Beaujolais 2007And now for something completely different. A Beaujolais 2007 taste off, Morgon Vs Fleurie with my good friend and wine blogger, the Wine Sleuth. A great way to finish off this November’s final blog entry as we turn our attentions away from the Italian wine for just a moment and focus on Beaujolais. A…
Month: November 2009
Mastroberardino Taurasi Riserva Radici 1997
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Mastroberardino Taurasi Riserva Radici 1997 The Mastroberardino Taurasi Riserva Radici 1997 is one of the best examples of an Italian red that gets frequently overlooked based on it’s DOCG. Taurasi, along with Sagrantino di Montefalco is one of those…
Bravo Wine Spectator Top 100
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Wine Spectator Top 100 I’m a week late on the Wine Spectator Top 100 wines, they went ahead and released the results before telling me and I’m mighty peeved. Luckily, they have redeemed themselves by placing 4 Italian wines…
Castel de Paolis Muffa Nobile 2005
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Castel de Paolis Muffa Nobile 2005 Castel de Paolis Muffa Nobile is one of my personal favourite Italian wines as it typifies the changes in Italian wine (especially white) and perhaps best exemplifies the phenomenal increase in quality coming…
Vacqueyras 2006
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Vacqueyras 2006Vacqueyras, one of the Southern Rhone’s baby Chateauneuf du Pape wines is starting to compete with Gigondas as the second wine of the area. Now starting to move away from it’s rough and rustic image, Vacqueyras is taken…
Matt Skinner The Juice 2010
Matt Skinner The Juice 2010 Matt Skinner The Juice 2010 is no ordinary wine book. Matt Skinner has created a new kind of wine handbook that has been sadly missing from the UK shelves and one every avid wine fan (who shops at the supermarket!) should not be without. How many times have you gone…
Sottimano Barbaresco Pajore 2004
You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Sottimano Barbaresco Pajore 2004 Sottimano Barbaresco Pajore 2004 is one of the wave of fantastic 2004 Barbaresco wines. Sottimano Barbaresco is rightly lauded in Barberesco circles but still remains under the radar here in the UK mostly because of…