Spittoon
Top Spittoon offers
Wine Tasting Note: Sanctuary Sauvignon Blanc, 2006, Marlborough, New Zealand.Listed by Sainsbury’s for £6.99.
Someone mumbled sweet pea - didn’t get that myself but the usual exuberant Marlborough style of Sauvignon was certainly in evidence perhaps tempered with a touch of sweetness…
Wine Tasting Note: L A Cetto Petite Sirah, 2005, Baja California, Mexico
15 Dec
Posted by: admin in: Spittoon
Many moons ago I ran, rather successfully I should add, a little wine merchants for a now defunct chain. One of the first wines I recall that caused a storm - in terms of sales and discussion - was an…Wine Tasting Note: Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2004, Veneto, Italy
15 Dec
Posted by: admin in: Spittoon
Wine Tasting Note:Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2004, Veneto, Italy.Available from Sainsburys for £16.99
An absolute age since I’ve sampled, let alone drank, an Amarone - so a joy to receive this last week. Has a gorgeous combination of richness, powerful…
10 Wine Gifts for Christmas - not the usual ‘what wines to have with Christmas dinner’, but a selection of recommended wines, books and accessories intended as gifts and presents. In no particular order…
- One of the best food and…
The assessor was appointed by the FSA with the agreement of DB wines, the manufacturer of Sovio, to review the…
Wine Tasting Note: Tusk ‘n Red, 2004, Mendocino County, California
15 Dec
Posted by: admin in: Spittoon
Wine Tasting Note: Tusk ‘n Red, 2004, Mendocino County, CaliforniaAvailable from Waitrose for £9.99
What this wine has with Italy is anyones guess. This blend is far removed from anything from Italy - 45% Syrah 25% Zinfandel 13% Sangiovese 11% Petite Sirah…
Wine Tasting Note: Banderas Reserve Chardonnay, 2006, San Juan, Argentina.
15 Dec
Posted by: admin in: Spittoon
Wine Tasting Note: Anderas Vineyards Banderas Reserve Chardonnay, 2006, San Juan, Argentina.Available from Sainsbury’s for £5.99.
Peachy, baby… peachy. Oh, and pineapply too. It’s big, it’s very rich and it’s powerful. And that is just the aroma. The palate is a little…
My good friend Tim ran a post yesterday on WineCast detailing his 10 most popular tasting notes. A good idea thought I! At the very least it would reveal what my burgeoning readership are interested in. So here we are then…
I’ve been a little disappointed by the posts on Chateau Photogasm.Don’t get me wrong though. I think the concept is great - original, unique, fascinating and often thought-provoking. I just wish they would take the photographs themselves rather than trawling…
The results from New Zealand’s premier wine competition, The Air New Zealand Wine Awards, have just been released.
Entries are restricted to the native producers (rather than being open to all from around the world) and are viewed as a…
Posts
