I’ve had, and reviewed, stuff from Domaine Gramiller before. I’ve liked it. I’ve been meaning to try this one for some time. It gets good reviews, and I generally trust the buyer at Cambridge Wine Merchants responsible for carrying this. It does help that it doesn’t break the bank. So, it was past time to […]
Category: red wine
Puig Parahy ‘Georges’ Cotes du Roussillon AOP 2014, France
This one came highly recommended from Cambridge Wine Merchants (thanks Stewart!). So I thought I’d give it a go. It’s highly recommended, and relatively affordable. And it has a fair amount of age on it. Apart from that, I tasted it not knowing much about it. In the glass Dark. Although not quite as dark […]
Delas Crozes-Hermitage Domaine Des Grands Chemins 2014, Rhone, France
This one I have high hopes for. A ten-year old Rhone, from a good producer. It was supposed to be a wine for a New Year’s Eve feast that in the end, I didn’t go to. (It turned out there were going to be people there.) So when a friend whom I hadn’t seen in […]
Kleine Zalze Shiraz, Grenache, Viognier, 2021. Western Cape, South Africa
I was in Co-op again, and came across this one. It was a fairly easy choice to try for two reasons beyond the price. One was it is from Kleine Zalze, a storied estate in South Africa. I wasn’t aware they did wine at this price point. This is presumably done just for the Co-op, […]
Beaujolais Nouveau, Cave de Fleurie, 2023, Beaujolais, France
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 […]