WINE IN SWEDEN

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This wine was slightly spoilt by the burnt rubber finish which was presumably due to the very toasty oak that was used. Intriga was founded ...

This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc. The vins are double guyot pruned. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in oak barrels. The ferm...

This wien is dedicated to Michael James, nickname "Jacko", who worked at Geoff Merrill wines. He died aged 26. Colour : Deep dark...

Mourvedre grapes are fermented and aged in barriques and then blended with Grenache and Syrah to produce this rose. Colour : Pale pink, str...

This is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Green harvets was performed and all the grapes were picked by hand. Vinification takes...

The is wine was bottled with a screwcap. The winemaker was Matt Thomson. The grapes were ourced from several low cropping vineyards in the W...

The grapes in Stielweg were grown on light loam soil. The vineyard was 50 years old and the yield was 38hl per hectare. Colour : Deep yello...

Colour : Deep plum Aroma : Oak, red fruits Taste : Oak, slight vanilla, red fruits, some dark fruits, drying tanins at end of long finish...

Chateau Lyonnat is one of four Bordeaux chateaux owned by Ets. Milhade S.A. It is located in the southeastern part of Lussac Saint-Emilion....

I have just read the VinUnic AB newsletter for August 2007. Australia and South Africa are the focus. However, the highlights for me are the...

The next issue of Varunytt (September 2007) is available for download from the Systembolaget site. This month there is a large offering of 2...

This was a really good glugger; it would be great for barbecues. Colour : Dark purple Aroma : Blackcurrant, green peppper Taste : Coffee, ...

This wine is made from 100% Aglianico. Colour : Salmon, orange hues Aroma : red berries Taste : Fresh, red berries, bitter finish Alcohol...

This is 100% Sangiovese. The winemaker was Ben Glaetzer. On the back label "Italian born, Giacomo was known as the King of all Jesters....

Colour : Pale yellow Aroma : Honey, marmelade, orange blossom Taste : Lime marmelade, fruity, off dry, slight mineral finish Alcohol : 8...

The blend is 30% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. The grapes were handpicked and placed i...

This is a blend of 45% Grenache, 45% Carignan, and 10% Syrah. Cotes Catalanes lies in Roussillon which is north of Perpignan. The grapes com...

The blend for this wine is 50% merlot and 50% syrah. The grape varities were vinified separately in stainless steel tanks. The fermentation ...

This is made from 20 year old vineyards Alto Jahuel in the Maipo Valley. The vineyard has a sub-humid Mediterranean climate. The vineyards a...