SPEND AN EVENING WITH AN EXPENSIVE RUSTIC RED
My love of Piedmont wines is centered around Barbera – the world’s best rustic red, but I also enjoy the region’s sister red called…
PHILIP – THE PRINCE OF NIAGARA TREATS
Regular readers will know of my fondness for Angels Gate wines, crafted by Aussie, Philip Dowell. This Chard reminded me of Lugana from Lake…
THE HONDA CIVIC OF WHITE WINES!
In my recent haste to tell you about the discounts on Cono Sur Viognier and Pinot Noir, I overlooked the delicious Unoaked Chardonnay. A…
CLASSY LOCAL WHITE
Fans of Dry Riesling should jump on this, especially if you enjoy the grape’s classic whiff of petrol. Overall the wine feels refreshing, sharp,…
CELEBRATE THE BLACK SHEEP
If you have any ‘rebels, reprobates or black sheep’ in your life – and hopefully you have, here’s the perfect gift bottle. The wine…
DE BORTOLI IS BACK
One of my favourite Pinot Noir’s is back at Vintages. Amazing hit of flavor and complexity for the price. As ever there is a…
JUST LOVELY ROSE
As you have probably figured out, these days good Rosé can be made almost anywhere in the wine world. What’s interesting about this huge…
FRENCH BISTRO AT YOUR HOUSE
Bordeaux can be too traditional – as in too austere, or too modern – as in jammy rich. But here’s one in the mid-range,…
BRUNCH ANYONE?
I drank this wine on one of our ‘stinky hot’ evenings, by way of seeing how it might deliver. And it did. And I…