Wine Tasting 101

Gin

Harewood Greystones Gin (Episode 165 – Part 1)

In this episode, we taste another craft gin, this time a gin that has the majority of it's botanicals taken from it very old and historic wall garden. The walled…
Red wine

Ramirez de la Piscina Rioja at the London Wine Fair (Episode 164)

In the first of our London Wine Fair interviews, we interview Sonia from the Ramirez de la Piscina vineyard and ask her all things Rioja. Sonia's family has been making…
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…
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…
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…
Red wine

Ribera del Duero Tempranillo (Episode 149)

We taste a wine, Condado De Haza made from the Tempranillo grape from the Riber del Duero Region of Spain. Just south of the Rioja region which also uses a…