Wine Book Review: The Wines of Burgundy
Posted on January 21st, 2009 1 Comment
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine books
Whether you’ve been smitten or bitten by wines from Burgundy, this wine book is for you.
Wine Book Review: The Judgement of Paris
Posted on January 18th, 2009 No Comments yet
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, Wine, Wine books
It’s 1976. Relatively unknown wines from California head over to Paris, give some of the best French wines one hell of a beating and in doing so, revolutionise the global wine industry. And there’s a genuinely interesting book about all this.
Wines for Christmas
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 6 Comments
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Everyone else is recommending wines for Christmas, so why not join them. Well, here it goes.
1. Brunch bubbly: Moscato d’Asti
Frank from Robert Francis Wine introduced me to the Oddero Moscato d’Asti NV at the iFoods.tv bloggers Christmas party. The way he put it was that you can’t help but smile when drinking this and he’s [...]
Domaine des Croix Bourgogne Rouge 2005
Posted on August 13th, 2008 8 Comments
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Big bank for buck Pinot Noir: Les Champs de l’Abbaye Bourgogne 2001
Posted on June 29th, 2008 No Comments yet
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Made by Alaine and Isabelle Hasard, this is the best QPR “Bourgogne Pinot Noir” I’ve ever had.
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Burgundy wine tasting at Mitchell & Son (part 2 of 3)
Posted on April 13th, 2008 No Comments yet
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This is the second in a series of three posts on the Burgundy wine-tasting I did in Mitchell & Son on April 10th. The first covered some white wines from Burgundy. This second post covers some of the Pinot Noir red wines from Burgundy.
The first two were from Mercurey, with winemaker, Agnès [...]
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Burgundy wine tasting at Mitchell & Son (part 1 of 3)
Posted on April 11th, 2008 5 Comments
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Burgundy wine tasting, Mitchell & Son, April 10th. The first in a three part blog series on this one event covers the whites.
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Review of Bourgogne Aligoté Lignier 2004 (€22)
Posted on March 21st, 2008 3 Comments
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, White wine, €20-€30
When I first saw the label, “Bourgogne Aligoté”, I assumed a Chardonnay. In fact, it’s a completely different grape from the Chardonnay-dominated Burgundy region.
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WSET Intermediate night three: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 3 Comments
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Tuesday night’s WSET Intermediate class was all about Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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