Tag: Drink

Tasting Notes This is tasty red wine is a blend of various grape varieties from the Lisbon region in Portugal. We’d previously tried and loved the Galodoro Rosé from the same winemaker, Hermano Veloso, and this red proved to be very much up to his high standards. It’s described by Naked Wines as ‘ripe and […]

Tasting Notes This Cabernet Sauvignon is produced by the De Wet family, who have been involved in the wine industry in South Africa since 1697, and were the first wine makers to liaise with the Naked Wines company. Their extensive Arabella range encompasses many different styles of wine from several different grape varieties. They describe […]

Tasting Notes This Chilean red wine is made from the Carménère grapes that originated in the Bordeaux region of France but are now primarily grown in the South American country. The winemaker, Jean-Pascal Lacaze, recommends pairing the wine with herb crusted lamb, seared tuna or roasted Mediterranean vegetables and the bottle label describes it as […]

Tasting Notes This is yet another superb wine from the Naked Wines range. They really do manage to source some of the best wines (and winemakers) around, and this Merlot dubbed ‘The Rebel’ from Jen Pfeiffer in Australia is no exception. It’s extremely soft and smooth and leaves a lovely taste in the mouth. The […]

Tasting Notes Karen Birmingham is an American wine maker whose eponymous creations can be obtained in the UK via Naked Wines. This 2018 Zinfandel hails from the town of Lodi, in San Joaquin County, California, just a few miles south of the state capital, Sacramento. The town itself was immortalised in the 1969 Creedence Clearwater […]

Tasting Notes This is the pick of the wines that are on offer as part of the £10 Finest Meal Deal at Tesco at the time of writing. It’s a delicious Chilean Merlot produced by the Concha y Toro company in the Valle Central and brought to the market under Tesco’s Wine Route brand. It […]

Tasting Notes This is a truly awful wine. I thought I’d give it a go to see what it’s like as it’s a ‘British wine’ and I wondered what standard it would be. In fact, it’s not actually made from British grown grapes, it’s simply made in Britain from ‘imported grape juice’. No information is […]

Tasting Notes This Shiraz is produced by the De Wet family, who have been involved in the wine industry in South Africa since 1697, and were the first wine makers to liaise with the Naked Wines company. Their extensive Arabella range encompasses many different styles of wine from several different grape varieties. Their Shiraz is […]

Tasting Notes This is one of the cheapest wines available from Tesco, so I bought a bottle to see what it’s like. Lambrusco is an Italian wine made from fermented grape must. As Wikipedia says, ‘must (from the Latin vinum mustum, “young wine”) is freshly crushed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, […]

Tasting Notes This 2019 vintage of Benjamin Darnault’s Minervois red wine is yet another Naked Wines selection that doesn’t disappoint. Made in the far south of France, not far from Carpentras, it blends grenache grapes and is labelled as a good match for fish, seafood and cheese. I actually had it alongside a chicken curry, […]