White

Bright yellow-gold colour, reflecting the concentration from the part-dried Muscat raisined grapes. As expected, pronounced citrus aromas – more lemony than the pure orange …

The second sparkler in our Wine & Cheese event, and an embarrassment for the French – a French, non-Champagne sparkling wine! A blend of …

This was the first of three sparkling wines at the Wine & Cheese Club’s Sweet & Sparkling event, and it showed-off New World sparklers …

Another random discovery at my parents house (where they’d picked this up cheap at Waitrose…). Brilliant golden colour suggested a degree of maturity, and …

Another fine one from Defaix. Bought this at the same time as the 1998 vieille vignes Chablis. Since read reports that the 1996 1er …

In drinking the much younger 1996 within a week of the 1991, I could appreciate the recommendation of the producer to Dad, to drink …

3rd time lucky for Schlumberger!! And the one I was most nervous of – the Gewurztraminer. I shouldn’t have been. A really enjoyable and …

My second Slovene wine, courtesy again of Peter Polajnar. A particularly unusual bottle, since it was the Slovene equivalent of a German Auslese with …

A disappointment – perhaps not well enough chilled? I had read many good things about Clos d’Yvigne from different sources. In the end, I …

I was slightly nervous serving this, having had some poor examples of “great” white Burgundy, but I needn’t have worried. Rich golden colour. Toasty, …