Author: John

Californian

1000 Stories Zinfandel (Episode 160)

In this episode, we taste a great Zinfandel, perhaps the best wine we have tasted this year! To begin with, it smells wonderful a great start to the tasting. A…
Gin

Watertons Distillery Interview with Dave Owens (Episode 159 Part 1)

In this episode, we talk to Dave Owens the distiller at Watertons Distillery based near Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Dave tell us about Charles Waterton a pioneer in conservationist -…
Red wine

3 Ases Tempranillo (Episode 158)

In this episode, we taste an excellent Tempranillo called 3 Ases which is available from John's shop Czwericks. It has a fantastic blackcurrant aroma which is really powerful and great…
Cabernet Sauvignon

Priorat Wine (Episode157)

In this episode, we taste a Priorat from Catalunya in Spain. This wine is a blend of Garnacha, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mazuela and Syrah and, given it's alcohol by volume…
Gin

Addingham Fruit Liqueurs (Episode 156)

  A lovely lady called Fiona Mann kindly sent us 4 of her lovely gin-based liqueurs. All the fruits used in the production of these wonderful liqueurs are grown in…
Italian Wine

Grillo Wine (Sparkling) – Episode 155

In this episode, we taste a bottle of Sparkling Grillo wine available from Aldi. It has a nice "Verde" type colour with a sweet aroma of pear. The taste was…
Grenache

Arabella 10th Anniversary Wine (Episode 153)

Drinking a wine one evening John L thought John M would enjoy so he thought he would seek Joh M's view on the wine, The wine was produced to celebrate…
Argentine wine

Argentine vs Chilean Malbec (Episode 152)

In this episode, we compare an Argentine vs a Chilean Malbec wine. In the first part of this video, we taste the Argentine Malbec which we are pleasantly surprised with…
Malbec

BeefSteak South African Wellington Malbec (Episode 151)

In this episode, we taste a South African Malbec from the BeefSteak Stable of wines selected for their compatibility with, you guessed it, Steak! This wine has a very promising…
Gin

Yorkshire Dales Distillery (Episode 150)

This episode is about not one, but three fantastic Gins, all of which have shot into John L's top 10. (It used to be top 5, but it seemed too…