Apologies for this review being later than usual. Once I found out this wine existed, I figured it would go well with the warmer weather we’ve been having. But that meant postponing the review for a few days until I got my hands on a bottle. Which I did. Then, of course, one has to […]
Sometimes, the best answer to the vagaries of life is cheap fizz. Preferably one you don’t feel bad about drinking out of a tumbler or mug. Paired with something decidedly non-pretentious. Cheese toasties, for example, as long as they aren’t posh ones. Of late, Solealto has been my go-to fizz for such circumstances. It’s close […]
Proving once again, Dear Readers (and even the Undear ones) that no danger is too great nor any trip too arduous to bring you a new wine view, this week I took a field trip for this particular tasting. Yes, you’ve read that right. I went Outside. (TL;DR: Don’t recommend. There are People Out There.) […]
It’s a Grüner Veltliner, one I haven’t tried yet. There’s really not much more that needs to be said about why it’s here. Well, add in wild ferment, and unfined / unfiltered, and it’s pretty much guaranteed once I learned of its existence, I’d have to give it a go. In the glass Hazy. Light, […]
OK, I’ll admit it. This one’s a bit of a cheat. It’s a wine I’ve had before, although not this vintage. It used to be on the wine bar list at Cambridge Wine Merchants, so they think it holds up ok. Nonetheless, I haven’t given it the critical examination I try to do here, and […]
