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Alan's Wine of the Week: Planeta Alastro(Post)
Planeta Alastro 2013, Italy The Planeta family’s winemaking adventure began in the mid 1980s through the ambition of Francesca, Santi and Alessio Planeta. This 95% Grecanico, 5% Fiano blend i ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Domaine de la Janasse, Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2013 £11.75 £10.34 Another producer with a talent for making great wines at different prices is the never-less-than-superb Domaine de la Janasse. The b ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Bogle Essential Red Very vibrant, almost beetroot red in colour. Hugely intense aromas of damson and plum, with bitter chocolate and black cherry. Underlying a wonderful spicy zinfandel character th ...
Wines In The Press(Post)White Last week The Telegraph’s Hamish Anderson picked 3 of his favourite New Zealand whites, including GWW’s 2014 Gruner Veltliner, Yealands, Marlborough: “Grüner is much in vogue, but nine times o ...
Wines In The Press(Post)Fizz Camel Valley Cornwall Rosé Brut 2012 Ridgeview Grosvenor Cuvée Merret Blanc de Blancs 2011 This week Olly Smith suggested to readers that they should “Celebrate St George's Day with a glass of ...
Alan's Wine of theWeek(Post)Bogle Phantom 2011 Three distinctive varietals that combine lush berry and fierce spice into this wine. Deeply luscious and succulent blackberries, aromas of anise and sweet fig are embraced by touc ...
Alan's Wine of the week(Post)Falernia Syrah Reserva, 2011 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 tro ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Columbia Valley Riesling, Chateau Ste Michelle 2013 Ste Michelle’s Columbia Valley Riesling is a blend of 100% Riesling from throughout Washington’s Columbia Valley. The winemaker’s goal is to craft ...
Wine Meets Spice(Post)A wine tasting dinner at The Mint Room, Bath I’m on a mission to break the myth that you can only drink lager Indian food. So, with the combined support of Great Western Wine and The Mint Room Bath, ...
Alan's Wine of the Week(Post)Howard Park Mount Barker Riesling 2014 Since 1986, Howard Park has focused on creating fine, long-lived Rieslings from the Great Southern. Careful, ongoing development of our Mount Barrow vineyard h ...
Wine and Cheese(Post)A match made in heaven? Everyone loves wine and cheese don’t they? Does anyone really care about which wine with which cheese? Think again – how many of you have had a glass of good red spoilt by th ...
Trimbach Wine Tasting Dinner(Post)With Julien Trimbach at the Allium Restaurant, Abbey hotel, Bath Last night's tasting dinner with Julien Trimbach was a great success! With a full house of 66 people and a waiting list with o ...
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It's hard to convey in writing the sheer deliciousness of Teusner's Albert Shiraz. What sets it apart are its tannins: bountiful in quantity, yet incredibly fine in quality—so much... Read more2022 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Classic Nebbiolo colour, garnet with deep brick red hue. On the nose the wine displays typical Nebbiolo characters of rose petal and violets with subtle star anise notes keeping your attention. The... Read more2018 14.5% ABV 75cl
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'The Dog Strangler' , translated from Estrangle-Chien, as it is known in parts of France. The grape variety Mataro is also known as Mourvedre. Rarely seen as a single varietal - this wine is a... Read more2022 14.5% ABV 75cl
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The wine is jam packed with Barossa Shiraz flavours....plums, black fruits and warm spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and 5 spice. There’s a touch of mid palate sweetness, some mocha and black olive and... Read more2021 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Central Otago has become one of the best places on the globe to find great pinot, even though the area accounts for only 2.4% of New Zealand's wine production. Dark cherry, redcurrant and blackberry... Read more2019 13% ABV 75cl
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This has a lovely aroma of perfectly ripe, juicy William pears, with delectable nuances of spices, frankincense and ginger. Wonderful succulence of texture, with an understated richness reminiscent... Read more2023 14% ABV 75cl
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Our best value sparkling? This has tiny, delicate bubbles and aromas of freshly-sliced apples and yeast. It's crisp, zesty and dry, with citrus notes on the finish. Unusually for a sparkling, this... Read moreNV 12% ABV 75cl
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This wine is to Chenin what Le Montrachet is to Chardonnay. It's an utterly distinctive expression of very old Chenin Blanc vines from a very particular place - a dryland vineyard in the... Read moreNV 13% ABV 75cl
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Intense black fruits, plum and blueberry aromatics give way to layers of dark chocolate, licorice and warm spices while hints of charcuterie add extra complexity. The fine oak tannins focus in on... Read more2018 15% ABV 75cl
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The character is somewhat 'wild', a little brambly with hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, dark spices, with vanilla scents and a distinct, concentrated red-fruit focus. Great for laying down and keeping for... Read more2017 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Deep crimson/purple in colour with a nose of cedar, spice and plum hinting at the mix of dark fruits and chocolate lurking on the rich structured palate. The wine shows powerful depth of flavour... Read more2021 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Hints of coffee, chocolate and ripe berry fruits supported by smooth, firm tannin for soft early drinking. Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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