There’s a moment when wine starts to click a bit. Not in a big, dramatic way, but more like you suddenly realise what you actually enjoy… and what you don’t. That’s exactly what happened to me this week. I opened two bottles, and they couldn’t have been more different. The Côtes du Rhône That Lost…
From Carvery Merlot to Bordeaux: Finding My Sweet Spot A very unexpected start This wasn’t meant to be a “wine night”. We ended up in Toby Carvery, and I ordered a glass of Casillero del Diablo Merlot without thinking too much about it. And do you know what it was actually really good. Straight away…
There are certain wines that don’t just taste good, they make something click in your head. That was this bottle of Hugel Riesling 2017 for me. I’ve had whites I’ve enjoyed before. Albariño, Chablis, even some Sauvignon Blancs that worked well with food, but this felt different. More complete somehow. More layered. The sort of…
There’s something exciting about finding a bottle that looks like a hidden gem and this week, I thought I’d found one. Tucked away on the shelf in Lidl was a Cabardès AOP from Famille Beynaguet, priced at just £7.99. The label looked promising, the region intrigued me, and on paper, it seemed to tick every…
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…
If you’ve ever had Tignanello, you’ll know the problem. It sets the bar. Not just in terms of quality, but in how it feels in the glass. There’s that balance, that polish, that sense everything is exactly where it should be. And once you’ve had it, going back to normal wines can feel a bit…
If you’ve ever searched for a Tignanello alternative in a supermarket, you’ll know how difficult it is to find something that actually compares. There’s a moment every wine drinker has. You taste something extraordinary, a wine that just clicks. Everything is in balance, the fruit is silky, the finish just keeps going and then you…