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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 Pinot Gris
623. Seresin, Pinot Gris Marlborough, 2007
Picked up at a comparative knock-down price from POTG for the Princess Wine Club, and once again, upholds the Pinot Gris tradition over the …
602. Domaine Barmès Buecher, Pinot Gris Pfleck Alsace, 2005
A good, solid, classic Alsatian Pinot Gris. And a pretty good (emergency) match for French onion soup (particularly as the soup was much paler …
431. Seresin, Pinot Gris Marlborough, 2006
The first wine of the wedding party at Furneaux Lodge, and finally a good Kiwi Pinot Gris. Whilst I was impressed by the Riesling …
309. Weingut Probst, Achkarrer Schlossberg Grauer Burgunder Auslese Trocken Kaiserstuhl Baden, 1998
Even though this is already in Book 1, after much prevarication, I decided it should go in again (hence out of position, as we …
280. Trimbach, Pinot Gris Réserve Alsace, 2002
Pale yellow-gold colour. Creamy lemon aromas – almost lemon pie – with some almondy notes. Surprisingly low in grapefruit notes that I’ve found before, …
229. Preiss-Zimmer, Tokay Pinot Gris Grand Cru Mambourg Alsace, 1998
Probably a reflection of the weather in the year, this one. 1998 was one of the hottest on record for the neighbouring part of …
Top 5 grape varieties of the moment
There are 1,368 commercially-grown grape varieties documented in the above great tome. I will never taste them all, but I have tasted a fair …
156. Preiss-Zimmer, Tokay Pinot Gris Mambourg Alsace Grand Cru, 2000
Wow! What a bargain!! First wine tasted after doing the WSET Advanced course, so it gets ‘formal’ from here… Mid-amber-gold colour fading to a …
138. Weingut Probst, Achkarrer Schlossberg Grauer Burgunder Auslese Trocken Kaiserstuhl Baden, 1998
And this was another of the clear highlights of our tasting at Weingut Probst (the winemaker – Reiner – has signed the left page). …
70. Domaines Schlumberger, Pinot Gris Grand Cru Kitterlé Alsace, 1997
Had 2 bottles of this and was very disappointed with the first. It is NOT a Pinot Grigio. However, on drinking the second I …