It’s still August, I can still drink pink wine with pride. I’ll drink pink wine in January, but I’ll be a bit discrete about it. Pink wine is my one weakness. There’s plenty of roses out there, and lots of them are good, just so long as you steer away from things called “blush” or… Read More »
When I hear “Ventoux” my first thought is always the Tour de France stage, rather than the appellation. Unlike most wines, I get to see the slopes where this wine is grown on TV every year, and it goes past much slower than most Tour de France countryside. The Mont Ventoux stage is brutal, and… Read More »
Chateau Musar produce wines in Lebanon. That’s not always an easy task, the neighbourhood is often in a war zone. Yet they have built a reputation for producing unique wines. I’d heard a lot about them so was happy to pick up a bottle of Chateau Musar Hochar 2001, their second wine. It’s been waiting… Read More »
I’m clearly on a cheesy 1970’s bottle trip at the moment, as I had a Roquemartin Cotes de Provence 2005 Rose this weekend in a curious Lollobrigida style bottle. It was a medium orangey pink with an aroma of strawberries and cream which felt distinctly summery. It’s dry and light bodies, and the strawberry flavour… Read More »