TY recently became Dr. TY. So, we celebrated in rather unoriginal fashion with wine and cheese. We did, at least, push the boat out a bit on both regards, getting some very nice Italian cheeses to go with the Le Due Porte, a wine I had been meaning to try for some time. Well, by […]
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El Porvenir Pequeñas Fermentaciones Garnacha 2022, Valle de Cafayate, Salta, Argentina
I was in one of the Cambridge Wine Merchants’ (yes, another of their wines) branches a little while ago. I was chatting with a colleague, who pointed this wine out to me, and said I might like it. It’s an experimental wine from Argentina, so I decided to give it a go. I’m glad I […]
Ancre Hill Estates, Pet Nat Red, 2022, Wales
I’ve been waiting to review this wine. I’m a fan of most pet nats I’ve tried. And from Wales? How could you not want to give this one a go. So this has been sitting around for rather longer than you might expect. But that’s because I knew TY also wanted to try it, and […]
Sous Le Bouchon, Artisans Partisans, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Can’t say I remember how I picked this wine to sample, even though I ordered it only a week or so ago. I was presumably just browsing the Cambridge Wine Merchants website, and came across it. Not the most exciting backstory, but there you go. It is a low-intervention wine, which piqued my interest. Plus, […]
Domaine des Lampyres Mal de Cap Rouge, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Lampyres does interesting stuff. They’re low intervention, etc., etc. So I’m slowly working my way through what I can get my hands on of their range. This one is made from Pineau d’Aunis, also known as Chenin Noir. I think this is a first encounter for me with this grape. For this review, I had […]