Paul Jaboulet Cotes du Rhone Parallele 45
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Flush with meagre profits derived from www.ty-afan.co.uk - Mandy decided to take me out to our favourite restaurant, The Egerton Grey.
After pre-dinner drinks in the Piano Room and a butchers at the recent photograph of HRH and Camilla standing beside the Hotel owners, I was offered the [...]

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The wine oracle returns with this short but sweet review of a wine that sounds like something out of the movie Zoolander!
d’Arenberg Derelict Vineyard Grenache 2003
Inky black with purple hue, needs to breathe.
Pleasant spiciness mingled with earthy, meaty and floral notes. Full on the palate, reasonably intense flavours of liquorice, spice and herbs. The rich, [...]

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Pedro Ximenez Sherry - 2004
I bought this ‘Vino de Jerez’ in a small town called Ojen situated a few miles North of Marbella – the town is famous for a beautifully presented Museo de Vino, a wine museum. Now I’ve had a glass or two of sherry in my [...]

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Red Bicyclette – Syrah 2005
Something astonishing happened last night. I tasted a French Syrah and I really enjoyed it! It cost me £4.99 from Sainsbury’s. Hurrah!

On the nose, very warm and rich aromas of dark fruit with a hint of spice and black pepper. I would say the wine is full bodied, the [...]

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(After spending several months in the Amazonian jungle researching the mating habits of the Lesser Spotted Bengal Frog - the Wine Oracle has returned!)
Aubai Mema
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In my quest to find an interesting and affordable French wine in the U.K, I purchased a bottle of Aubai Mema. This bottle had winged its way to my local [...]

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