Recently, my bank account sat me down for a talk. It kindly suggested I review a few more affordable wines, pointing out that not only would it, but readers, might appreciate this fact. It has a point. I picked this up in Iceland (the shop, not the country), although it’s fairly widely available. I should […]
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Farmhouse California Red, 2020, Cline. California, USA
Not a whole lot of backstory to this wine, at least from my perspective. I’m sure the producers have one. But for me, I was browsing the Wine Society’s website, looking for something different. Then I came across this, and realised I hadn’t reviewed a US wine yet. That’s probably because I don’t drink a […]
Domaine D’Ourea Vacqueryras, 2021, Rhone, France.
A few days ago, an old friend, GD, was in town. So another old friend, LC, invited us both over for wine and BBQ. In keeping with gender stereotypes, LC’s husband, GM, did the actual BBQ-ing. Grilled meat seemed like a good chance to try a Vacqueryas I had. I’m a fan of the region, […]
Mtsvane, 2022, Marks & Spencer Found Range, Georgia
M&S has a ‘Found’ range of wines that lets you ‘experience exciting and undiscovered tastes,’ and draws on lesser known grapes. All the other ones in the range that were on display when I was in my local M&S the other day were familiar to me. This one I couldn’t recall, and couldn’t remember ever […]
The Undercliff, Lyme Regis, 2021. The Seriously Good Wine Company, Devon, England.
When the Countryside Faction returned from getting married, they brought me a bottle of this, as a Thank You for looking after their house and animals. They had spent a mini-honeymoon in Lyme Regis; it wasn’t a completely random bottle of wine. For those of you who are wondering why they are called the Countryside […]