Tasting Notes This pale Côtes De Provence Rosé wine is part of Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference range, so expectations were high. We’re big fans of rosés from this region, so it had a lot to live up to, which is perhaps why I was a little underwhelmed by it. It’s nice, but it doesn’t quite […]
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Christian Patat Pecorino
Tasting Notes I’d only previously heard of Pecorino as an Italian hard ewe’s cheese, but apparently it’s a grape variety too. It’s a light-skinned white grape most commonly used in the Italian Marche and Abruzzo regions and it’s from Abruzzo that this wine hails. More specifically, it’s from the Terre di Chieti IGT (Indicazione Geografica […]
Wine Route Chardonnay (2021)
Wine: Wine Route Chardonnay Country: Spain Region: Valdepeñas Year: 2021 Grapes: Chardonnay ABV: 12% Bottle top: screw cap Price: £7.00 Purchased: Tesco Rating: Tasting Notes This is a distinctly average white wine. It’s part of the meal deal offering from Tesco, so we’ve had it a couple of times and I thought it was OK […]
Galodoro Tinto
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 […]
Tesco finest Sancerre
Tasting Notes This fantastic Sancerre wine is produced and bottled by Fournier Père et Fils in the small village of Verdigny, close to the medieval hilltop town of Sancerre itself, in the Central Vineyards sub-region of the Loire Valley. Their family has been in the wine trade since 1926 and this wine reflects the near […]
Arabella Cabernet Sauvignon
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 […]
Wairau Cove Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes This wasn’t a wine we had chosen ourselves. I think it turned up as a substitution in our Tesco order one week, when one of the Wine Route wines that are included in the ‘meal deal’ offer was unavailable. We were hopeful that it might be better then the usual offerings that get […]
Lacaze Carménère
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 […]
Galodoro Rosé
Tasting Notes This is a light, crisp and refreshing rosé wine from the Lisbon region of Portugal. The label features a golden cockerel, which is roughly what the name ‘galodoro’ translates as, and the blurb on the back describes it as ‘a well-balanced, aromatic and fruity wine with an excellent acidity’. It is said to […]
Jen Pfeiffer The Rebel Merlot
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 […]