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Wine Reviews
Wine & Dine brings you tasting notes and opinions of wines from the Grands Crus des Bordeaux , the best Champagnes, great Burgundies, super Rhones, the best of the 'New World' from Oz to Argentina and the best of the old.Including the lastest wines in the shops. Written by experts for all to appreciate and enjoy the best of wine.
Vacqueyras
Vacqueyrasis a Rhone village and an excellent producer of really tasty wines.
The vineyards spread over ... More
A Little Light Lunch
A Little Light Lunch
By Antony le Ray-Cook
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A Ros More
Is Alsace in dilemma? -asks Sarah Marsh
Alsace wines seem to be suffering from an identity crisis, and it has to be... More
Alsace wines seem to be suffering from an identity
crisis, and it has to be said that they can easily confuse the average
punt... More
Alsace in 2001@ Le Gavroche
A superb tasting.
Some days in one More
1995 Harvest and Initial Vintage Report from Ren More
The biggest Port tasting in the world?
St George's Day sees 1994 Declarations.
Taylor's and Fonseca follow their traditi... More
Argentina –Uruguay Wines of Distinction
Argentina –Uruguay
Wines of Distinct... More
ARIONE
VINI E SPUMANTI CASTIGLIONE TINELLA,PIEMONTE
The Arione family has been involved in viticulture since 1870 and ow... More
Arturo Pelizzatti Perego
AR.PE.PE srl.
Via Buon Consiglio
223100
Sondrio
Italy
0342 380167
Arturo is the forth ge... More
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Austrian wines have not enjoyed a very great reputation in this country in recent years. That country's buoyant currency and hi... More
AZUEL roble, 2008
Ribera Del Duero 13% Bodegas
Munoz y Mazon, S.L.
The wine has a lovely deep
... More
by Tony le Ray-Cook
An hour's drive from either Florence or Sienna, one finds one of the most
prestigious and splendid wi... More
Barefoot Premium Extra Dry and Brut Cuv More
BAUD P More
Les Baux de Provence
Truly Organic Wine
Les Baux de Provence is a relatively new appellation having been created on 6th Feb... More
Wild Cat Catarratto 2002/03 Firriato, Sicilia More
Bloody Fools
... More
Azienda Agricola Boccadigabbia,
Makers of the lovely Chardonnay "Aldonis' -
The descendants of Napoleon Bonaparte owned... More
Domaine Bonneau du Martray
21420
Pernaund-Vergelesses
Cote de Beaune
France
Telephone More
Tasting en primeur 2007 Medoc 2 April Bordeaux
MARGAUX
Chateau d More
Bordeaux 2007
Bordeaux 2007.
All the prices came from Heaven but they will b... More
THE WHISKIES
BOWMORE ISLAY
Bowmore Distillery, one of the oldest in Scotland has stood on the shores of Loch Indaal, on ... More
12th January 2000
At their premises 25 Eccleston Street, London, Haynes Hanson & Clark held a tasting of forty red and white B... More
Mostly Burgundian Wines
Cave Cru Class More
Clifford Mould samples classic wines from North Eastern France at Anthony Byrne Fine Wines
In contrast to the mega-tastings tha... More
Campo Viejo Crianza 2005
... More
by Rosemary George. MW.
It has been nine years since my last visit to the Niagara Peninsula and the change is breathtaking. W... More
This is a "super Frascati", that is to say that when most people see Frascati on a wine label they run. Over the years Frascat... More
Casanova di Neri 2003
Tenuta Nuova
Brunello di Montalcino
DOCG 14.5% abv
Rich ripe nose with big fruit, the front seems en... More
Marks 18 1/2 out of 20
In March 2000, Regain a charity for sports tetraplegics , which I support, were given twenty cases of... More
This amazing tasting mostly of fine Burgundies was held at the end of September 1995.
White
House Champagne -Cuvee St Evr... More
Century Hill
2008 Sauvignon Blanc £6.49 (Barrel Booze)
The wonderful vineyards of Marlborough, New Zealand tend to delight... More
Wow! I hear you saying, does this man really think I would want to drink the Queen of wines with the spice King of food. Yes, I ... More
Yes, at long last a new image for Champagne. Gone is the idea of selling a myth, no longer will we hear that this was the vintag... More
In the Pink! Be a romantic!
