After trawling through some beautiful, albeit isolated, villages, towns, and cities of Britain it quite surprising where New Zealand wine turns up. One would expect to see the major brands littered throughout the major supermarket chains and larger specialist wine stores but rarely would one imagine that a fridge half full of NZ wine would
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Most folk often confuse Beaujolais Nouveau with Beaujolais village and Cru Beaujolais, and many wine consumers often steer well clear of Beaujolais altogether. This is a mistake as its many villages and Crus often are the type of red wine that people are looking for in Summer. Beaujolais faces tough competition from all angles. Just
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In this episode of UnScrewed TV I get to taste English Sparkling wine Nyetimber Classic Cuvée 2006 from West Sussex England. English wine has been on the rise since the mid 2000s. Nyetimber began planting vines in 1988 and has 120 acres under vine. In 2006 Nyetimber won IWSC 2006 Yarden Trophy for Best Worldwide
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Clos la Coutale 2009 Not as black as cahors used to be, more brilliant plum than dark black malbec. Dark broody winter fruit with hint of spicy oak. Black tar, berry and slight grip. Given that Cahors used to be all about black intensely grippy wine it’s somewhat a disappointment. This is modern Cahors not
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