It’s not Richard’s, it’s mine. The fact that this wine is called “Richard’s” does make you want to find out who Richard is. Disappointingly he’s not the guy pictured on the bottle. He’s Richard Kershaw and he’s busily making Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa. I’ll concede that South Africa isn’t the first place I look… Read More »
I’m a Zinfandel fan, but I live in Europe, so I’m a Primitivo fan. I like to think that a little Italian set off across the Atlantic with a little sack of Primitivo vines that he carefully tended on the voyage, before planting them in California. When I drink Primitivo I’m drinking Zinfandel’s Italian great… Read More »
We were backing up a little on sweet wines. Domaine Cristia Muscat de Beaumes de Venise from Naked Wines is billed as perfect summer drinking, but my preferred choice for sweet wines is slow sipping on a freezing cold snowy day whilst I’m wrapped up in a blankie reading a book and the only cold… Read More »
I really rather liked the standard Villebois when I first tried it, it was a pleasant surprise, good and fruity, strong backbone, reasonably priced. I was excited to try the Prestige version from Naked Wines, it was more expensive and I expected more from it. We saved it for a Friday night. Whilst I can… Read More »
We’ve had a few Spanish themed meals recently. Whilst I can recreate recipes, recreating the feeling of eating in Spain, particularly given the ambient temperature here in the UK, is no easy task. This Frutos Consecheros from Naked Wines helped a little. It’s a non vintage ‘joven’ wine, which means it’s young, and isn’t going to… Read More »
Risotto night is white wine night and as risotto is quick and warming we’ve been enjoying quite a bit in the cold weather. Plunkett Unwooded Chardonnay was one of those choices. It’s pale and looks rather weedy, but it smells distinctly fruity with just a hint of herb. It’s dry and they didn’t lie about… Read More »
Nice name, nice label. So far so good, both cool but not cheesy or cute. A screw top, always a plus on wines designed for drinking early, particularly those that might want to go on a picnic in better weather. This Delerium Adelaide Hills Chardonnay from Naked Wines is pale lemon-gold with an unmistakeably Chardonnay… Read More »
The nice people at Naked Wines sent us a bottle of Ben Zuaique Selección 2005 “Sirah y Merlot” so we gave it a go. The bottle looked pretty ropey, with a home-made looking tag on the collar, but there was a silver medal of some sort hiding behind it. It was a deep, clear purple… Read More »