Bottega: quality Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé 
Book 5 Index 
951. Mullineux, Syrah Swartland, 2011 
950. W & J Graham & Co, 30 Year Old Tawny Port, NV (2010) 
949. Cartuxa, Pêra-Manca Branco Évora, 2012 
948. Pella, Xi-Ro Cuvée Experimentale, NV 2000
532. Miguel Torres, Conde de Superunda Curicó Valley Chile, 2000
A great birthday gift from Tina, that I used to Christen SJ awesome present of a spangly Riedel decanter. And a wholly-appropriate wine with …
490. Marquis d’Angerville, Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds, 2000
Picked this up from POTG – a 2nd bottle of this matured, classy Burgundy (a case of the 2005 of which is sitting in …
419. Ridge Vineyards, Lytton Springs Sonoma County, 2004
The best match we could come up with for a dish containing chillis, walnuts, beef, soured cream, sultanas and pomegranates was a Zinfandel, and …
407. Tedeschi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2000
I didn’t take a note at the time, and it’s taken a long time to get around to writing this up – mostly because …
387. Arlewood Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Margaret River, 2000
The New World Cabernet Sauvignon part of the 2nd Optimor Case, this one. Shows up Margaret River beautifully, with a freshness of acidity that …
Marqués de Murrieta: Rioja aristocracy built around Castillo Ygay
There are many Rioja bodegas with the vaunted title Marqués in their name – Riscal, Cacéres, Concordia inter alia. In the UK, those of …
350. Domaine Laureau, Savennières Cuvée du Bel Ouvrage, 2000
So, the official ‘first wine’ from the Second Optimor Wine Club case! Savennières was chosen to represent the Loire Valley and Chenin Blanc, and …
340. Château Valandraud, Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2000
My first Bordeaux from the lauded 2000 vintage. Jean-Luc Thunevin’s wines have recently been criticised for being “too short-lived” for ‘proper’ Bordeaux. Well, I’d …
320. La Poderina, Brunello di Montalcino, 2000
Well this was the highlight of an otherwise poor pre-conference dinner in (of all places!) Milan. Unfortunately it didn’t match too well to the …
289. Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville Sonoma County, 2000
When I was young (10-12) Ridge wines were the first Cali wines I knowingly saw in UK, so I assumed that this was how …