You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Chateauneuf du Paped You know when you’ve been Chateauneuf du Paped! This weekend I spent a fabulous time in the capital of the Southern Rhone, Avignon. A beautiful town, once home to the pope and just bursting with French…
Month: October 2008
Château La Variere Anjou Villages Brissac Caberner Franc
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Château La Variere Anjou Villages Brissac Cabernet Franc 2005 After all the Sainsburys bashing recently I decided I’d better switch supermarkets and found this, the Château La Variere Anjou Villages Brissac Cabernet Franc 2005 at my local Waitrose. Having…
Chinese Red Wine
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Chinese Red Wine Chinese red wine. That is, red wine from China. No, really. On Tuesday night whilst perusing the aisles of Morrisons supermarket I found one bottle of very dusty and rather trendy labelled Chinese Red Wine. It…
Braida Barbera d’Asti Bricco dell’Uccellone
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Braida Barbera d’Asti Bricco dell’Uccellone 2003Braida Barbera d’Asti Bricco dell’Uccellone was another of those Italian wines that I’m really meant to be holding onto but had to break out in order to wash down the muck I’ve been tasting…
Dr Loosen Graacher Himmelreich
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Dr Loosen Graacher Himmelreich Dr Loosen Graacher Himmelreich comes in a variety of sweetness styles (Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese) and for around £10 is one of the more reliable Rieslings around that price point. Dr Loosen’s range of Rieslings is…
Bovio Barolo
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Bovio Barolo Bovio Barolo was my party saving wine this weekend as the mega brands, Concha Y Toro and Penfolds faded into the bland background of wine obscurity against the mighty (if unheard of) Bovio. Cracking open the reserves…
Terza Volta Malbec
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Terza Volta Malbec Terza Volta Malbec – Everyone who’s anyone is drinking Malbec these days. Taking over the groovy grape mantle from Aussie Syrah I was interested to see what the hullabaloo was about. You can never judge a…
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You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Home Welcome to the same look, same style, old and unimproved version of the wine90 blog, London edition. I’m back, I’m home and I’m absolutely cream crackered (dats Cockney for Knackered innit). That being said it’s good to be…