A minor musing on ‘natural’ – via Raventos i Blanc xarel-lo
A minor musing on ‘natural’ – I’m reminded of certified organic wines in the early days, so 20 years ago and more
Exton Park, Pinot Meunier Rosé
This 100% pinot meunier bubbly from Hampshire vineyard Exton Park is jolly tasty. It’s very unusual to find a traditional method sparkler made using just this grape variety.
Tasmania – a masterclass with Michael Hill-Smith MW
Michael Hill-Smith MW is the co-founder of Shaw and Smith in Adelaide Hills, and of Tolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania. He put together a masterclass to show what Tas is doing best, namely sparkling, riesling, chardonnay and pinot noir.
When is Cava not Cava?
Raventos i Blanc has just released a new sparkling wine – a blanc de noir, or blanc de negres – from the 2011 vintage, called Textures de Pedra.
Salvaje del Moncayo, Garnacha 2014, £6.95
This was a star for me of the recent Wine Society press tasting. Full of flavour and outstanding value.
Tore delle Signore, Verduzzo Friulano, 1992
Tasted this delicious dessert wine the other day. Remarkably fresh and flavoursome for a 23-year old white wine. The full name is a bit of a handful though.
Helderberg Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Tasty new wine from M&S
Bolo Godello 2012,
Best value white wine from the Wine Society’s recent press tasting?
My 3,000th twitter follower
My 3,000th twitter follower (@NMollard) makes wine. How wonderful is that? They even sent me a bottle to taste, so I thought I’d write it up here.
Escarpment, The Edge Pinot Noir 2012
This is a really tasty, pretty much entry level, New Zealand pinot noir, from the bottom of North Island.
