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Buil & Giné 2008 – Priorat Rosé for a Sunny Day

August 10, 2010
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I often turn to rosés when I want a fail-safe wine. I should mention that I turn to dry rosés; I’m not a big fan of sweet or off-dry rosés such as Blossom Hill or Gallo. I know that many people enjoy those sweetish wines but for me their saccharine flavours and candyish finishes just [...]

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Castillo Catadau Gran Reserva 2002

March 28, 2010
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ABV: 14% Closure: Cork Retailer: Naked Wines Price: £9.99 Serving Temperature: 18-20 degrees I opened this bottle to let it breathe for a while but it may have improved with decanting. On pouring it was a dark ruby colour depicting the label colour and almost the same as port. A nice looking bottle with a [...]

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Castillo de Tafalla Rosado 2008

March 25, 2010
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Country: Spain Region: Navarra ABV: 13.5% Closure: Cork Retailer: Naked Wines Price: £5.99 Serve chilled but not too cold. This wine came in a mixed case of 6 from Naked Wines. This particular “Pink” wine is not one I would normally choose as it inevitably takes me back to the 1970’s and the only choice [...]

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Berberana Dragon Tempranillo 2007

September 24, 2009
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ABV: 12.5% Closure: Real Cork Retailer: Majestic Price: £5.49 Approx Berberana was founded in 1877 and this Spanish family is well known for its Riojas. (Rioja is my own personal favourite Red wine). Dragon Tempranillo has to be my favourite of the red wines that we tasted from this case, it comes from the Tierra [...]

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Señorio de los Llanos Valdepeñas Crianza 2003

August 28, 2009
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ABV: 12.5% Closure: Natural Cork Price: £6 Approx The first time I came across this wine was in one of Anthony Worrall Thompsons restaurants. It was recommended that it would be best with steak or stews but we all had something different and it complimented everything from vegetarian to sausages extremely well. I could drink [...]

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Vina Albali Gran Reserva 1999

August 22, 2009
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“Its not what you know but who you know” – so goes the old saying. It couldn’t be truer in my case as I’ve struck up a friendship with one of the employees of my local Wine Rack. We seem to be pretty like-minded in our tastes when it comes to wine – maybe because [...]

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Berberana Rioja Reserva – D’avalos Etiqueta Negra

July 14, 2009
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Loving this wine! Had it recommended to me and picked up a bottle at Tesco when it was on a special offer for around a fiver which was a great deal. I probably wouldn’t stretch myself to the normal price of around £10 but knowing it was £5 is certainly helping me enjoy it It’s [...]

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Dinastia Vivanco Rioja Crianza 2005

January 21, 2009
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Third Wine in the Twitter Taste Live. Produced by Bodegas Dinastia Vivanco. 100% Tempranillo. I thought: The bottle was fantastic! Very fruity, earthy, smoky – not much experience of red wine personally but I could get a taste after trying this one. Others said: deep, mellow, cherry, rich, fruity Available from Bibendum Related posts Delicato [...]

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