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2010

Las Moras Bonarda 2010

April 16, 2012
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My most favourite time of day, or should I say evening, has arrived once again: 9pm, the hour of the great uncorking – or, in this case, the great unscrewing. Tonight I’m sharing a 2010 Argentinean Las Moras Bonarda with my other half whilst veging out on the sofa in my Jim Jams. Red with white [...]

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Navajas 2010 Rioja Tinto

February 16, 2012
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There’s not a whole lot given away on the label of this truly fine Rioja. It says “Tinto” on the reverse, but it took me a little research to remind myself that simply means “red”, which those of us with eyes will be able to garner for ourselves from a cursory glance at the bottle. [...]

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McGuigan Bin No.578 Merlot 2010

July 4, 2011
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For all the ease of use and endless pondering the internet has bought to wine buying, sometimes (all too often?) the purchase of a bottle can come down to what looks best out of the discounted bottles at the nearest supermarket. It’s fair enough – modern life is often complicated enough without turning the purchase [...]

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Neblina Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Central Valley

May 5, 2011
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I recently went to my local Majestic Wine Warehouse and decided to repay them for the kindness of the free introductory wine course I attended last year by actually buying some of their wine. In recent years they’ve reduced the minimum bottle purchase from 12 to 6 and have, in one fell swoop, managed to [...]

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Arabella Shiraz 2010

April 28, 2011
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I’ve been a fan of rich, spicy and  flavoursome Australian Shirazes for a while. When you’re relatively new to the world of wine, their strident flavours and  intoxicating nature are easy to notice and, if you’ve a taste for it, easy to love. More recently I’ve been exploring different avenues grape wise, paying attention to subtleties [...]

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Finca Flichman – Syrah 2010

March 7, 2011
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It was my last day in Buenos Aires and, as I wandered the streets having one last look around, I thought, best get a wine for tonight’s dinner. As I was in Argentina, of course my last meal would be steak, much as my first meal and almost all subsequent meals were! But that’s why [...]

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