I came across this wine recently. What caught my attention was that it is a grape – Terret blanc – that I can’t remember ever hearing about before. I’d so not heard of it that I need to keep checking when I want to mention it. At any rate, this seemed like a good enough […]
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Domaine de la Noë Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie 2022, Loire, France
Let me start with something that might seem like a bit of a diversion. WSET – the industry standard training in wine – teaches you to write tasting notes in a certain style. You rank different elements of the wine, like body, acidity, tannins, alcohol and so on. You note down the smells and tastes […]
M&S Classics Grüner Veltliner Vom Löss, 2023, Austria
It’s Grüner Veltliner. Hence, I wanted to try it. I had been in M&S, doing other shopping, when somehow this caught my eye. Being a bit of a Grüner Veltliner fan, as you may have noticed, I figured I’d try it. Not like I don’t have a backlog of other wines to review. This got […]
Rosewood Mead Blanc 2022, Niagara, Canada
This one gets marks for Unusualicity right off the bat, for two reasons. First, I do believe it is my first Canadian wine. Second, it has honey in it. No, really. 97% Riesling, and 3% honey, according to the label. No, make that three reasons. It lists the ABV as 12.8%. You usually see ABV […]
Terres Falmet Mourvedre, 2021, France
A few weeks ago, I reviewed the Terres Falmet Cinsault. I said (threatened? ) at that time that I’d eventually do their Mourvedre as well. And maybe even learn to spell Mourvedre on the first go. The second part hasn’t quite happened, but as you may be able to deduce, the first part has. However, […]