I’ve got to say this has been one of the more redefining weeks of the year so far. What do I mean by that? Well put it this way, I thought I knew what I was going to expect from Beaujolais, but the variety of styles across the 4 I drank last week really got […]
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One of the great things about Beaujolais is that because of its light tannin and body, it’s a very food friendly wine. I’ve got a couple of “catch-ups” with friends this weekend, so I’ve got a couple of times to try some different stuff out with the wines.
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So what are the things to know about what Beaujolais is like as a wine?
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I always find that as much as you’ve heard of places, and you drink the wine from there, it always helps to have a picture in your head of exactly where it is in the world. So where’s Beaujolais?
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Gamay, as a grape is grown in quite a few places round the world to some decent success, but it is the most famous son of the Beaujolais region. It’s what the majority of the red wines in the region are made from.
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Yeah I know most people have heard of Beaujolais. Have you spent much time drinking it though? Or even made an effort to try the different areas in the AOC (that’s how the French call their controlled wine areas)? Well hopefully over the next week we can all have a try of a few examples
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The famous Argentinian red? It’s Malbec isn’t it?! Of course it is, especially if any one of us lives anywhere near an Argentinian restaurant the wine list will be chock full of them. Maybe somewhere in there there’s going to be the odd Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, or Shiraz skulking about, but the chances of two
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Uruguay. I can’t ever really say it without thinking of Homer Simpson. If you know what I’m talking about you’ll be chuckling too at this point. Hopefully after this weekend all I’ll be thinking about is the wonderful wine from there.
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Tannat’s not the most widely known red grape variety. It’s been around for a long time, but until recently mostly it’s been cropping up in inexpensive blends and not really getting much TLC from the producers. Luckily for us wine drinkers a few areas in the world have stayed faithful in putting it on the
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I’m writing this off the back of one of the most unhealthy weekends I’ve had in weeks. I’m not some nut case fitness freak or anything, but I guess I’m getting to the point now where some kinds of takeaways and foodstuffs just crease me. I end up tasting them for days and paying for
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