G’mischter Sotz is Andert Wein’s name for their version of a Gemischter Satz, or a ‘field blend.’ Most blended wines – say, a Bordeaux – are vinified individually, and then the wines blended. In a field blend, the grapes are grown and vinified together. Historically, it might not have even have been known what all […]
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Tapiz, Extra Brut, NV, Mendoza, Agentina
The story behind the selection of this wine is pretty much a non-story. It goes as follows: One weekend, I was in one of the branches of Cambridge Wine Merchants; the branch affectionately known as BS. (Much hilarity ensues.) I picked up one wine I was planning on buying. It will probably show up sooner […]
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 […]