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 […]
Category: red wine
Grove Mill Pinot Noir, 2022, Marlborough, New Zealand
Decanter had a recent piece about top Co-op wines for winter. I figured I’d give at least one or two of them a try. So, recently I went to my local Co-op, browsed their not very big wine selection, and, since I didn’t remember to make a list of any of the wines that Decanter […]
La Vieille Ferme, 2022, Famille Perrin, Rhone, France
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 […]
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, […]