Category: red wine

Grignan-les-Adhémar, Delas 2020, Rhone

I don’t remember why I picked this one up. Presumably because Delas rang a bell, while the wine itself, Grignan-les- Adhémar, didn’t. And it’s a Rhone, which I tend to like. So when I was browsing The Wine Society, and came across this, I presumably figured I’d take a risk. Let’s see if it paid […]

Dirupi Olé, 2021, Valtellina, Italy

Back in about 2011, when I was looking to shift from studying genocide to wine, I looked into doing field work in northern Italy. Valtellina, to be specific. In the end, although I loved the place, it didn’t work out. More about logistics than the people, who were wonderful. Dirupi is one of the winemakers […]

Tupinier-Bautista Mercurey 1er Cru ‘En Sazenay’ Rouge 2013. Burgundy, France

During the early months of the lockdown last year, I was able to pick up a number of older Burgundies at bargain rates. This is one of them – a Premier Cru. I think Mercurey tends to be an underappreciated region in Burgundy, usually offering good value for the money, at least in Burgundy terms. […]

Luigi Bosca Pinot Noir, 2018. Mendoza, Argentina.

This wine is what happens when you aren’t paying attention. I will sometimes ask a colleague to suggest a wine, if I feel like I’ve fallen into a rut, and want to try something I might not think of myself. So I did this one day. I said I didn’t want a Burgundy, since I […]

Domaine du Moulin Camus, Cabernet Franc, 2019. Loire, France

Cabernet Franc is a grape that I think is under-appreciated on its own. In particular, the Loire Valley does some nice work with it. So when I was in Nottingham this past weekend, and went to my favourite wine shop there, I thought I’d pick up a bottle of Cabernet Franc up, and this was […]