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Aldi wines, and what is Chianti

As I mentioned last month, I was very impressed with some of the wine I got from the Lidl near me. So to be fair to 'the other' discount supermarket chain, I am trying out some wines from Aldi this

Lidl wines

Still not planning a trip back to Boulogne until beginning of April. I do have some of my French whites and roses in my wine cellar but again wanting reds for the winter so I have been buying more in

Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc

Often you really do need to taste more that wine at the same time to make a genuine comparison. I did this with the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc that I reviewed in October here, and Villa Maria from New

French Wines book, Syrah-Grenache red wine

French Wines book review and a nice Syrah-Grenache

'French Wines' book review part 1 I have been having a good sort out of 'stuff' that just seems accumulate and this included finding all my books on wine and putting them all in one place. I will

Asda wines part 1

Hooray, off to Boulogne in early November. I had the chance to buy some French wines, which is the main purpose of this site. But I still have a backlog of some of the wines that I have been buying in

A Chilean wine and a local farm shop

I am virtually out of my French wines. I have a few bottles of my favourite whites and roses in my cellar, but these have already been reviewed. And I am totally out of red. As you know, travelling to

Lighter wines, and a fresh Pinot Noir

A while back, I read an article about high much higher the alcohol content in wines had become compared to wines from several decades ago. How wines used to be about 12.5% to 13%, but now are more

A French Malbec

I have still been buying wine in the UK, and again looking at more Malbecs. This time I am trying a French one, again bought in Morrisons. If you recall from my first Malbec post "Malbec is a

A Mouton Cadet rosé plus some Côte de Provenc

A Mouton Cadet rosé and more Côtes de Provence rosés

The weather has been brightening up, the clocks have gone forward, and spring is in the air.Maybe time to have a chilled white or rosé. I still have some French whites and rosés in my wine cellar. I

Buying in the UK: Malbecs part 2

Still not able to get to France as restrictions are getting tougher. I urgently need to help my mother out and collect her when she arrives at Paris CDG airport middle of April and drive her home. Not

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