By Martin Isark If fizz is on your must buy list this Christmas… then my champagne & fizz jargon demystified… is a must read:
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Forget those overpriced flowers and buy champagne
By Martin Isark Why is it that when school holidays come around flights & holidays double in price? Why is it when Valentine’s Day nears those romantic roses rocket in price? Likewise if you are celebrating Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday you’ll find that the price of flowers have soared again! Not very romantic orContinue reading “Forget those overpriced flowers and buy champagne”
Tasted: Pinot Noir
By Martin Isark If you buy your red burgundy from a top-notch traditional wine merchant or direct from one of Burgundy’s great Pinot Noir producers, then at a price, red burgundy has no equals. Unfortunately though, most red burgundies found at UK’s supermarkets, are at their worst barely drinkable, and at their best, poor valueContinue reading “Tasted: Pinot Noir”
Tasted: Cloudy Bay from New Zealand
By Martin Isark Tasted Cloudy Bay from New Zealand? Wine drinkers over the years will have perused wine lists and retailers’ shelves for Cloudy Bay’s award-wining sauvignon blanc.
Tasted: Wines from Laithwaite’s
By Martin Isark Tasted Laithwaite’s Easter Wine selection, Domaine Serge Laporte Sancerre,Gaston Burtin Premier Cru Champagne, Mission Estate Pinot Noir New Zealand and Imaginacio by Masperla Priorat, Spain. Are they worth a punt?
Tasted: Boroli Barolo Piedmont Italy
By Martin Isark Tasted Modern Style Boroli Barolo? Barolo is made from the thick-skinned nebbiolo grape that’s grown in Italy’s Piedmont region. There are two styles of Barolo, the Old Traditional and the Modern. There is much debate, over the last twenty years or so, which is the better, but whichever style, a Barolo wineContinue reading “Tasted: Boroli Barolo Piedmont Italy”
Tasted: Pinot Noir from New Zealand & Australia
By Martin Isark If you buy your red burgundy from a top-notch traditional wine merchant or direct from one of Burgundy’s great Pinot Noir producers, then at a price, red burgundy has no equals. Unfortunately though, most red burgundies found at UK’s supermarkets, are at their worst barely drinkable, and at their best, poor valueContinue reading “Tasted: Pinot Noir from New Zealand & Australia”
Tasted: Veggie Red Wine from Italy
By Martin Isark Araldica Corsini Barbaresco? A richly flavoured Italian red wine that’s good enough to complement your best home-cooked food! Your wine savvy mates will love it too.
Tasted: Veggie Gewürztraminer from Alsace
By Martin Isark Such is the quality of this Gewurztraminer from Alsace… it makes me happy just thinking about it!
Tasted: White Burgundy
By Martin Isark Yes, the grape is chardonnay, but white burgundy from the Burgundy region in France takes the ubiquitous chardonnay to another level.