Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Book : Desert Island Wine

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Desert Island Wine was published in 2007 by Miles Lambert-Gocs. The book consists of short stories around the theme of wine. Unfortunately m...

TN : Claymore Grenache Shiraz 2006, Claymore Wines, Clare Valley, Australia

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This wine is a blend of 82% Grenache and 18% Shiraz. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. 2400 bottles were imported into Sweden by Jakobss...

TN : Sancerre Les Belles Vignes 2008 Rose, Fournier Pere et Fils, Sancerre, France

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Colour : Cooked salmon pink Aroma : Jellied raspberries, herbs Taste : Dry, herbs, redcurrants, sharp tangy finish Alcohol : 12.5% Price...

TN : Vina Robles Syree 2005, Paso Robles, USA

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The name Syree derives from Syrah and Cuvee. This wine is a blend of 72% Syrah, 15% Petit Sirah, and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was ag...

TN : Nottage Hill Riesling 2008, Hardys, South Eastern Australia, Australia

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In 1850, at the age of 20, Thomas Hardy came to the new colony of South Australia from Devon, England. He established a winery on the banks ...
Thursday, 20 August 2009

Wine in Sitcoms : Terry and June

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Terry and June, a TV Sitcom, series six features and episode entitled "Wine, Women And So Long" which is heavily orientated around...

TN : Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Marlborough, New Zealand

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The grapes were planted in free draining silty alluvial loams over deep stony river deposits located in the Central Wairau Valley. The viney...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009

TN : Casillero del Diablo Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Central Valley, Chile

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Colour : Cassis Aroma : Blackcurrant, coffee Taste : Ribena Blackcurrant, coffee, cherries Alcohol : 13.5 % Price : 39 SEK (375 ml bottle...
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

First Venture into Viticulture

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Last weekend, I bought my very first grape vine. A black grape variety called Frankenthaler, a member of the vitis vinifera family. Today, i...
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TN : Ipsus Syrah 2007, IGT, Cantine Carlo Pellegrino, Sicily, Italy

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Alcoholic fermentation and skin maceration was in steel tanks. The wine spent one year in French oak barriques. 6,000 bottles were imported ...

TN : Catapult Shiraz Viognier 2007, Wirra Wirra Vineyards, McLaren Vale, Australia

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The late Greg Trott saw many of his dreams realised at Wirra Wirra. Yet one vision eluded him - to build a medieval siege machine, or "...
Monday, 17 August 2009

TN : Semi-Dry Riesling 2007, Hermann J Wiemer, Finger Lakes, New York State, USA

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Hermann Wiemer was born in Bernkastel in Germany into a family with a 300 year winemaking tradition. In 1973, Hermann selected a property on...
Sunday, 16 August 2009

TN : Pimpala Road Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese 2006, Geoff Merrill, South Australia, Australia

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Pimpala Road is the location of the Mount Hurtle winery that Geoff Merrill purchased in 1985. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. This win...

TN : Chateau de Cruzeau 2008, Andre Lurton, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France

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This wine is a 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Alcoholic fermentation was carried out in stainless steel vats followed by 10 months of ageing on lees ...
Thursday, 13 August 2009

TN : Chateau Ksara Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Bekka Valley, Lebanon

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This wine was imported by Grapes Svenska AB. Colour : Dark red Aroma : Leather, herbs, blackcurrant, tobacco Taste : Blackcurrant and plu...
Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Systembolaget New Wines September 2009

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The Systembolaget have published their set of new wines to be released at the beginning of September 2009. The list can be downloaded from t...

Systembolaget New Wines Mid-August 2009

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The Systembolaget have published the list of new wines to be released on the 15th August 2009. Website : Systembolaget Nyheter 15 augusti 2...

TN : Arboleda Viognier 2008, Vina Sena, Valle de Curico, Chile

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This wine is a blend of Viognier, Rousanne, and Marsanne. The grapes for this wine were hand harvested on April 7th and 8th 2008. The grapes...

TN : Terrassen Riesling 2008, Trocken, Rainer Wess, Wachau, Austria

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This wine was sealed with a scewcap. This wine was imported by Stragas-gruppen AB Colour : Very pale yellow Aroma : Pear, honey, lemon, mi...

TN : Constantia Saddle, Proprietary Red Blend, 2006, Constantia Glen, Constantia, South Africa

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This wine is a blend of 61% Merlot and 39% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are planted grown high on the mountain slopes of Constantia overlo...
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