wines by country

I often find a funky modern label can hide a multitude of sins. The design trying too hard to make up for what is essentially a lackluster wine, though thankfully Irrevernte doesn't fall into this category. 

It's probably not the best diet in the world but I don't care...it's seriously tasty! 

My first ever bottle of wine from the Cassis Appellation. Which turned out to be a heavenly match for my first taste of Dorada Tartare

Turns out there's only one winery who produces Jampal in the entire world!...

Enjoying my Wine Wednesday amongst my vines and  grapes (though I have no idea what variety)...

It's an absolute classic Pouilly Fume, if you want a fruit bomb look elsewhere...

From 100% Encruzado grapes & produced by Casa Da Passarela in the Dão region... 

Pale, Light, delicate and a little overpriced for what it is...the quintessential Provence Rosé...

Until today I was blissfully unaware that Sparkling Vinho Verde even existed!...

Tonight it is Pork Espetada, Spicy Roasted Potatoes & homemade French dressed salad...

It has the softness you come to expect from Dao wines but a purity of fruit & elegance you would not...

I go to Portugal for the sun, I stay for the Vinho Verde...

I've not had a Vintage Cremamt du Jura before...

I've never heard of let alone tasted the Romanian red grape Feteasca Neagra...

If you've not tried it before Franciacorta is some of the best traditional method sparkling wines outside France...

The Wakefield (known as Taylor's in Australia) Visionary Cab comes from barrels originally destined for the Wakefield St Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon...

It has all the classic hallmarks of a decade old Meursault 1er Cru... 

To partner the escargot we have the big Chardonnay match up...

Homemade Pulled pork, apple slaw & beans matched with a beautifully mature Cheval des Andes 2003....

I'm Getting ready for the weekend with this little beauty...

Amazing wines from the Jura starting at 2007, stretching back to 1988...

Dog Point Chardonnay...premium wine from one of New Zealand's best producers... 

No need for explanation...mature Claret at it's best. 

This is the first sparkling Gamay I've ever seen let alone tasted...

What better way to celebrate everything the English has to offer than with a English Sparkling wine taste off...

You look after something for 5 years, you protect it, you nurture it, you invest your hopes & dreams in it & then it just lets you down...

This is how you celebrate handing in your notice!

Epic Rhone Wine tasting Two of my favourites were the Côte-Rotie Brun et Blonde du Vidal Fleury 2007

An amazing tour, an amazing lunch & an absolutely spectacular wine...

Louis Latour Puligny Montrachet & Beaune with Steak Tartare...