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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 ...

Rules update

Getting to the end of the month and I have not yet done an August post. Only two days left. I thought that this would be the first month without a post as not ready yet for one about Pinot Noir. (That ...

The Boulogne Fête la Mer, plus discovering a new band

I have been advised by my contact in Boulogne, John, that a good time to visit Boulogne is the weekend in early July when the have the Fête la Mer events. Normally this is around the same time as my ...

Bourgogne Chardonnay

Everyone has their own personal tastes, so if you prefer one wine to another, that a wine expert has recommended, then just go with your preference.I now know that for rosés I prefer Côtes de ...

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