Château de L"Escarelle Le Deux Anges 2020, AOP Coteaux Varois en Provence, France

Creamy, strawberry, redcurrant, herbs, lemon.

Mark: C+

Brancaia No 2 Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Maremma, Tuscany, Italy

Blackcurrant, cherries, a bit of plum, cedar, oak, some drying tannins on the finish.

Mark: B-

Umathum Rosa 2020, Burgenland, Austria

Candied cherries, strawberries and raspberries, herbs, very dry and fruity.

Mark: C+

Heinrich Pinot Noir 2019, Burgenland, Austria

Light but fruity, cherries, raspberry, spice, oak, talcum powder like tannins on the finish.

Mark: B

Brancaia Rosé 2020, Tuscany, Italy

Mark: C

Belguardo Bronzone Morellino di Scansano Riserva 2017, Marchesi Mazzei, Tuscany, Italy

Sweet cherries, blackberry, oak, vanilla, leather, tobacco.

Mark: B

Erscherndorfer Furstenberg Silvaner 2019, Weingut Schäffer, VDP Erste Lage, Franken, Germany

Pear, green apple, pineapple, herby on a long lemony finish.

Mark: C

Pinot Noir Rosé 2020, Villa Wolf Ernst Loosen, Pfalz, Germany

Strawberry, raspberry, peach, redcurrant, lemon, minerals, slight spritz on long finish.

Mark: A-

Casa Emma Harenae 2018, Tuscany, Italy

Bright fruity cherries, oak, leather, tobacco, grippy tannic finish. Not worth the money but a good wine nevertheless.

Mark: C+

Calera Central Coast Chardonnay 2018, California, USA

Oak, butter, pineapple, mango, pear, lemon. A great value.

Mark: B

Knipser "Clarette" Rosé Trocken 2020, Pfalz, Germany

Strawberry, raspberry,redcurrant, refreshing fruity spritzy minerally long finish.

This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The acidity is 7 grammes per litre and residual sugar is 5 grammes per litre.

Mark: A

Bergh Ludwig Pinot Noir Selection 2020, Gruber Röschitz, Icon Wines, Niederösterreich, Austria

Strawberry, raspberry, stemy, spice. Simple but fruity and refreshing.

Mark: C+

Brancaia Il Bianco 2020, Tuscany, Italy

Boring. Grassy, almond, lemon, peach hints,  and not much more.

This is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc from Radda and 10% Viognier from Maremma.

Mark: C

Miraval Rosé 2020, Famille Perrin, Côtes de Provence, France

Candied strawberries, watermelon, peach, lavendar, creamy finish, very fruity.

This wine is a blend of 25% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 25% Rolle, and 25% Cinsault.

Mark: B

Walhalla 2016 Dry Riesling, Loosen Barry, Mosel, Germany

Bone dry. Bags of minerals. Lemon, lime, honey, a bit of petrol. Not my cup of tea; like licking a stone.

Mark: C

Pure Rose 2020, Bodegas Trapiche, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

Raspberries and cherries, lemon, creamy acidic finish. Nice but nothing special.

This wine is a blend of sangiovese and syrah.

Mark: C

Le Fornaci Rosé 2020, Tommasi, Lugana, Italy

A great rosé for the money. Strawberries and raspberries, citrus, a note of marzipan on the finish.

This wine is 100% Turbiana. The grapes for this wine come from owned vineyards in Desenzano del Garda. The vines are trained using the Guyot system with high planting density. One parcel is on a calcareous, variously layered and clayey soil, the other two have a more sandy composition and is rich in silt. The selection of grapes with clayey soil gives body and structure, while the sandy soil gives aroma and elegance.

The grapes underwent a slow fermentation at a controlled temperature (14 ° / 18 °) and were racked by natural sedimentation. The wine was aged for about three months on lees and fine yeasts followed by aging in steel.

Mark: A

Jamek Zweigelt 2019, Wachau, Austria

Cherry, raspberry, wood, liqourice, rich but not alcoholic.

Mark: B-

Muga Rosé 2020, Rioja, Spain

Strawberry and citrus fruits. Stone fruits in the background. Creamy texture.

Mark: C

Richard Juhlin Blanc de Blanc, Liberated from Alcohol, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

This is the best non-alcoholic wine I have ever tasted. Green apples, rich tea biscuits, peaches, marzipan.

Mark: B