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10:15am Tuesday 11th September 2007
The south of France produces a vast array of delicious wines of all types and varieties and always provides great value for money.
9:46am Friday 20th July 2007
The Aconcagua river winds down from the Andes to the Vina San Esteban Estate which nestles on the valley floor below along the river and over the foothills of the mountains.
2:36pm Monday 16th July 2007
The Loire Valley is home to a selection of grape varieties, particularly sauvignon blanc that makes wonderfully refreshing wines with delightful minerality that comes from the chalky soils of the region.
3:11pm Tuesday 10th July 2007
For those of you who would like to try something a little different, this case includes four wines made from lesser known varieties - try them and discover a deliciously different world of wine.
1:36pm Wednesday 20th June 2007
The Domaine du Mage range is an exclusive label supplied to The Oxford Wine Company by the Domaine du Tariquet, which is owned by the Grassa family and is located in the heart of Gascony, an area well known for the production of Armagnac.
2:46pm Thursday 31st May 2007
Brightwell Vineyards near Wallingford is run by Bob and Carol Nielsen and is one of Oxfordshire's top vineyards .
3:11pm Thursday 17th May 2007
The great thing about sparkling wine is that you don't have to pay an arm and a leg to drink it - unlike Champagne.The Champenoise are well known for their marketing expertise and have missed no opportunities to charge a fortune for so called "deluxe" cuvees and other apparently "rare" wines.The power of market forces knows no bounds as always. Luckily, sparkling wine (made by exactly the same method as Champagne) tastes riper, is less tongue searingly dry and doesn't cost anything like as much money, which of course all adds up to drinking pleasure.
12:35pm Friday 11th May 2007
The thing about Burgundy is that no one else can make wines like it. In these hallowed soils, in the hands of a good grower, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are made into sublime and complex wines. What's the secret? Scientists have prowled around the vineyards, noted the exposure of the slopes, measured the microclimates and analysed the soils - and still they don't know what makes Burgundy so good. Perhaps some things are best enjoyed and not understood!
3:57pm Thursday 3rd May 2007
Is Riesling the world's best white grape variety?Certainly many in the wine trade think so, citing qualities like "vibrancy", "nerviness" and that classic piercing quality that makes the wines so incredibly fresh and clean even if they are off dry.And with so many different styles and countries producing wine from this grape variety there is something for everyone here. These are lovely wines that are perfect for drinking at this time of the year.
2:26pm Thursday 26th April 2007
The blending of different grape varieties together adds interest, complexity and diversity to a wine. This ancient practise started off in the Old World where winemaking was originally (and still often is passed down from father to son. Over time traditional blends developed (Bordeaux being a classic example) and were endorsed by the Appellation Controlee system in France and its equivalents elsewhere. In the New World though, experimentation is the name of the game and many unusual matches have made for even greater diversity in the world of wine.
2:47pm Thursday 12th April 2007
Includes four bottles of each of the following three wines:
2:53pm Thursday 5th April 2007
Includes three bottles of each of the following four wines:
11:52am Thursday 29th March 2007
Includes four bottles each of the following three wines:
5:07pm Thursday 22nd March 2007
Includes four bottles of each of the following three wines:
12:25pm Friday 16th March 2007
Includes four bottles each of the following three wines:
9:00am Tuesday 27th February 2007
Includes four bottles each of the following three wines:
He must have been going some speed to plough through there and hit the porch! − medrith, Chippenham
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