This is part of an occasional series of posts about ideas, terms and concepts in wine that impact, but go beyond, wine tasting itself. When your sense of smell goes, so does your sense of taste to an extent. Think of having a stuffy nose, and how that often makes food taste different. In other […]
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Domaine des Lampyres Point Triple, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
I don’t think I’ve had a wine I didn’t like from Domaine des Lampyres yet. So you’ll see me working my way through their wines on the blog. And this one is a skin-contact (aka orange) wine. So I’m doubly looking forward to it. In the glass It looks like an honest-to-goodness orange wine. […]
Vacqueyras Les Christins 2020. Famille Perrin, Rhône, France
I’d say Vacqueyras is my favourite of the named Rhône villages. I find it is usually quite elegant, compared to many of the others, which are to me more coarse. So, Vacqueyras is always welcome. I’ve had this wine before, but not this vintage. Nor do I think I’ve had it since Covid. So it’s […]
Ancre Hill Estates, Pet Nat Red, 2022, Wales
I’ve been waiting to review this wine. I’m a fan of most pet nats I’ve tried. And from Wales? How could you not want to give this one a go. So this has been sitting around for rather longer than you might expect. But that’s because I knew TY also wanted to try it, and […]
Tres Naris Riesling, Pauly, 2021, Mosel, Germany
This was a wine I noticed Cambridge Wine Merchants had got in, and it was a new wine to the company. So, since I’m a big fan of Riesling, I thought it would be worth a try. Not only is this a new wine for me, but it is a new producer as well. I […]