Wine Tasting Course

Touriga Nacional

Qunita da Casa Boa Red Wine (Episode 233)

This wine was sent to us by Lusus wines ( https://www.lususwines.co.uk/about-us ) to try. It’s predominant grape (70%) is Merlot combined with Touriga National (30%). The nose (aroma/bouquet) was really…
Australia Wine

Tasting Jam Shed Shiraz Wine (Episode 232)

We taste a Red Wine recommended by a viewer, Ian Stirling, as being a great wine if you enjoy that “Jammy” taste in wine. We have tasted another wine previously,…
French Wine

Aldi’s Pinot Gris Pierre Jaurant Wine Review (episode 231)

We taste a great Pinot Gris available from the Supermarket Aldi. Even though the wine was produced in France it really reminded John L of Italian Pinot Grigio which is…
Champagne

Tasting Aldi’s Monsigny Champagne No. III (Episode 229)

In this episode, we taste a bottle of champagne kindly sent to us by Aldi. The bottle in question, Monsigny Champagne No. III retails at £12.49 in the UK. It…
Portuguese Wine

Tasting Monte Sao Sebastaio Wine (Episode 228)

In the first episode, we have managed to get together since lockdown we taste a fantastic red wine from Portugal kindly sent to us by Lusus Wines. The wine, Monte…
Australia Wine

WineScribble – Cabernet Sauvignon (Episode 227 – Part 2)

In the 2nd and last part of this episode, we continue our discussion with the fabulous WineScribble and get down to some tasting! We each taste a Cabernet Sauvignon, WinsScribble,…
Red wine

Cabernet Sauvignon with WineScribble (Episode 227 Part 1)

In another lockdown episode, we get to talk to Anabel from WineScribble about all things Cabernet Sauvignon. We talk about where the wine is grown, why it is present in…
Red wine

How do you choose wine? (Episode 226)

In this episode, we talk to Haley Nicols, an ex sommelier, who lives in Florida USA, about how to choose wine in the wine shop and from a restaurant wine…
Pinot Noir

Using Local Wine Shop in Lockdown (Episode 225)

In this episode, given we are in Lockdown here in the UK John and I discuss how his shop in Brighouse is adapting to meet the challenge of keeping afloat…
Red wine

Gran Familia Rioja (Episode 223)

In this video, we taste a Rioja kindly donated to us by Anna. This particular Rioja is a Gran Familia Rioja (more details can be found at https://www.guyandersonwines.co.uk/wines/gran-familia/ ). This…