No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The second white wine at the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb this French Chardonnay was my least favourite of the night and left me completely baffled. For a start I've no idea who made it. According to the bottle it's from the union de viticulteurs de chablis. The notes that accompany the … Continue reading UVC Petit Chablis 2018
Back in January this year, on one of my previous trips to the Mijas Costa, I tried a locally produced garage wine Malapipa and absolutely loved it. What was more exciting was the vines were grown very close to our apartment in the Mijas hills just above the Higueron Restaurant. Well I drove up those … Continue reading Malvajio Chardonnay 2017
The second wine of the Italian Mountain Wines tasting at DOC Enoteca Italiana. Another white wine from the IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) Vignete De le Dolomiti in the Trentino region of Italy. Made from a Manzoni Chardonnay hybrid, this wine is left on it's lees for a minimum of 24 months, part of this time … Continue reading Maso Franch Bianco 2015
Welcome back to English Wine Week. Alright I know that's a misnomer when I'm trying these wines a month apart, but they were all bought in the same week I just couldn't drink them all. Sometimes the liver needs a break. Check out the previous two wines tried by clicking on these links: Tuffon Hall … Continue reading Chapel Down Flint Dry 2018
This is a completely new style of wine for me: not red, white or rose but Orange wine. Yes you heard me correctly 'orange wine'. Sometimes also known as Amber wine. It's apparently a speciality of this region. The grapes for this wine are hand picked and juiced then the skins are mixed back in … Continue reading Mlecnik Ana Cuvee
This was the first wine I tried on my trip to Slovenia at the hotel in Lake Bled. It was a freebie with our meal on the first night. At this point I knew nothing about Slovenian wines and in hindsight the hotel wines were not the greatest examples. I had a feeling this might … Continue reading Vipava 1894 Chardonnay
The second wine of the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is the other white wine this time made from 100% Chardonnay. A light lemon green colour, it has a medium nose that reminds me of the pear drop sweets. So think sweet pear, slightly tropical. Very little acidity in the scent … Continue reading Albae Chardonnay
Another international wine from my UK trip. This time an oaked Chardonnay from Argentina. I tried this at the Lion and Lamb in Milton, Cambridge, whose proprietor, Lawrence, is WSET trained and pretty good at picking good wines at an affordable prices. This wine matches that description well. As I was in a pub with … Continue reading Caoba Chardonnay 2017
This was the first in four wines at the Colourwines.com wine and chocolate tasting at Tomovinos Barrio Salamanca, and it was an absolute gem! A buttery Chardonnay 😋😋. OK I know what you're thinking. Why all the excitement over a buttery Chardonnay? What you have to understand is that here in Spain this is a … Continue reading Pirineos Blanco 2017
