I will admit before I go any further that I am not a real Bordeaux lover. I find them all a bit samey and just lacking a certain something. I am more of an Austrailin Shiraz kinda gal, a wine that has a full body and a real something to it. However again I undertook a blind tasting and suprisingly enough I managed to get the country and region correct, maybe this WSET thing is doing its magic! Brilliant Bordeaux? - continue reading…
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Superb Chenin Blanc: Old World Vs New World
Firstly I have to say I have no preference for either New World or Old World wine so I was going into this blind tasting with my eyes clearly blindfolded. They were two 2007 vintage Chenin Blanc’s, one had seen oak aging and the other had not. Superb Chenin Blanc: Old World Vs New World - continue reading…