What is Pink Champagne? How is it made? Does it taste different? Is it sophisticated, or just a... More
Champagne - The English Paradox
The night they invented Champagne first kid on the block was English
Tom Stevenson's new... More
Chateau d More
Chateau des Chausse
AOC Cotes de Provence
September 2001
I recently visted Chateau des Chausse the harvest was nearly ov... More
Chateau de Chavanes,
&#... More
Chateau des Chaberts.
Gar More
Chateau Latour For Sale
Chateau Latour For Sale
December 2008
My favour... More
Chateau Latour, 1er Cru Classe, Pauillac 2002
The nose exhibits deep black fruit and plum aromas with some herbaceous hint.... More
Chilean Revolution
Sarah Marsh finds that Chilean wines are both interesting pretty cool
Watch out for new varietals...... More
Christmas Drinks 2005
Antony le Ray-Cook recommends
you try and buy this rang... More
Christmas 2004 Drinks Suggestions
Waitrose UK: No surprise to our regular readers that most of my recommendations come from W... More
Christmas 2005 wine offers in the UK high street.
As with the November update of Waitrose offers they are as ever in front wi... More
Clos du Papillon
Savennieres 2003
Domaine des Baumard
13% abv
Perhaps it is the grape variety, or the region but although ... More
Clos Trigudina,
Clos Trigudina,
Clos Trigudina, one of the best wines from... More
Cockburn & Campbell held a tasting at the Cooper Arms in London's Chelsea. The Coopers is a Youngs pub and Youngs own Cockburn ... More
Once again the wine industry is supporting this wonderful charity. The original initiative was taken by Jancis Robinson MW. Last... More
Project Quercus
Cork and Corked
A research programme jointly funded by the European Commission More
Corney & Barrow, Wine Merchants by Appointment to the HM The Queen, HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and HRH The Prince of Wa... More
Coubert a French letter and the reply from the editor and from Jim Budd.
4.X.99
Wine & Dine has received the following e-ma... More
CREED OF BAROSSA
CREED OF BAROSSA
This fine vineyard is producing
some sp... More
Habeeb Salloum
... More
The first reference to Cypriot wine is in the Bible. In Solomon's "Song of Songs" Chapter 1, Verse 14 "My beloved in unto me... More
Deep South with Deep Velvet
Two wines I highly recommend for this issue are two top reds from South America and one white.
.... More
Domaine Brusset
Vigneron - Recoltant
84290
Carianne
Including Wine & Dine More
Domaine Siouvette
La Mole
83310
Situated at the foot of the Maures and about 20 kilometres from St Tropez on the N98 is the... More
Domaine des Peirecedes
&... More
Domaine Saint-Pierre
... More
EXTENDED MACERATION &
DOUBLE FERMENTING
MASTERCLASS
November 2000
Michael Zitzlaff
General Manager and Winemaker Oakrid... More
DRINKS by Vincent Gasnier
The youngest Master Sommelier ever!
Published by Dorling Kindesley ISBN 1-4053-0617-1 at More
Champagne - An English Paradox
The night they invented Champagne the first kid on the block was English
The vignerons of ... More
English Wines for English Wine Week 08
English Wines for English
Wine Week 08
By Anto... More
Museum Wines from Germany
Clifford Mould was one of the privileged guests at a tasting of select German vintages tutored by... More
Here are some tasting notes and recommendations of German Wines from one of our top Independent Wine merchants.
Berry Brothe... More
Galilee 2000
To commemorate the 2,000 th. anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ, Golan
Heights Winery, in the Holy Land... More
Proposed Outline
&#... More
Tony le Ray-Cook writes: "The Circle of Wine Writers had a interesting 'experience' over a tasting and the following is an ac... More
Our current recommendations of German wines you can easily find in Supermarkets and Wine shops. October 1995
Devil's Rock R... More
This could be the year of Hungarian wine. Could be but probably won't be. There are many wines from Hungary appearing in the sh... More
An Introduction to Indian Wines, by Tony Le Ray-Cook
Times Past and Times Present
Wine has been made in India for many ... More
Isak More
We invited UK supermarkets and high street wine retailers and one specialist Italian wine merchant to submit what they considere... More
London12/1/00
Veuve Clicquot showed off their 1990 vintage of the lovely Grande Dame Ros More
Matter over Mind by Claire Stanley
One of the biggest problems facing Jersey's La Mare Vineyards is not the island's climat... More
Tony Le Ray-Cook visits the cellars of Lea and Sandeman
301 Fulham Road, London SW10 9QH
0171 376 4767 Fax 0171 351 0275
At... More
September 2000
I have just tasted a small selection of very nice wines from certainly one of the best co-operatives I have v... More
NEWRELEASESFROMLEEUWINESTATE,MARGARETRIVER
The following is directly from a press release received at the beginning of May 0... More
Louis Max, founded his famous Burgundian house in Nuits-Saint Georges in 1859. Louis's family were Russian and he became an acc... More
It's a Steal from Mr. Deal - Tony le Ray-Cook investigates the bargains to be found at Majestic Wine Warehouses
Tony and Cliff... More
Clifford Mould tastes some currently available wines from this popular warehouse operation
Champagne and Fizz
There are some... More
At last week’s Majestic Winter Tasting, buyer Chris Hardy told the drinks business: "A lot of desperate producers will need to ... More
MARQUES DE MURRIETA
November 2003
I was recently able to taste several of the wines of MARQUES DE MURRIETA.
