Here’s an odd one. It’s an orange wine, but Pinot Gris has reddish berries (as grapes are technically known). So, if you make an orange wine out of it, it looks like a rosé rather than most orange wines. In the glass Clear and bright. I’m going to call it pale. Yeah, I know, it […]
Category: review
Ormarine Picpoul de Pinet, Cuvée Conchylia, 2019. Languedoc, France
Picpoul is, I think, an underappreciated wine. Its classic pairing is with shellfish, but I am also quite found of enjoying it on its own. I haven’t had this particular one before, but when I saw it on the shelf as I was browsing my local M&S (yes, how dreadfully middle-class of me) it suddenly […]
Miraval Rosé De Provence 2020 Pitt, Jolie Et Perrin, Provence, France
Miraval – Bradgelina’s wine. You may have heard about it. But what they’ve done, wisely, is bring in some very well respected winemakers (Perrin) to do the actual work. This one is going to be doubly interesting to review. First, because I know I like this wine, so I’m already biased going in. I have […]
The English Winemaker. Mascot 2018, Piedmont, Italy
When I was in Nottingham, I was browsing the website of Brigitte Bordeaux, to get an idea if there was something I didn’t want to miss picking up. I saw this one. It’s been awhile since I’ve had an orange wine from Italy, and I think never from Piedmont, so I picked up a bottle. […]
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 […]