Archive for September 2018
Mira la Mar Moscatel – Wine of the Month September 2018
Reflecting my enthusiasm for Sherry I was lucky enough to try this at the Great Sherry Tasting. It’s late harvest giving a more approachable, less cloying, style of sweet sherry compared to PX. I have to confess I’ve tended to ignore Moscatel up to now but will be including it in a future tasting. RRP…
Read MoreEnrique Mendoza Petit Verdot – Wine of the Month August 2018
I recently had the pleasure of taking a tour to this Bodega near Alicante and meeting the founder Señor Mendoza himself. This wine is 100% Petit Verdot with aromas and flavours of blackberry, blueberry, strawberry and some smoke hint from the time in barrel. Unfortunately I can only find it available from Amazon in the UK at…
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