My own notes ... More
May Fairs - Does anywhere beat Britain's showcase of wine? asks Charles Andrews
Since Brian Barnett revolutionised the wine ... More
Mayer am Pfarrplatz.Wine makers inside the city of Vienna.
The year of the Turkish siege of Vienna, 1683 was the same year tha... More
THE MISSION HILL FAMILY ESTATE WINERY - A CROWN JEWEL OF THE OKANAGAN VALLEY WINERIES
by Habeeb Salloum
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Montilla and Moriles are situated close to Cordoba, Spain. The correct name for the wines of this region is Montilla-Moriles nor... More
Monty Python's Revenge or the Kyber By-Pass
There were two new ranges of Indian wine launched in the Autumn of 1999. Once ag... More
More St Emilions 2003
Ch More
Morgon, La Voute Saint-Vincent 2006
Louis Claude Desvignes
AC Morgon Contrôlée
This wine has been made for eight gener... More
From The Herald Sun
... More
Clifford Mould was one of the privileged guests at a tasting of select German vintages tutored by Hugh Johnson at the Hyde Park ... More
Portugal is the world's largest producer of natural cork products. In particular cork is the natural material for make stopper... More
New Zealand tasting 2004
Every year New Zealand show of her wines to the British wine trade and press.
Normally there are se... More
Our Recommendations from some of Oddbins summer wines
Tasting notes from Clifford Mould
Oddbins is one of Britain's mor... More
Oddbins Wines and my choices for Christmas. Antony le Ray-Cook
Champagne.
Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut NV More
The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson MW Published by Oxford University Press. More
Pacific Northwest wine in London.
A tasting at the ICA January 2009.
By Antony le Ray-Cook
I said they showed greater po... More
Pacific Northwest wine in London.
A tasting at the ICA January 2009.
By Antony le Ray-Cook
I said they showed greater po... More
Affermazione delle aziende vitivinicole modenesi al Concorso Enologico Nazionale
Lunchtime on 26th May 2001 ended a very succ... More
Some of the Wine Advocate scores for Bordeaux 2008
Parker, says:
Ausone 96-100 ('flirts with perfection')
Cheval Blanc 95... More
A look at Petaluma's Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay
Piccadilly was always said by the English to be the centre of the empire. ... More
In Memoriam
Pilton Manor
A look at my notes on this once super vineyard.
Name of Wine looked at: Pilton Manor, Westho... More
In Memoriam
Pilton Manor
A look at my notes on this once super vineyard.
Name of Wine looked at: Pilton Manor, Westholm... More
In The Pink with your Lover
Why pink?
Why not after all it was terribly fashionable in the late
Victorian and Edwardian ... More
"Vintage is wine, Tawny is a Port wine"
Ramos Pinto and their UK agents Maisons Marques et Domains put on an excellent tut... More
The Mad Dog Tasting by TLC
The heigh day of Empire is not over. No I am not mad just slightly English. On one of the hottest,... More
Taylor More
Portugal is the country of f... More
Portuguese reds have a great potential for drinking with and without food. I visited several of the top growers in the Alentajo ... More
by Rosemary George MW
Ask any New Zealand wine enthusiast to name their top ten winemakers - or even limit it to five- and... More
Prospect Wines tasting,
Prospect Wines tasting,
Nicola Thompson writes:
... More
Provence and the Rhone- a short guide
My disconnected jottings on the region include:
Aix en Provence
Brasserie de Verdu... More
Provence Reds Vintage Chart ... More
The Public More
A listener has asked about a bottle she found in her cellar - it was given to her by Colonel Whitbread the label reads - Capron... More
Reds, Whites and Black Chickens
by Jeff Plunkett
The old Italians in Napa used to telephone Aldo Biale looking for "b... More
But what will it go with?
