Nicest Summer White
byANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR NICEST SUMMER WHITE IN THE WORLD (Yes… still celebrating ‘summer’) Symphony is a Calif clone of Muscat so expect a wine…
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A Different Chardonnay
byThe experience of Sauvignon Blanc is so entrenched in our expectations from NZ whites that it’s hard to imagine other experiences. Which is not…
Classy White
byNYARAI is the virtual winery of Steve Byfield, who’s very skilled at creating small batch wines at rented spaces ““ in this case at…
1/2 Price ‘Sancerre’!
byThe general take on South African wines is they combine New World ripe flavours with the dry character of French wines. A best of…
Another Side of Viognier
byThe Viognier grape usually produces a rather pretty, semi rich, semi-expensive wines, but here’s a dandy, everyday edition. Refreshingly bone dry, mildly flavoured and…
Sauvignon Saint Bris
bySAUVIGNON SAINT BRIS with OYSTERS The serious austerity and minerality of this Sauvignon has the perfect pitch for the seawater character of freshly sucked…
The Paler Periquita
byLOVIN’ THE PALER SHADE OF PERIQUITA Last September our Lisbon group tasted Periquita White at the winery and were excited to hear it was…
Exploring the Gruner World
byGruner Veltliner is to Austria what Sauvignon Blanc is to New Zealand. A refreshing white wine ““ the country’s playing card. The good news…
Amazing Value!
byAMAZING VALUE IN PINOT GRIGIO The Citra co-op in Abruzzo have been sending us decent everyday wines for as long as I care to…