MoneyWeek, 14 August 2009 – 2008 Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc, Saint-Cosme
2008 Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc, Saint-Cosme, Southern Rhône, France (£13.99, Richard Royds at The Haslemere Cellar tel. 01428 645081 & www.haslemerecellar.co.uk). The craftsmanship and build quality of this wine is of the very highest order imaginable. The usual white grapes have been employed – Viognier, Marsanne and .. more
MoneyWeek, 31 July 2009 – 2007 Cairanne Blanc, Domaine Oratoire St. Martin
2007 Cairanne Blanc, Réserve des Seigneurs, Domaine Oratoire St. Martin, Southern Rhône, France (£9.99, Vine Trail, tel. 0117 921 1770 and www.vintrail.co.uk). I seem to be having almost weekly wine epiphanies at the moment and long may this last. My latest revelation was this bargain-priced .. more
Money Week, 19 June 2009 – 2008 Arca Nova Vinho Verde, Portugal
2008 Arca Nova Vinho Verde, North West Portugal (£7.95, Vinoteca 020 7253 8786; £7.75, Kensington Wine Rooms 020 7727 8142; £6.30 www.slurp.co.uk). Nothing quite signals the start to the summer like a glass of ice cold Vinho Verde.This exquisite style of ‘light’ (it is only .. more
MoneyWeek, 12 June 2009 – 2006 McHenry Hohnen 3 Amigos, Margaret Rive
2006 McHenry Hohnen, 3 Amigos White, Margaret River, Western Australia (£11.99, Handford Wines tel. 020 7589 6113 , Edward Sheldon tel. 01608 661409, The General Wine Company tel. 01428 722201, Bablake Wines tel. 024 7622 8272). The great David Hohnen (one of the coolest men .. more
MoneyWeek, 15 May 2009 – 2007 Riesling, Léon Boesch, Alsace
2007 Riesling, Domaine Léon Boesch Alsace, France (£15.00, Green & Blue Wines tel. 020 8693 9250 and www.greenandbluewines.com). Once in a while I get a real shock when I am tasting new wines and this week’s coronary moment came when I stumbled across Nick Brookes .. more
MoneyWeek, 24 April 2009 – 2008 Brothers and Sister Viognier, Adelaide, SA
2008 Brothers & Sisters Viognier, Adelaide, South Australia (£59.34 for a case of 6 bottles (£9.89), Marks & Spencer Wines Direct). Natasha Mooney is one of Australia’s greatest winemakers. A young, energetic and talented woman, she consults in Chile, South Africa and Portugal and back .. more
MoneyWeek, 17 April 2009 – 2006 Tim Adams Semillon, Clare Valley, SA
2006 Tim Adams Semillon, Clare Valley, South Australia (£9.19, Tesco) Tim Adams (known affectionately as Bonecrusher, thanks to his wince-inducing handshake) is one of the unsung heroes of the Australian wine scene. I have known him for over twenty years, which coincides neatly with the .. more
MoneyWeek, 3 April 2009 – 208 Jurançon Sec, Domaine Bellegarde
2008 Jurançon Sec, Domaine Bellegarde, South West France (£10.95, Yapp Brothers Ltd of Mere, tel. 01747 860423 & www.yapp.co.uk). Spring has well and truly arrived here, and if you are not in the mood yet then cast off that gloomy, occluded look with this wine .. more
MoneyWeek, 27 February 2009 – 2008 Quinta de Azevedo, Vinho Verde, Portugal
2008 Quinta de Azevedo, Vinho Verde, Portugal (£6.24, reduced by 20% if you buy any two Portuguese wines, £4.99, Majestic). Drop sixty quid at Majestic this week and you will have invested a relatively small amount of cash in the unqualified success of your very .. more
MoneyWeek, 23 January 2009 – 2006 The White, John Forrest, New Zealand
2006 The White, The John Forrest Collection, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand (£16.99, Adnams tel. 01502 727222 & www.adnams.co.uk). Many moons ago (in May 2004, I think?) I had dinner with a few high level wine wizards in London. The venue was Kensington Place – .. more
