Would a wine by any other name would taste so sweet? I doubt it, as Valpolicella benefits from a special production method that allows the wines to pack a fruity punch. We review the UK supermarket’s Valpolicella Ripasso offerings.
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Casale del Giglio – The Kings of Lazio
Don’t tell anyone, but I have a secret crush on Casale del Giglio. A nostalgic, romantic soft-spot for the wines I first came to know as affordable local Lazio wines sold at Lo Zio d’America, my local wine store when I lived in Rome. In the following years I’d come to learn that these are…
A trip to Vagabond Wines Fulham
It’s spring 2017 and I’m back on the wine trail as a student once more having recently enrolled on the WSET diploma course in the hope of furthering my education in all things vinous. The diploma is no mere caper. Those eager to secure a passing grade will need to taste hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds) of wines from every corner…