No wine snobs here, just enthusiastic drinkers of all wines
The first of three wines tried on a recent trip to the Mijas Costa in the Malaga region. This first wine caught my eye because it's from Arcos de la Frontera and I've never tried a dry wine from there before. Didn't know they made them. The region which is inland from Jerez is better … Continue reading Tierra Blanca 2018
The first wine at the Mountain Wines Tasting at DOC Enoteca Italiana. This wine is from the Trentino region of Italy which is in the north and borders with Austria. The northern half of this region used to belong to Austria and uses grapes more often associated with Austria and Germany. These are cool climate … Continue reading Praepositus Riesling 2016
Another wine from the winetastimgljubjana.com at Dvorni bar. Cvicek Rose wines are specific to Slovenia. They must come from the Dolenjska region and be made from the grape varieties: Láski Reisling (reisling), kraljevina, Modra Frankinja (Blaufränkisch) and Zametna crnina (Zametovka). Most Rose wines are made from red wine grape varieties. The grape juice is left … Continue reading Martincic Cvicek 2018
The second white wine from the Ljubjanawinetasting.com at Dvorni Bar. This 2016 reisling has been aged in large oak barrels for at least 6 months. It is from the town of Maribor, where apparently they have the oldest grape vine, and is named after a medieval saint who was a monk that was drowned in … Continue reading Joannes Protner Renski Rizling 2016
Enough of heavy red wines! Summer is almost here, which is the perfect excuse to go back to the white wines I so love. I'm back on one of my many UK trips and whilst in my favourite local pub, The Lion and Lamb, the proprietor and fellow wine lover, Lawrence, called me over to … Continue reading Lawson’s Dry Hills Reisling 2016
This is the third and final wine from my UK trip. Once again tried at Lion and Lamb in Milton. I noticed over Christmas that Reisling wines seem to be making a come back to the UK. In the 70s German Reislings were all the rage. However most households could only afford the cheaper bulk … Continue reading Rocky Gully 2017 Reisling
