Wine Terms: Reserva / Riserva
Reserva / Riserva what’s in a name? Do you ever wonder about some of the extra titles on the labels of wine bottles? Are they just some kind of marketing gimmick or do they have real meaning? Grand Cru, Premier Cru, 1st Growth, Gran Reserva, Superior, Classico… and on… here I’m just going to look at two of them for…
Does a wine really need to breathe?
Lots of people have asked me this on my wine tastings. Is it necessary and what does it do anyway? The answer is definitely ‘yes’ but the amount required will depend on the type and age of the wine. Generally, the heavier and more tannic the wine the more it will benefit from being allowed to breathe. Don’t just remove…
Cairanne ‘Les Six’ AOC 2017
I was looking along the shelves at Priory Wines in Lymington the other day and noticed a bottle of ‘Les Six’ Cairanne AOC. I was intrigued because I expected it to say Cotes du Rhone Villages but it doesn’t it simply says Cairanne AOC. The answer, I discovered after some investigation is that Cairanne has now been elevated to Cru…
Hello world!
Welcome to my blog. I’m David and I’m a fan of wine. This blog will contain recommendations and general information about wine and wine related things. I hope you enjoy it and please feel free to add comments to my posts. If there are any subjects you’d like me to cover or if you have questions on wine related matters,…