When you are in the mood for something a little different…. A label that you don’t expect to find on your supermarket shelf and one I was very excited to…
The King’s Thorn Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris is a good choice as a wine to go with food as it has fruit weight, soft acid and usually some residual sugar to make it a wine…
Aldi Duca del Poggio Prosecco Extra Dry DOC
One of the most fun fizzes that delivers bang for buck that I have come across for a while. This is seriously tasty fun in an apple, ginger and white…
Villa Sandi Prosecco Millesimato Valdobbiadene Superiore Brut DOCG
When you are after a more complex Prosecco, look for one from the towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene in the vicinity of Veneto. The wines are riper, more structured and…
Waitrose Italian Dry White Crisp Floral Wine
Sometimes you are in the mood for something easy and just plain fun!! This wine suits the occasion very well and I have found myself reaching for another glass. A…
Cantina Valpolicella Negrar La Tirela Amarone Classico DOCG
This region of Italy produces some unique red wines in Amarone. Here the ripe red grapes are picked and raisined either on shelves or hung to get that shrivel factor….
Cantina Valpolicella Negrar Recioto della Valpolicella
The same method that produces the bold, dry, red wines, Amarone, also produces these sweet, succulent red dessert wines. Here, instead of allowing the ferment to stop naturally around 15+%,…
Tesco Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella should be soft and easy to drink, however, it should have enough fruit weight to please a red wine drinker. This wine is certainly soft on the tannins, a…