I was off to the country estate recently, and said I’d bring a wine for dinner. As regular readers will know, I’m quite a fan of Lampyres, and I know the Countryside Faction are as well. So it was merely a matter of wandering down to the nearest branch of Cambridge Wine Merchants, and seeing […]
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Finca Luzon, Monastrell, 2023, Spain
I’m going into this one not really knowing what to expect. It was a Thank You present from the country wives when they went off to celebrate their wedding anniversary, and I house / cat / chicken / duck sat. About all I knew before applying the Coravin was that Monastrell is another name for […]
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 […]
Antech Blanquette de Limoux Reserve Extra Brut 2022, France
Today, we have something different. A first (but not last!) Guest Review. Why? Because they offered. And I thought it would be a nice change of pace. Since it is a guest review, I have not forced it into the usual subheadings, although you can work that out for yourself. I have taken the liberty […]
Tête-â-Tête Terret Blanc 2023, Languedoc, France
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 […]