Archive for the 'Wine' Category

A fantastic refeshing wine, with a subtle hint of floral and fruity aromas.
Good with all food and very drinkable on its own.
Probably my favourite white at the moment.
Common in Spainish supermarkets rare over here, we found some in Threshers, 3 for the price of 2 - a real bargain.
Highly recommended

vina esmeralda

Gallo Sauvignon Blanc, a nice fresh wine flavour with lemony overtones.
We drank this with a Malaysian fish curry (Tuna) excellent.

RecommGallo Sauvignon Blanc 2005endedTuna

Laztana Tempranillo Rioja is a very good wine - rich and full bodied with a velvety feel.

Fruity with a long finish.

Recommended.

Torres Sangre De Torro is a full bodied red wine that has plenty of flavour. Rich in fruity flavours it goes well with many foods. A very good wine to have with rare fillet steak, new potatoes and mixed salad.

Recommended.

Torres Sangre De Torro

I’m not usually a fan of Chardonnay but this bottle was a gift and I was pleasantly surprised to find it a little different from most. It had a fresh lemony flavour- which lifted it and made it very drinkable.

Recommended

Lindemans Cawarra Chardonnay

Campo Viejo Crianza is Ruby red in colour, it has a sweet cherry aroma with vanilla and oak flavours.
This wine has a light smooth velvety texture.
Recommended.

Campo Viejo Crianza

A crisp fruity aromatic wine with a dry finish. Ideal with pasta, sea food and spicy food.

I have been drinking this wine for over a decade [ with a few breaks between ]. It’s wicked - as most people love it, and very reasonably priced. A real winner.

Highly recommended.

Nobilo White Cloud


Made with Parellada grapes, this is another astonishing yet reasonably priced white wine from the Torres family.

Light and fruity.

vina sol

Recommended.

I’m not a great fan of Chardonnay but the Sauvignon Blanc grapes really lift this wine and make it a pretty good mix.

Recommended.

Hardys Crest 2005 Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc

Last night I shared a bottle of Kumala Zenith wine (Kumala suggest this is one of their top wines on the Kumala.com website).

I got a really bad head the next morning- what the heck do they put in that wine to make it so consistently painful?

This was a Merlot/ Pinotage and Shiraz mix [ and tasted quite nice ]. It seems every time I talk to friends about Kumala wines /white or red - they usually blame it for them feeling rough in the morning - even if its only 2 glasses worth.

Taking paracetamol tablets all day didn’t come near to clearing my ‘hangover’ up.
Think I’ll pass next time I get offered a glass!