... drinking wine” Not sure what else you are supposed to do with it apart from drink but there you go ... Scribblings Rating - 82/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  french wine...

Montpezat Les Enclos 2004. Wine Tasting Note: Montpezat Les Enclos , 2004, Languedoc, France ... blend, especially from France. But that is the joy of Vin de Pays. My hastily scribbled notes - I ... and a strong tannic background. Alcohol 13.5%. It's a good wine, people, certainly worth trying ... - 92/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  french wine  red wine...

There must be something in the water — or wine — around here. After I wrote about our evening at Landmarc , it occurred to me it would be interesting to look more closely at wine mark-ups, and compare the restaurant prices of some of the wines we’ve drunk recently with their costs at local wine ... , in conjunction with a discussion about restaurants that have compiled eclectic and unusual, but well-priced, wine...

Ravanal Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Tasting Note: Ravanal Cabernet Sauvignon , 2002, Colchaga Valley, Chile. Available from Independent Merchants for around £6. Nice open aroma, blackberries, raspberries top-notes (getting into wine geekdom-speak here, sorry about that) of those squishy red ... it. Scribblings Rating - 86/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  chilean wine...

Lassalle Pouilly Fume. Wine Tasting Note: Arnaud Lassalle Pouilly Fume , 2005, Loire, France. Waitrose £7.99 A bargain at £3 off the regular price. Combining all the hallmarks of a great, punchy ... fish or goats cheese dish would be great. Scribblings Rating - 90/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  french wine  white wine...

Cucao Chardonnay Wine Tasting Note: Cucao Chardonnay , 2003, Casablanca Valley, Chile. Available from Oddbins £5.59. A good value (ie cheap) aperitif was required; but a wine with some weight ... palate. Drinkable, (which I find is highly desirable in a wine!), and pleasing. The grapes for this are in the process of being classified as organic. Scribblings Rating - 86/100 Search Tags: wine...

Lake Chalice Sauvignon Wine Tasting Note: Lake Chalice Sauvignon Blanc , 2004, Marlborough, New Zealand. Independents £9.99. A fresh and zingy Marlborough Sauvignon - a superb pink grapefruit ... with deep fried whitebait ; delicious. Scribblings Rating - 90/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  new zealand wine  white wine...

Lake Chalice Sauvignon Wine Tasting Note: A1 Muvedre , 2005, Alicante, Spain. Brindisa £5.75. (Muvedre must be Mourvèdre ala Monastrell!)The conditions around Alicante on Spain’s Mediterranean ... cheese and crusty bread very nicely. Scribblings Rating - 88/100 Search Tags: wine  food & drink  wine tasting  spanish wine  red wine...

... of wine available. For instance, you’re not likely to find the depth and elegance of a fine Bordeaux ... wine of recent vintage is not likely to cost you as much as a large plasma screen television. We ... . This is a lot of money to spend on a bottle of wine. Unfortunately, it is somewhat lower than the sweet ... in wine books and online. One of my favorites is in Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book , which is published...

Bravante Cabernet Wine Tasting Note: Bravante Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon , 2003, Napa Valley, USA. Price approximately £30. Aquired a 3/4 full bottle of this yesterday, a wine left over from a sampling session for a hotel's wine list. It had been open a while so plenty of time to open out ... , steak and game being the obvious choices. Scribblings Rating - 92/100 Search Tags: wine  food...