Friday, 31 August 2012

TN : Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimina Shiraz 2009, Penfolds Wines, South Australia, Australia

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The grapes for this wine were sources from Padthaway, Barossa Valley, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale and Robe. The wine was matured for 1...
Thursday, 30 August 2012

TN : Allegrini Appassimento Vino Rossa 2010, Allegrini, Italy

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This wine was imported by The WineAgency Sweden AB. Colour : Dark red, blue hues Aroma : Cherries, plums, milk chocolate, oak Ta...

TN : Dr Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2010, Dr Loosen, Mosel, Germany

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The vineyard is located in Wehlen near the Sundial. There is virtually no topsoil in Wehlen, only broken and weathered shards of the pur...
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TN : Reinhold Oster Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 1989, Reinhold Oster, Mosel, Germany

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This wine was imported by Janake Wine Group AB. Colour : Lemon Aroma : Honey, lemon, orange marmelade Taste : Lemon, honey sweet...
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012

TN : Montes Cherub Rose of Syrah 2011, Montes, Rapel, Colhchagua Valley, Chile

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The front label on this wine bottle displays a Cherub (young angel) called Alfredo in honour of Alfredo Vidaurre who is a founding partn...
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Monday, 27 August 2012

TN : Main Street Chardonnay 2011, Main Street Winery, Santa Barbara County, California, U.S.A

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87% of the Chardonnay grapes were sourced from Santa Barbara County and 13% from Monterey County. This wine is sealed with a screwcap. T...

TN : Black Print 2009, Markus Schneider, Pflaz, Germany

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This wine is a blend of St. Laurent, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Mitos, and Cabernet Dorsa. This wine was imported by Bornicon ...
Saturday, 25 August 2012

Carmenere Limited Edition 2010, Vina Perez Cruz, Maipo Valley, Chile

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This wine is a blend of 90% carmenère, 8% petit verdot and 2% syrah. This grapes f...

TN : Montes Alpha Syrah 2009, Vina Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile

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This wine is a blend of 90% syrah, 7% cabernet sauvignon and 3% viognier. This w...
Friday, 24 August 2012

TN : Grilli del Testamatta 2009, IGT, Bibi Graetz, Tuscany, Italy

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This wine is a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 10% Colorino, and 10% Canaiolo. This wine was imported by Vinunic AB. Colour : Dark red Aro...
Friday, 17 August 2012

TN : Ianos Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Rouvalis Wines, Peleponnesos , Greece

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The grapes for this wine were harvsted from selected vineyards of the mountainous Aigion region, more specifically Arachova, at an altit...
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Thursday, 16 August 2012

TN : Waterford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Waterford Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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This label was launched in 1998. The must was fermented in stainless steel. The wine was aged for twenty months in 225 litre French oak ...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Wine Mine Number 25, 1973

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This magazine was published by Peter Dominic and priced at 15p in 1973. The magazine was published twice yearly from the summer of 19...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Your Vines and Wines, A Guide to Vine Growing Outside in Britain, Michael Jefferson-Brown

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This book was first published in 1977 and my copy was the third impression printed in 1980. It is a small short book of  85 pages bu...

TN : Arrogant Frog Ribet White Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Domaines Paul Mas, Pezenas, Sud de France, France

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This wine was imported by Bornicon and Salming. This wine is sealed with a screwcap. Colour : Pale straw, green hues Aroma : Lem...
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Friday, 10 August 2012

Vienna Heurigen Express July 2012

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In July this year I made my up to Nussdorf on the outskirts of Vienna to catch the Vienna Huerigen Express. The small train departs from Nus...

Weingut Wieninger, Stammersdorf, Vienna, Austria, July 12th 2012

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This July I visited Weingut Wieninger at their, old and new, winery in Stammersdorf. We were given a tasting of a number of wines by Betti...
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Thursday, 9 August 2012

TN : Rawson's Retreat Shiraz Cabernet 2011, Penfolds, South Eastern Australia, Australia

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Launched in 1995, Rawson's Retreat is the introductory level for Penfolds wines. The name Rawson's Retreat is an informal refer...
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TN : Rucahue Reserva Syrah Malbec 2011, Viña Rucahue SA, Maule Valley, Chile

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This wine is a blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Malbec. This wine spent 8 months in 225 litre French oak barrels. Viña Rucahue was founded in ...
Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Book : Wine Snobbery, An Insiders Guide to the Booze Business

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I picked up a copy of Wine Snobbery, An Insider's Guide to the Booze Business by Andrew Barr, Faber and Faber from Amazon UK secondh...