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Wine tastings, thoughts and occasional rambles from a pragmatic wine consumer. No scores, just sips.

Threshers 40% Off Voucher - Christmas 2008
Filed under: Thresher, Wine offers

It's that time again, Threshers have issued their 40% off wines voucher for Christmas. It's not as enticing as it first sounds as you can get 3 for 2 on ...

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Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by GollyGumDrops
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Berton The Folly Chardonnay Pinot Grigio 2007
Filed under: Australian wine, Chardonnay, Laithwaites, Pinot Grigio

I must admit that seeing a wine made of a Chardonnay Pinot Grigio blend, 'folly' seems like an apt description. There's lots of well known belnds of well known grapes ...

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Posted 3 days 3 hours ago by GollyGumDrops
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Montana Pinot Grigio 2007 North Island
Filed under: montana, New Zealand wine, Pinot Grigio, sainsbury

Montana's Sauvignon Blanc has earned its place on the must-buy grocery list for great value, dependably good, crowd pleasing wine. They're experts at Sauvignon Blanc. That doesn't necessarily mean they'll ...

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Posted 9 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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Hidalgo Fino Clasica
Filed under: Fino, majestic, Sherry, Spanish wine

I like sherry . Who doesn't? Ok, lots of people say they don't, but if you give them a cold glass of Fino and call it dry white wine, they ...

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Posted 10 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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Bargain! 25% off Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Filed under: Wine offers

It seems the credit crunch is biting hard into the wine market (or should that be glugging deep). Berry Bros & Rudd are reporting a 25% drop in the price ...

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Posted 16 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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Lyngrove Chenin Blanc Chardonnay 2007
Filed under: 2007, Chardonnay, Laithwaites, South African wine

We recently had a really good Semillion Chardonnay . I was delighted, a bit confused I admit, but really happy. I decided I'd reassess my view of lame Chardonnay blends, ...

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Posted 17 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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Reserve Domaine d'Aubaret Merlot 2006
Filed under: 2006, French wine, Laithwaites, Languedoc, Merlot

We had a 2006 Merlot, I expected big plummy fruit, fresh and juicy, so when the glass was poured and the colour was a deep mahogany with a smidge of ...

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Posted 24 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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Congratulations Barack

Wine news seems to have been overtaken a little this week by Barack Obama winning the US election. I'm happy to drink to that. We felt quite confident of the ...

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Posted 27 days ago by GollyGumDrops
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The Regent Semillon Chardonnay 2007
Filed under: 2007, Australian wine, Chardonnay, Laithwaites, Semillion

Semillon does not fill my heart with joy. It tends to signal watered down, bulked up, thinned out and other uninspiring phrases. Aussie chardonnay on the other hand makes me ...

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Posted 4 weeks ago by GollyGumDrops
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Calabria Shiraz Viognier 2006
Filed under: Australian wine, Laithwaites, shiraz, Syrah, Viognier, voignier

It's turned cold, it even snowed yesterday - in October! What's that all about? I needed something to warm me up. We opted for a Shiraz Voignier - a Rhone ...

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Posted 4 weeks ago by GollyGumDrops
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