No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
This article popped up on the WineFolly.com Facebook page the other day and for me it's a must read. Why? Because Spain is full of old vines. Almost every tasting I go to in Madrid includes a wine from the Bodega's old vines. Some over 100 years of age. I've often wondered what the difference … Continue reading Why Are Old Vines So Specual
Another couple of lesser known grapes from the Canary Islands. Often blended together to make red wine. Here's wine-searcher.com's take on these local varieties. Listán Negro Vijariego Negro
You know a grape is rare when you can't find any information on it at the usual wine websites. Wikipedia has a brief note basically stating it is from the Canary Islands and genetically distinct from the Italian grape variety of the same name. The best information I could find was from a university working … Continue reading Forastera Blanca (Gomera)
Curious to know more about this fortified wine? Port has a long history in Europe. The Portuguese vineyards date back to antiquity but it was the arrival of trade links with the UK in the 12th century that were the main engine for the rise of Portugal's wine industry. What can I say, we Brits … Continue reading What Is Port Wine
As always if I drink a wine from an area, then we have to look it up. Particularly if it is a wine I seriously enjoyed like the Barossa Ink 2015. So here is a link to the website of Barossa Valley Grape and Wine Association, and also our colleagues at winefolly.com's take on the … Continue reading The Barossa Valley
For those of you wondering where Cahors is. Here's winefolly.com's map of the French wine regions.
Time to start learning my Chilean wine regions. I really enjoy wines from this country and have drunk a fair few in my day, so it's shocking that I cannot name any of their wine regions. It occurred to me when I was looking up information on my last wine tasting, Errazuriz Pinot Noir. Well … Continue reading Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Whilst trying to research yesterday's wine I came across this fantastic website about Californian Wines that does a nice job of breaking down the different wine areas in California. You tend to forget just how big and area it is and boy do they make a lot of wines. Click on the image below to … Continue reading Californian Wines
In honour of the Alsace Pinot Gris wine, whose tasting notes I wrote up the other day, here is Winefolly's take on this white wine region on the border of France and Germany. Seems there's a lot more to the region than the Gwertraminer wines I've traditionally enjoyed. I feel some more tastings will be … Continue reading The Alsace Wine Region
Recently I wrote up the tasting of a French Petit Chablis and it reminded me of just how detailed and confusing the French classification systems are. When I did the WSET 2 qualification we learnt the main wine classification systems and when reviewing France I remember thinking 'there's no way I'm going to remember all … Continue reading Getting to Grips with Wine Classifications
