Wine 101

Sancerre

Tasting a Charles Dupuy Sancerre (Episode 95 Part 1)

In the first part of this Episode we taste our first of three Sancerres, supposedly the best Sauvignon Wines in the world! In this episode, we taste John's favourite Sancerre…
Sancerre

Tasting a Les Caillottes Sancerre (Episode 95 Part 2)

The second part of our episode tasting Sancerre we try a bottle of Les Caillottes Sancerre which is available from Sainsburys in the UK. Will it prove to be as…
Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting a Helderberg Winery – Sauvignon Blanc (Episode 94 Part 3)

In the last part of this Episode where we are tasting Sauvignon Blancs from South Africa, we taste a wine produced by Helderberg Winery available from M&S in the UK.…
Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting Porcupine Ridge, South African Sauvignon Blanc (Episode 94 Part 2)

In the 2nd part of this episode, where we are tasting South African Sauvignon. In this part, we taste a Porcupine Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, which is available at several retail…
Sauvignon Blanc

Southern Point – South African Sauvignon Blanc (Episode 94 Part 1)

In the first part of this episode, we taste our first South African Sauvignon Blanc which is available from Asda. We felt the wine was value for money and gave…
Sauvignon Blanc

Introduction to South African Sauvignon Blancs (Episode 94 Introduction)

In this mini-series of tasting Sauvignon Blancs from around the world, we taste three from South Africa. In particular, we taste Sauvignon Blancs from the following labels - Southern Point,…
New Zealand

Tasting a Mud House Sauvignon Blanc (Episode 93 Part 3)

In the last part of this episode, we taste another Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand this time from Mud House winery. This wine is available from Asda and although the…
New Zealand

Tasting a M&S Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand (Episode 93 Part 1)

In the first part of this episode where we taste Sauvignon Blancs from New Zealand, we taste Silver Frond from Marks and Spencer. The wine is very reasonably priced at…
New Zealand

New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc (Episode 93 Introduction)

Having tried French and Chilean Sauvignon Blancs we now give New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs a go! New Zealand is renowned for the high-quality Sauvignon Blancs so we quickly introduce the…
Dordogne

Tasting a Sauvignon from the Dordogne (Episode 92 Part 3)

In the final part of this episode, we taste a Sauvignon Blanc produced in the Dordogne region of France. This wine was purchased from Waitrose and is the most expensive…