Julian Clover is joined by the Cambridgeshire Wine School’s Mark Anstead to talk about some locally available wines.
In this programme the wines tasted were:
White
Dr Loosen Estate Riesling (Mosel, Germany)
A low alcohol (8%) Riesling from the golden slopes of the Mosel valley. Olly Smith in Mail on Sunday: “Amazing value from one of Germany’s most talented winemakers. Prepare for some sweetness, massive fruity flavour and a kick of zing.”
£7.99 Majestic, £7.49 in Sainsbury’s, £7.16 in Asda
Two Winter Warmers
Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel 2009 Lodi County (California)
On BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, James Martin commented he thought it the ‘best red wine featured in the first year of doing the show’. Olly Smith in Mail on Sunday: “If you imagine a giant raspberry with a rocket launcher and an air guitar, you’re on the way to feeling this wine’s rich spice, hoof and muscle. Absolutely not a wimpy wine.”
£9.99 Tesco, £10.99 reduced to £8.99 if you buy two in Majestic
Magpie Esate ‘The Schnell’ Shiraz-Grenache 2009 (Barossa, Australia)
Fantastic Shiraz-Grenache blend made by Noel Young! I think it’s great we have our very own Australian wine maker in Cambridge (and Australian wine critic James Halliday marks this as special value).
£11.99 Noel Young Wines
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