In honour(?) of Dry January, and the fact that my semi-regular / occasional tasting companions suggested this, I decided to do a review of a non-alcoholic wine. I ended up with this, a non-alcoholic sparkling wine simply because it was the only non-alcoholic wine that my local Co-op had in stock, and I didn’t feel […]
I was in Cambridge Wine Merchants, and thought I’d ask for a recommendation for a wine to go with roast pheasant. I had my own ideas, but I find it can be useful to ask someone else, who might introduce me to a wine I wasn’t familiar with, or a pairing I didn’t think of. […]
Yes, it’s another Gamay. Deal with it. As you may know, the third Thursday in November is when Beaujolais Nouveau is released. As the name suggests, it’s the first of the current year’s Beaujolais. It’s not as big a deal among wine drinkers as it used to be, but it still happens, and people still […]
I was in Aldi the other day, and browsing their wines. I guess that meant I was on a business trip. I was looking for something promising, or at least different, and affordable-ish. I spotted this. For those who don’t know, Gamay is the grape in Beaujolais. It’s also the grape banned by the Duke […]
Yes, this is another Domaine des Lampyres wine. Deal with it. As I’ve said before, I’m slowly making my way through as much of their range as I can. This one I picked up on what was evidently ‘international orange wine day’ or some such. So, yes, another orange wine. No, I didn’t drink it […]
