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Cloudy Bay Wines

Cloudy Bay WinesCloudy Bay wines are a fine way to go for Foreign Fridays and do I have the FOUR wines for you! Cloudy Bay is the most famous producer from New Zealand who set the bar for other NZ Sauvignon Blanc producers and made the varietal famous in this part of the world. Much…

Diego Curtaz

Diego CurtazThe vineyards of Diego Curtaz lie in the north west corner of Italy in the Valle d’Aosta, a region growing in stature thanks to small producers like Diego Curtaz and the award winning style of the Valle d’Aosta’s standard bearer at “Les Crêtes“. 2007 was a decent vintage in this tiny parcel of Italy,…

Balfour Brut Rose 2005

Balfour Brut Rose 2005Balfour Brut Rose is being hailed as the greatest pink fizz to ever come out of England scooping the coveted gold medal and trophy at the International Wine Challenge in 2008. It seems, within just two vintages, Richard Balfour-Lyn, the producer, has succeeded in his ambition to create the “finest Rose Sparkling…

Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico

Barone Ricasoli Chianti ClassicoBarone Ricasoli Chianti Classico 2006 “Brolio” was the winner of my Saturday night Chianti Death match face off, roundly knocking out the same vintage bio dynamic effort from Badia a Coltibuono. This week I’ve received a few emails from folk watching the vlogs asking for a clear up on the rules in…

Allegrini Valpolicella Classico 2007

Allegrini Valpolicella Classico 2007Allegrini Valpolicella Classico 2007 is a perfect example of Valpolicella done right and at a fair price. A great example of its type, Allegrini Valpolicella Classico 2007 will be a terrific accompaniment to a summers picnic and saw me through an afternoon re-run of the Formula One GP, a perfect wine to…

Suavia Soave Classico

Suavia Soave Classico Suavia have had a mega couple of years with their Soave Classicos scooping WineSpectator and Gambero Rosso awards. Suavia produce only Soave wines and with 4 very different Soaves (2 you can see in the episode below, a further oaked Soave Classico and a Recioto di Soave) they seem on the fast…

Joachim Heger Spatburgunder Q 2005

Joachim Heger Spatburgunder Q 2005Joachim Heger Spatburgunder Q (Baden) doesn’t leap to mind as a wine for a dreary Good Friday in SW London for it really isn’t a wine for that occasion but this was “Foreign Friday” and I’d just taken delivery of this interesting Spatburgunder!http://www.viddler.com/player/f44d9327/ This really is a wine for food suited…

Just a Quickie

Just a QuickieWell, a quick blog entry post and not a quick video. Here I am with the winesleuth tasting two wines that are outside my usual Italian remit. Two 2005 Chardonnays, one from the Macon and one from California. Both these wines were really enjoyable and I’d buy both again. Click below to see…

Tusk N Red

Tusk N RedYou gotta love the name Tusk N Red, so called because its kinda 00’s funky but also because its a Californian wine with a touch of Sangiovese. Tusk N Red is from Mendocino county, north of Sonoma, and has a bevvy of grapes in the blend including Zinfandel, Syrah, Petit Syrah, Carignane and…

Casa Catelli

Casa Catelli> Casa Catelli Vlog #1Casa Catelli are a producer specialising in southern Italian wines. Casa Catelli have vineyards throughout the south and produce fair priced, youthful, entry level Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Negroamaro, Primitivo, Nero d’Avola and Aglianico wines. http://www.viddler.com/player/94f344e1/ So here it is. After 18 months of threatening to produce the Vlogs here is the…

Bisol Prosecco

Bisol ProseccoFew do Prosecco as well as Bisol and I had the honour, thanks to the good people at Bibendum Wines, of being invited to the Bisol sponsored wine tasting event at La Dolce Vita show in London’s Earl Court – a trade show for all things Italian including food, wine, travel, fashion and real…

Château Léoville Poyferré

You’re reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk Château Léoville Poyferré The wines of Château Léoville Poyferré hold such a place in my wine heart that I can’t quite believe its taken two years for me to feature the estate. Château Léoville Poyferré count among my Top…