above the normal M&S level, and I guess it was as they were banging it out at £15, reduced from £30, so I thought it was worth a try. Ropiteau Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin is a pretty… Read More »
Over the holidays we tried quite a few wines that aren’t in our normal rotation. People brought them to us, we had them in restaurants, and we drank them in homes we visited. Quite a bit of what was drunk whilst visiting had been brought by other people. Christmas and New Year see wines travelling… Read More »
So it’s a New Year and people tend to buy fizzy wine for New Year. I’m not a huge fan of Champagne, I tend to find it’s over-priced and if I’m going to spend good money on a bottle of wine I know I can get better value elsewhere, but at this time of year… Read More »
I’ve been trying a few Aldi wines recently, and I’ve liked many of them, but not all. They have an interesting selection and I’ve found most of their Exquisite Collection to be good, really good when you factor in the price point. Aldi are currently selling their Veuve Monsigny Champagne at £9.99 a bottle. They… Read More »
We opened a bottle of La Folie de Pierre Chardonnay 2012 from Laithwaites to enjoy after our own friend Peter had been involved in yet another scrape. If we were to have an extra drink every time Peter was involved in a new folly, we’d be very drunk, but happy. The wine was pale lemon and… Read More »
My adventures in Aldi wine drinking continue. Whilst I’ve hit a couple of bum notes, the majority of what I’ve tried so far have been pretty good, so I opened this bottle of Aldi Exquisite Collection Limestone Coast Australian Chardonnay ’13 without even thinking of what my back up plan would be if it was horrid.… Read More »
I have no idea why this wine is called Whistling Duck, I didn’t even know if ducks could whistle. I suspect whistling requires more lip and tongue dexterity than a beak could provide, but I’m just guessing, it seems there’s a type of southern hemisphere duck that makes a whistling noise. I think it’s called… Read More »