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Tag Archives: Dessert wine
A sweet wine tasting
Our coach and Senior Member of the Blind Tasting Society, Hanneke Wilson, treated us to a fantastic sweet wine tasting recently. I outlined some of the more common methods of creating sweet wines in a previous post; this tasting covered … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Bordeaux, Hungary, Italy, Loire, Oxford Wine Events, Wines by Region
Tagged Blind tasting, Bonnezeaux, Bordeaux, Chateau Rayne-Vigneau, Chenin Blanc, Chianti, Dessert wine, Fortified wine, Furmint, Grenache, Italian wine, Jurancon, Maury, Muscat, Petit Manseng, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sweetness of wine, Tokaji, Vin Santo, Wine, Wine education, Wine tasting, Wine tasting descriptors
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A selection of sweets
Who doesn’t like a sweet wine? OK, I have come across one or two obtuse individuals that claim not to have a ‘sweet tooth’ and abhor dessert wines, however on the most part a sweet wine will win anyone over. … Continue reading
Primum Familiae Vini – Part 2
“When you buy wine, don’t buy one bottle, buy six or twelve.” – Sound advice from Christophe Brunet, especially when it comes to these wines; if only your budget can stretch that far… Following a tour through Champagne, Burgundy, Tuscany … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Bordeaux, Germany, Oxford Wine Events, Port, Spain, Suggested Wines
Tagged Aging of wine, Alsace, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catalonia, Château Mouton-Rothschild, Dessert wine, Egon Müller, First growth, Gewürztraminer, Hugel et Fils, late harvest, Merlot, Oak, Oxford, Pauillac, Primum Familiae Vini, Red wine, Ribera del Duero, riesling, Saar, Spanish wine, spätlese, Symington Family Estates, tempranillo, Torres, Vega Sicilia, vintage port, White wine
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Wine and Chocolate
I’m always suspicious of wines that claim to go with chocolate. Any wine that could possibly go with chocolate would need to be acidic enough to cut through the cloying chocolate coating over the palate, sweet enough to complement the … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Suggested Wines
Tagged Australian wine, Chocolate & Wine, Dessert wine, Fortified wine, Muscat, New World wines, Wine & Food
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Three courses on a budget
I’ve enjoyed three wines on a budget this week, including one of the best value reds I’ve ever had. Beginning in Italy, La Luciana Araldica (vintage 2008) is a typical Gavi wine. Gavi is a village in the Piemonte region … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, Italy, Suggested Wines
Tagged Bordeaux, Bricco Rosso, Cortese, Dessert wine, French wine, Gavi, Italian wine, Piemonte, Red wine, Sauternes, Semillon, White wine, Wine tasting
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