Tag: Ooh… Shiny!

Orgo Rkatsiteli Amber 2022, Georgia

Here, as promised / threatened, is another review by the Country Wives.  And one of their cats. I’ve added a few editorial clarifications, since they sent me two reviews at once, and there are references to their first review here. Otherwise, it’s their words.  Christmas comes early The next wine is an orange, and for […]

Domaine des Trinités Le Duc, 2021, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Not a whole lot in the way of backstory to this one, except it’s been getting good press.  And everyone I talked to says ‘Stick in the fridge for a bit.’ So I took it with me on a recent visit to the country estate, and enlisted TE and MT as extra special guest commentators. […]

Yo El Rey, Grenache Gris, 2020, South Cape Coast, South Africa.

Thanks to my Responsible Adult (aka Alisa) for this recommendation. I had asked her to recommend some South African wines, being that she is both a wine buff and South African. This was top of her list. I’m glad it was. In the glass A stunning colour. Completely unexpected. (I hadn’t read much on the […]

Domaine Grammiller Gramillette Pet Nat. 2022 Southern Rhone, France

This was not planned, but I see that the last wine I reviewed here was also a Pet Nat. That just happened. But that should be it on Pet Nats for the foreseeable future. In the glass Before the glass, there’s the bottle. There’s a lot of sediment, and it’s cloudy. But given it is unfiltered, […]