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Through the terroir: the beginning of actually understanding wine
It’s funny how quickly your relationship with wine changes once you stop focusing on what you think you’re supposed to like and start paying attention to…
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Tesco Finest Chianti Classico Riserva 2022 Review
Another sunny day in England during what feels like a never ending heatwave meant yet another BBQ. I picked up a bottle of Tesco Finest Chianti Classico Riserva 2022 to go with it. I wasn’t looking for anything overly serious. I just wanted something Italian, savoury and with enough acidity to stand up to everything…
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Monte Plogar Gran Reserva 2019 Review
There are some bottles I pick up because I know roughly what I am getting, and then there are bottles like this. At £7.99 in Lidl, a 2019 Gran Reserva from Cariñena made with Tempranillo, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon was interesting enough that I couldn’t really leave it there. Tonight it was going alongside a…
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La Vieille Ferme Rosé 2025 Review
An Old School Campino in a Glass Some wines get opened because you have planned a meal around them. Others because you have been looking forward to trying the bottle for weeks. This wasn’t either of those. I’d just got back from a round of golf and had also had the thoroughly unwelcome news that…
Golden Nuggets You Must Try
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Vina Majestica Review
What a Collab this is! I went into Majestic in Birkdale which I do often and I picked this up because of one thing really. Its in the Definition by Majestic Range and its called Vina Majestica, The collaboration with La Rioja Alta, S.A.. I’ve had their wines before and I know exactly what they’re…
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The £4.99 Pinot Noir That Shouldn’t Be This Good Pebble Lane Review
Sometimes a wine catches you off guard. Not because it’s rare or expensive, but because it quietly overdelivers in a way that is quite unbelievable given how much the producers are making on the wine to be able to produce. That’s exactly what’s happened here with a 2022 Pebble Lane Pinot Noir I picked up…
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The £19 Wine That Shouldn’t Exist – Petrolo Torrione Review
I set myself a bit of a mad challenge the other day. Find a red wine under £35 that ticks all three boxes. A 17+ from Jancis Robinson, a 95+ from Robert Parker and a 93+ from Wine Spectator. In my head, this was going to be one of those nice idea, doesn’t really happen…
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Nyetimber Classic Cuvée: The Wine That Changed the Night
First Impressions This was the moment I relaxed on Christmas Eve. After a slightly shaky start with a Solear sherry that didnt land, we opened the Nyetimber and straight away, you could feel the shift, it was an excellent sparkler. In the Glass It’s got that Champagne feel to it, and I don’t say that…
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Château Musar 2018 — When Depth Becomes the Obsession
There are some wines you drink and forget about. And then there are the ones where you stop mid sip and just thinkyep this is class. That’s exactly what happened when I opened Château Musar 2018. I’ve been chasing something for a while now, and I didn’t fully know how to describe it until this…
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The Sauvignon Blanc That Made Me Stop and Say “Wow”
There are moments in this wine journey where something just clicks. Not in a technical way. Not in a “I think I understand this now” kind of way. Jus wow. What is that? That’s exactly what happened when I opened a bottle of 2025 Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc.. A Proper Flavour Bomb From the first…
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