Wednesday Wines

Wednesday Wines – Episode 55

14th April 2021

Episode 55 – 14th April 2021 The new rosé releases from Domaine des Diables Made in Provence* all from Lea & Sandeman tel. 020 7244 0522 & www.leaandsandeman.co.uk From the L&S website – ‘Domaine des Diables – ‘the devils’- is owned and run by Guillaume and Virginie Philip, and is the home of the MiP* (Made in Provence*)…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 54

7th April 2021

Episode 54 – 7th April 2021 Two Stunning Chardonnays Looking back over the last few editions of Wednesday Wines I have noticed that there has been a preponderance of red wines reviewed, so this week here are two sensational Chardonnays which caught my eye! If the weather picks up again (it snowed yesterday in Battersea) I promise I will throw…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 53

31st March 2021

Episode 53 – 31st March 2021 BRUNELLO SUPERSTARS, SMITH HAUT LAFITTE & ANGÉLUS This week I have a cornucopia of delights for you from Italy, France and Australia. All fascinating wines and all worthy of serious consideration. Rosso & Brunello di Montalcino from Decorum Vintners Contact Rupert Monier Williams, Managing Director, Decorum…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 52

24th March 2021

Episode 52 – 24th March 2021 Three sensational, newly-released Provence Rosés Exactly one year ago, I started my weekly Wednesday Wines column, deciding that it should be free to view for all. I have written up hundreds of amazing wines (and well over 40000 words!). I have decided that this initiative will continue ad infinitum so I am able to…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 51

17th March 2021

Episode 51 – 17th March 2021 NICOLAS-JAY NEW RELEASES Two magnificent wines this week – one white and one red, both debuts, which are up there with the finest wines I have ever tasted from Oregon. These wines are absolutely brand new and these vintages are sure to move fast. I first met Jean-Nicolas back in the late Eighties and early Nineties…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 50

10th March 2021

Episode 50 – 10th March 2021 RED ALERT All reds this week and there is a certain symmetry in my selection, too. First two Cabernet-dominant wines from two legendary properties and then six Tuscan heroes, three each from two of the finest estates in Montalcino. 2014 Château Capbern, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France (£20.68, www.justerinis.com).…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 49

3rd March 2021

Episode 49 – 3rd March 2021 A wonderful selection of 2018 Right Bank Bordeaux I have recently received a flurry of 2018 Bordeaux to taste for the first time since I looked at many of them (out of the 'barrel') at the En Primeur tastings in Bordeaux, in April 2019. This week, I have picked out a collection of Right Bank wines from two eminent…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 48

24th February 2021

Episode 48 – 24th February 2021 TURON WINES by Turon & Alex White www.turonwines.com.au The guide prices shown are in Australian dollars and they are taken from Turon’s website. I was delighted to be sent preview samples of Turon White’s wonderful range of wines and, while they are not yet available in the UK, I know that there is already…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 47

17th February 2021

Episode 47 – 17th February 2021 Seven spectacular white wines this week from two of the leading wine merchants in the country. Three fabulous German whites from The WineBarn www.thewinebarn.co.uk All three of these wines are tremendous with thrilling acidity and a thoroughly modern stance. 2019 Vom Roten Schieffer, Riesling Trocken, Weingut Göttelmann,…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 46

10th February 2021

Episode 46 – 10th February 2021 Monte Santoccio di Nicola Ferrari Formerly an assistant to the legendary Valpolicella producer Giuseppe Quintarelli, Nicola Ferrari and his wife Laura now make their wines from 4ha of organically farmed vines in Fumane. Production is between 25000 - 30000 bottles per year, so this is a very discreet operation,…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 45

3rd February 2021

Episode 45 – 3rd February 2021 I was fortunate to taste a range of new 2018 Boyer-Martenot whites last week and they were so good that I felt compelled to tell you about them in Wednesday Wines today. Keenly priced, elite quality and relatively forward, these are unmissable white Burgundies. Three of these 2018s are available now so do contact…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 44

27th January 2021

Episode 44 – 27th January 2021 The wine trade at large is coming together to help the South African wine industry which is suffering greatly right now. Regular readers will have noticed that I have written up a few more South African wines than usual over the last few months and this is why. I urge you to read Bruce Jack’s moving article on…