UK Wines - Part 1

UK Wines - Part 1

  21:07    Stu.

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I'm currently on holiday in the UK for a friend's wedding. I'm using it as an opportunity to catch up on - primarily - some old word wines. I'm going to try pop some notes up from those wines tasted on my travels - drinking permitting. Benjamin Darnault Picpoul de Pinet 2010 12.5% £9.99 A new variety for me, an introduction I'm glad I've made  Pleasantly aromatic - apple and melon - crisp, almost...

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Bella Riva King Valley Pinot Grigio Vermentino 2010

Bella Riva King Valley Pinot Grigio Vermentino 2010

  12:12    Stu.

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I looked on with a mixture of envy and curiosity at Steve Webber and Leanne De Bortoli's tweets of their recent Southern European adventure.  Curious to see what down the line influence this trip may have on the wines coming out of the De Bortoli stable.   Little...

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Jauma 'Abig' Blewitt Springs Dry Grown Grenache 2010

Jauma 'Abig' Blewitt Springs Dry Grown Grenache 2010

  15:25    Stu.

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James Erskine is pretty well known in wine circles: 2009 Gourmet Traveller Australian Sommelier of the Year, founder of the South Australian chapter of Sommeliers Australia, Len Evans scholar, flautist with the Natural Selection Theory.  And to...

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Cellar Key Technology - Capel Vale Regional Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Cellar Key Technology - Capel Vale Regional Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

  21:48    Stu.

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This wine was sent as a sample to showcase Cellar Key Technology utilising QR codes placed onto a neck tag.  As such, I'll look at the QR code first with a note on the wine to follow. I'm a bit of a gadget geek so QR codes appeal - coupled with the fact that...

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Yangarra Mourvèdre 2009

Yangarra Mourvèdre 2009

  20:41    Stu.

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I'm not one who's into fashion, yet I am enjoying an explosion of single variety Mataros.  On the name, those familiar with the variety will also be aware that it goes by the name Mourvèdre (as with this wine), Monastrell (its Spanish guise) or more familiarly...

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BK Wines - Hand Made

BK Wines - Hand Made

  20:54    Stu.

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UK Wine Scribe Jamie Goode penned this paragraph in a post on his site Wine Anorak: "Fine wine isn’t about the rather depressing trading-room scenario of en primeur classed growth Claret. It’s about talented people making great wine from great terroirs. There are lots of them, these days, all around the world. I just want them to get the credit they deserve." The last two sentences resonated...

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