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Tried & Tested: White Pepper Skate & Grüner Veltliner(Post)
This week, with Valentine’s Day just around the corner I thought I’d try out a recipe recommended for two; white pepper crusted skate wings accompanied by layered potatoes with spring onion buttered ...
Hot off the press – Italian Special(Post)Decanter magazine’s Italy Supplement this month features five producers from Great Western Wine. This is a lovely affirmation of the high quality, diverse range of Italian wines that we have waiting ...
Hot off the press - Southern Italy(Post)The March issue of Italia! magazine included two Great Western Wine reds from southern Italy’s Puglia region. Their “Discovery of the month” was Papale Oro Primitivo di Manduria, Varvaglione 2012: “ ...
NORTHERN ITALIAN IDYLL(Post)Italy seduces at every level. The language, the culture, the cuisine, the landscape, the wines. Running over 700km from tip to toe, its multi-faceted, in just about every respect, captivating in its ...
Fifty Shades of Grapes(Post)Spending the night in with your Valentine this Saturday? Here’s five ways to make sure your wine choices are fit for the occasion. 1. Be seduced – That furtive exchange across the room is the start o ...
Viña Falernia, Syrah Reserva, Elqui Valley 2010(Post)£12.95 Now £10.95 Bright deep colour, spicy, perfumed black fruit aroma. Elegant and pure, rich yet wonderfully soft texture. Full-bodied but beautifully silky. This wine has won more troph ...
NEW ZEALAND(Post)Beyond Marlborough Sauvignon Since the first commercial wines were released in the 1980s, New Zealand’s pungent, herbaceous, tangy, tropical-fruited style of sauvignon blanc has proven to be a smash ...
INTRIGUING IBERIANS(Post)This month is all about the profusion of vinous delights that emerge from the vast and varied Iberian peninsula; from sun-baked plains, to wild and wet mountainous terrain, Spain and Portugal’s wine ...
Glaetzer Amon Ra Introduction - Wine Advocate(Post)Late last year Lisa Perotti-Brown visited and interviewed Ben Glaetzer, looking at all vintages of Glaetzers flagship wine, Amon-Ra. Let's see how she got on: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ...
Discovering the joys of Portugal(Post)Portugal has been one of the top holiday destinations for Brits for many years, but most head straight to the sunny coast and golf courses of the Algarve. Yet Portugal has so much more to offer – a s ...
In Conversation with Legendary Winemaker Ken Forrester(Post)Before the England Vs. South Africa Test at Lord's this August, we were fortunate enough to catch up with legendary South African Winemaker and cricket-fan Ken Forrester to ask him about his lifelon ...
A Summery French Cheese Board(Post)Cheese and wine is not just for after a meal or for a cold winter’s night. As most cheese is better matched with white wines it makes sense to make a meal of it and create a summer cheese board that ...
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An incredible white wine, this tastes like a combination of Grand Cru Chablis and Condrieu. The irresistibly mouthwatering aromas of white peach, honeysuckle and jasmine draw you in for a sip... Read more2021 13.5% ABV 150cl
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Col Disôre represents the thrilling heights that Friuli's Collio region can achieve, with vibrancy, concentration, complexity and unparallelled mellowness. It is one of Italy's most fascinating white... Read more2013 13.5% ABV 75cl
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An AWESOME wine, this displays a thrilling combination of violet, black pepper and star anise aromas, with complex layers of black cherry coulis, leather and liquorice. The maturation in large clay... Read more2018 13.8% ABV 75cl
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Savoury, smoky, chocolatey notes on the nose are immediately reminiscent of Pomerol, an impression that is reinforced by the succulent, rich, velvety texture and dark fruit character on the palate... Read more2022 14% ABV 75cl
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A wine of true pedigree, this displays beautifully refined and complex aromas of beeswax, honey, white peach, frankincense and honeysuckle. The aromas may suggest sweetness, but the palate is as... Read more2020 12.5% ABV 75cl
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Bodegas Alonso is the passion project of the Asencio family to rescue some of Sanlucar's greatest soleras: Fernando Mendez, Gaspar Florido and Pedro Romero. Wines of distinction, the 1/14 Oloroso is... Read moreNV 20.5% ABV 50cl
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Viña Meín and Emilio Rojo represent the quality, essence and authenticity of small-production winemaking in Ribeiro. A rich and beautiful mosaic of varieties, plantings and ancestral crops are the... Read more2020 13% ABV 75cl
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"Pinot Gris is my Meursault," says Jean Trimbach, and its easy to see why. It has subtle notes of vanilla, peach, honeydew melon and lychee, and is creamy and full-bodied on the palate. Also... Read more2018 14% ABV 75cl
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From a single plot of 120 year-old vines, situated on the Ebro river's right bank, this glorious pure Garnacha has a vibrant raspberry juice colour and complex aromas of sun-warmed blackberries, pine... Read more2021 14.5% ABV 75cl
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A beautifully refined Shiraz, with the texture of top Burgundy, this has fragrant, delicate aromas of freesia, clove, allspice and cinnamon, with allusions to both a summertime dusty vineyard track... Read more2016 14.8% ABV 75cl
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The result of rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both the vineyard and the winery, this great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint-Estèphe appellation... Read more2010 14% ABV 75cl
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This wine seduces the palate with its fresh attack, its smooth levity mid-palate and fruity finish, the characteristics of an elegant coastal Pinot Noir. The first nose displays a wide variety of... Read more2023 12.5% ABV 75cl
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