Not all that long ago, MT shared a post on a chat group, announcing that Aldi had a new orange wine. This clearly called for research. So, off I took myself to the nearest Aldi to pick up a bottle. Which I did. I even paid for it. However, reading the back label, as is […]
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Grove Mill Pinot Noir, 2022, Marlborough, New Zealand
Decanter had a recent piece about top Co-op wines for winter. I figured I’d give at least one or two of them a try. So, recently I went to my local Co-op, browsed their not very big wine selection, and, since I didn’t remember to make a list of any of the wines that Decanter […]
Farmhouse California Red, 2020, Cline. California, USA
Not a whole lot of backstory to this wine, at least from my perspective. I’m sure the producers have one. But for me, I was browsing the Wine Society’s website, looking for something different. Then I came across this, and realised I hadn’t reviewed a US wine yet. That’s probably because I don’t drink a […]
Carte Postale, 2022, Cité de Carcassonne IGP, Languedoc, France.
A bit of a change-up. This one’s from the Co-op. Mainly because I needed a few things, and was too lazy to go to a wine shop for this week’s wine. I wasn’t quite in the mood to open one of the nicer bottles, since I’m not sure I’d enjoy it fully. Besides, you can […]
Domaine du Moulin Camus, Cabernet Franc, 2019. Loire, France
Cabernet Franc is a grape that I think is under-appreciated on its own. In particular, the Loire Valley does some nice work with it. So when I was in Nottingham this past weekend, and went to my favourite wine shop there, I thought I’d pick up a bottle of Cabernet Franc up, and this was […]