#NWTW Week 18: What’s a Lebanese Red Going To Taste Like?
Hmmmm. You know I’m really not all that sure what to write here. I haven’t drunk much of the stuff to be fair, so there’s two ways I could actually have something to say here…
merlot
#NWTW Week 18: Wine from Lebanon
I was wondering whether to start this post with a load of quotes from all the 1,000 year BC Israelite prophets that you can find on Wikipedia, but not to worry, the feeling has passed. I think I’ll just crack on by repeating what Ant had mentioned in his post this week. Lebanon is one …
#NWTW Week 8: What To Expect From Pinotage from South Africa
As we’ve said earlier on, Pinotage is still being tested and tried around a few different vineyard sites to see what the best spots will be. They’re getting there but they still don’t 100% know. At the minute though there tends to be roughly two styles, one light-bodied, the other full-bodied. Best thing to do …
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#NWTW Week 2: What To Expect From Chilean Carménère
I’m just going to skip the “Intro to Carménère” bit here, cos Chile is the place where Carménère has found its home. It used to be a Bordeaux variety, but when a little pest called phylloxera destroyed most of Bordeaux’s plantings in the early 19th Century it wasn’t replanted like the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
#NWTW Week 2: An Intro Into Chile
Most wine drinkers in the UK will have had a bottle or two from Chile. Over the past 10 to 15 years they’ve absolutely nailed the export market with low cost, solid quality wines. Lots of investment in the 1990s in both production and the governing laws has led to a really smooth system to …
The Slava Diary #3: Drinking Blood
Red wines in these regions have a bit of a reputation. Especially the local varieties. What wine makers have tended to do in the past is to grow as many varieties as their land will cram in, and blend most of them together. The result of this is a fairly lush and full bodied red …
Bordeaux Broken Down #5: Last Few Things…
I don’t really want to keep going too long on one topic really. It’s meant to just be a few thoughts and a few pointers to help everyone on their way. If I keep going it’s just going to turn into a bit of a rant. So in the vague hope of avoiding that, I’m …
Why Do People Do That? Number 2 – Different Glasses
So Mag’s Mummy asked last week about the use of different glasses for different wines. Does it really make a difference? Simple answer is yes. There’s two things you’re thinking about when picking what wine glass to use for which wine: – What do you want the wine to do in the glass? - What …
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Lobs
or International Red Wine Varieties I’ve got a couple of mates who’ve given me an unfortunate nickname. “Lobs”, which is short for “Lobster”, is a completely hilarious reference to my knack of getting sunburnt. I’m a fair skinned lad, tend to leave my shirt on at the beach for fear of giving people snow blindness, …