Fine German Wines can rescue us from the tyranny of the dinner table, argues Clifford Mould
O... More
The name sounds like a Californian or South African winery, but no, it is the name of an English Vineyard. RidgeView lies one an... More
Sarah Marsh compares the classic German Riesling with some of its New World counterparts,
and recommends some excellent exampl... More
San Martino, Villa Cafaggio, Vendemmia 2001.
An expensive wine from Toscana. Worth it? No not worth the $50 paid for the bott... More
Clifford Mould reports on a unique Sauternes tasting at Christie's
Christie's recently held a sale that included a remarkabl... More
Summer Wines in the UK High Street.
There are a number of good offers and some nice wines on offer in the shops this year BUT... More
About Clos, Domaines and Chateaux
By Nitin K. Shankar
Vine is king in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the beautifully sculpte... More
Tariquet Vins de Pays
I recently tried three wines from this house a ros More
This page will contain news about Tescos wines... More
by Georges Duboeuf
Georges Duboeuf, known throughought the wine world as the King of Beaujolais, reports on the Beaujolais... More
A Collection of Fine Wine Merchants show off their
wares.
The bunch is the collective name Adnams, John Armit,
Corney & Bar... More
TLC's Tip Top Chilean Tips
Chile has been making wine since the sixteenth century. The pioneers were probably influenced ... More
Hamish Marett-Crosbystarts a new series looking at wine regions and discovering there is much more to be found there than vineya... More
by John Radford
WHEN WHITE IS RIGHT!
If you find yourself in Logro More
The Noble grape Riesling is a favourite of mine,- says Tony Le Ray Cooke - and of many other caring tasters, imbibers and lovers... More
London saw some tip top Australian wines at a superbly presented tasting in January 2001. This annual event has come back to lif... More
Top 10 des meilleurs chardon... More
Grappa de Tannat Irurtia
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Vermouth
Vermouth
A Volume on Vermouth
By Gerard Noel
&nb... More
The importance played by the Casablanca Valley in the development of the Chilean wine industry was the main subject for the sixt... More
Waitrose wines
... More
Waitrose, Autumn tasting 2001 PART ONE
The British supermarket has two press tasting a year. They show around 220 wines every... More
Waitrose Direct (Findlater Mackie Todd)
Mail Order Tasting
Autumn 2001
As usual Waitrose pull out the stops for this selec... More
Waitrose French Wine Showcase 2008
Waitrose French Wine
Showcase 2008
... More
WAITROSE offerings for September 09
N.B. The tasting notes are those of Waitrose. Wine & Dine have not yet tasted these wines.
... More
Waitrose Wine Promotions May 2009
What's on offer at Waitrose from the 13th May to 2nd June 2009:
Red Wines
Calvet Ré... More
White wine Cassis
White wine Cassis
A Kir is a delightful drink
aand prov... More
Wine a free course from Wine & Dine including the History of wine
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How white wine is made.
White wine is made in a slightly different way to red wine and can be
made from red or white grape... More
The only wine that actually smells and tastes of
grapes is one made from the Muscat grape. If you find the aromas
appealing an... More
Buying wines at Auctions
Clifford Mould, a regular bidder at the London Auction Houses, reveals how it's done.
The monthly... More
Wine suggestions for Christmas 2006
Wine suggestions for Christmas 2006.
I h... More
WINE STORAGE AND STOPPERS
During the hot weeks of July I had to throw away circa 20 litres of wine. Fourteen had been bough... More
WINES in the UK high street
December 2003
Waitrose
I have tasted over a hundred and fifty wines from this prestigious sup... More
Wines of Mallorca
(Palma de Mallorca, October 13th. 2004)
by Antony le Ray-Cook
This huge amount of information about Mall... More
Wines for Christmas 2002 (this page will be added to until Christmas)
Oh Boy are there some choices out in the supermarkets i... More
Les Baux de Provence
Truly Organic Wine
Les Baux de Provence is a relatively new appellation having been created on 6th Feb... More
Wines of Southern Germany. October 2003.
Antony le Ray-Cook
The Southern Sunshine States wine tasting trip.
Before I sta... More
As usual the Coupe took place on the last Saturday in November. This year the vintage the Coupe was judged on was the 1996. The ... More
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