Airports aren’t normally my favourite wine merchants, but I’ve found myself spending a little too much time in them lately, and they’re boring. Very boring. Shopping eases some of that boredom. I picked up a bottle of H. Sichel Sohne Beerenauslese 2001. I suspect I paid too much for it, but it killed plenty of… Read More »
We bought a bottle of Bethany to share over dinner with Bethan. Unfortunately Bethan doesn’t drink, but we didn’t let that stop us from enjoying a bottle of Bethany Riesling 2005 from Barossa Valley, Australia. It was a pale lemon-green with reasonable legs. The smell of limes hit me as soon as it was poured.… Read More »
The fun thing about cycling through France is you’re never too far away from a good glass of wine. Fortunately, driving through England you’re never too far away either. Last night we had a Tesco Finest Alsace Riesling 2004. It’s pale, with just a hint of bright greenish lemon. It has a fresh floral aroma… Read More »
This evening I tried a South African Almond Grove Noble Late Harvest Riesling 2003 from Robertson Winery. It’s been lying around since Christmas, when Matthew Jukes recommended it as one of 2005’s 250 Best Wines, and, more importantly in trusted recommendation terms, the nice man at Majestic in Leicester told me to buy some so… Read More »
The paperclip guy has finally traded his way from a single paperclip to a house, and so tonight it’s time for a wine from his home, Canada. Canada may not seem an obvious wine producing nation, even with global warming on its way, but with hot summers and guaranteed cold winters the shores of Lake… Read More »
So Germany take on Portugal in a World Cup game neither wanted to play. I’ve opted for an affordable, everyday German wine. I ‘d thought about having one wine from each team, but decided against it as I’ve just had the sofa cleaned and was concerned that if I held the glass of German wine… Read More »
Germany has the highest consumption of sparkling wines per head of population in the world, but it’s not easy to find examples of German sparklers outside the country. Deinhard have been making sparkling wines for 100 years and their is their flagship. It’s 100% Riesling from Rhine and Mosel. It comes in a champagne style… Read More »
Germany looked to have picked up their game a bit today so another German wine tonight. When I first heard of Naked Grape I thought it was a random wine blog. Whilst it is a wine merchant, it’s also a wine. A Riesling from Germany, from Dr Loosen, who makes some really good stuff –… Read More »
With the World Cup kicking off in Germany, it would be rude not to try a German wine. Germany produces some fabulous wines and some just plain dreadful ones. Many people have only tried Blue Nun, and as the company to have produced a more sophisticated big sister to its signature wine, the 2004 Riesling… Read More »
Blue Nun is famous for being the wine of the 1970’s. If Abigail invited you to a party you wouldn’t be in the slightest bit surprised if she served Blue Nun. It seemed to disappear for a while in a sea of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Grigio. It has recently re-emerged with new packaging,… Read More »