No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
Years ago in my twenties (an age I haven't seen for a few decades) I tried a Turkish red wine at a London restaurant. I don't remember being impressed. A few years ago I went on a hiking holiday in Turkey. Can't for the life of me remember if I drank any Turkish wine on … Continue reading Yakut 2018
The fourth and only red wine at the Volcanic Experience winetasting at VinoPremier featuring wines from the Tajinaste Viñedos y Bodega in the Canary Islands. Made from the grapes Listán Negro and Vijariego Negro. Aged for 9 months in oak barrels and a further 2 years in bottle. A pale Spanish purple colour with a … Continue reading Tajinaste Vendimia Selección Can
I rarely write up the few Port wines that I try. Mainly because I find them too heavy to drink for long and, as they're often served at the end of a large meal, I'm often a bit tipsy and neither know nor care how they taste. Shame really as this fortified wine is deserving … Continue reading Grahams Late Bottled Vintage Port 2014
The final red wine from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb and surprisingly my favourite. Why a surprise? Because it's a Shiraz and I usually associate these with spicy peppery reds, with which I have love/hate relationship, there is no in between. But this particular Shiraz turned out to be the fruitiest … Continue reading Barossa Ink Shiraz 2015
The third red wine from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb and a Spanish classic: Rioja Gran Reserva. When I saw this on the tasting list I thought 'oh good I'll be able to take a break', because let's face it, I've drunk tonnes of Rioja in my time. I was more … Continue reading El Meson Rioja Gran Reserva 2012
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 first of four red wines from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb. This Pinot Noir is from the Errauriz Estate in Chile. Set up back in 1870 this vineyard was the first to introduce French Grape varieties to the area. Given the number of excellent Chilean Malbecs I have enjoyed I … Continue reading Errazuriz Pinot Noir 2018
The final wine from the Bodegas Frontonio wine tasting at Madrid & Darracott. Another red wine from the the Frontonio collection this time. Made from 100% Carignan grape it has been aged for 14 months in wood barrels to reduce the high tannin, acidity and alcohol levels this grape produces. It has an inky dark … Continue reading Frontonio Telescópico Carignan 2016
The third wine from the Bodegas Frontonio wine tasting at Madrid & Darracott and our first red wine if the night. It is one if Frontonio's newest wine from land recently obtained in the D.O. Campo De Borja. All the Borja wines are made underground in a cave (la cueva de Arom) and have names … Continue reading Cuevas de Arom Pedra Forca 2016
The final wine at a tasting for costawomen.com at Madrid & Darracott lesser known wine regions tasting. This red wine is from one of my favourite regions and grape varieties: Bierzo and Mencía respectively. From the Rodriguez Sanza cellar, this is one of their estate wines made from 100% Mencía and aged in 300l French … Continue reading Vitis Extrema
