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12Jul 2012
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  • Beaujolais, cote roannaise, Gamay, red wine, tasting, tasting note, wine
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You’re never too old for fun

You’re never too old for fun

It was a pleasure to meet this wine again after all these years, and learn that like people, old wines can be lots of fun and we still have a lot to learn from them.

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05Sep 2011
  • 5
  • Just Wine
  • chenin blanc, naked wines, tasting note, wine
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Choosing Chenin Blanc for some variety

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"If you could only pick one grape to drink the rest of your life, what would you choose?" 

Not a fair question, but...
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31May 2011
  • 9
  • Just Wine
  • Italy, Orion Wines, review, tasting note, Triade, Waitrose, wine
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Mixing with three cool Italians

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Triade (or triad, but skipping the gang associations) is a new wine available at Waitrose.

A blend of three grapes, of...

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24May 2011
  • 4
  • Just Wine
  • AVIN7616052497601, bierzo, mencia, Petalos, Spain, tasting note, wine
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Having a little something special with dinner tonight

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Petalos 2008 tasted at home (with some beef stronganoff from Cook! if you need to know)

Pétalos Del Bierzo 2008
produced...

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21Dec 2010
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  • Just Wine
  • AVIN, AVIN7090524768947, ewbc, naked wines, tasting note, wine
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The EWBC in action … in my glass

One of my favourite memories of the EWBC this year was when we put our collective palates on the line to learn about Austrian wines, taste a range of different...

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12Dec 2010
  • 0
  • Just Wine
  • AVIN7463573489109, Benjamin Romeo, Cueva del Contador, rioja, tasting note
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Cueva del Contador, Rioja 2008

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A decent impression of red & black fruit on the nose, but not very expressive really.

VERY highly extracted, to the...

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21Nov 2010
  • 11
  • Just Wine
  • review, Spain, supermarket, tasting note, wine
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Spanish Wine on the High Street

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Spanish wines have been on the UK shopping lists for some years, so you might expect that a tasting of 60 Spanish wines, selected by the buyers...
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