No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The second red wine from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb and my seventh of the night (wine that is not glass, as I had two glasses of some). Needless to say the tasting notes are getting sparser, it was a miracle I was able to write at all. Please don't let … Continue reading Le Malbec du Clos Triguedina 2016
The third white wine at the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb this is a Pinot Grigio from the Alsace region in France. I was in two minds about this wine before trying it. Alsace is one of my favourite white wine region, but usually for Gewertraminers. I not a big fan of … Continue reading Arthur Metz Pinot Gris 2017
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
This was the third Sparkling wine from the Colourful Wines Summer Sparklers wine tasting at Tomevinos, after we first tried a Cava that I had tasted before. Please click here for the the Cava tasting notes: Art De La Luna Cava Brut Rosado. I really wanted the Cava to be my favourite of the sparkling … Continue reading Andre Clouet Grand Reserva Brut Champagne
In honour of International Sauvignon Blanc Day, which I missed yesterday, here is a sneaky Sav Blanc that I tried on a recent holiday in the UK. It was at a Warner Leisure Hotel whose wines are usually mid range designed for the British palette. So I have no idea if this is the best … Continue reading Christian Thirot-Fournier Sancerre 2017
I'm back on one of my UK trips again and the other night visited my favourite Indian restaurant. I've previously tried a number of their new world red wine offerings and been really impressed. A much higher quality than I would expect from your average Indian restaurant, but then Indian food in the UK does … Continue reading Désiré Francois Merlot 2017
