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Terres Falmet Cinsault 2023, Languedoc, France

The producer is one I keep hearing and reading very good things about. And I saw from her Vivino reviews that TY once had and liked the Terres Falmet Mourvedre when she had it. (Without me, I may add.) So, when I was placing an order from CWM, it was past time to finally try […]

Litmus, Orange Bacchus 2022, England

Proving once again, Dear Readers (and even the Undear ones) that no danger is too great nor any trip too arduous to bring you a new wine view, this week I took a field trip for this particular tasting. Yes, you’ve read that right.  I went Outside.  (TL;DR: Don’t recommend. There are People Out There.) […]

Vaskapu Kadarka, 2021, Hungary

Kadarka. To my everlasting shame, this grape didn’t ring a bell. And by ‘everlasting shame’ I mean thinking: ‘Huh. Can’t say I know it.’  Since they say you learn something new every day, I then when back to bed. I had learned something new, and fulfilled my quota.  My work was done. Sometime later, I […]

Chassaux et Fils, Rosorange Rosé, 2023, France

Not all that long ago, MT shared a post on a chat group, announcing that Aldi had a new orange wine. This clearly called for research. So, off I took myself to the nearest Aldi to pick up a bottle. Which I did. I even paid for it.  However, reading the back label, as is […]

Domaine des Lampyres, Une Autre Histoire, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon,  France

Once again, no exciting back story. I was browsing in the Cambridge Wine Merchants Bridge Street branch, and came across this. There’s not really a lot more that needs to be said. As the one or two readers of the blog will know, I’ve liked pretty much everything I’ve had from Lampyres, and plan to […]