Category Archives: Other Reds

It’s no secret that rosé is on the comeback trail.  It’s been dubbed a “Rosé Revolution” if you like. I can remember watching a documentary back before the Y2K panic when a group of winemakers, sommeliers and chefs got together … Continue reading →

A small family operation, alternate variety, amphora, 90 days skin contact, unfined, unfiltered.  There’s lots to love about this wine even before you undo the screwcap! The inevitable happened next.  The screwcap became inexplicably loose.  Who would’ve thought?  I may … Continue reading →

I’ll bet London to a brick that nobody has ever walked into a bar of any description, or even a cellar door and said, “I’d like to try the Petit Verdot”.  I’m not saying this as a blight on the … Continue reading →

The grape variety Bastardo is also known as Trousseau or Trousseau Noir.  Neither of those words have anywhere near the impact or interest as ‘Bastardo’!  I love the word…and the table wine version of the grape.  I say that because, … Continue reading →

Without a doubt the most obvious word to use when looking, smelling, tasting and drinking this wine is FRESH!!! Everything about this wine just screams vibrancy, youthfulness and attractiveness. Unmistakable red fruits.  Cranberries, raspberries and sweet/sour cherries.  You would not … Continue reading →

Two words sum up this wine and the Yelland Papps team.  Quiet achiever/s. I have to admit to wondering what this wine was doing to start off with.  It offered near nothing when it was opened and poured.  Shy and … Continue reading →

Heathcote Sangiovese?  I have to admit I wasn’t quite sure what to expect not having had many, if any that I can remember. From young vines this is very approachable, and probably at its best right now but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Plenty of things have surprised me of late.  I could go on a bit about them but I can’t help but mention how surprised I was about this merlot.  Maybe that’s a bit unfair I don’t know but, to be … Continue reading →

I found it interesting that, even though I knew what the ‘Pee Wee’ reference meant, my wife immediately thought of ‘Pee Wee’ Wilson of The Delltones (not showing her age much). The actual reference is to the small marbles of … Continue reading →

“Old Legend” conjures up so many thoughts but I would never had associated it with Grenache.  Attaching the term to this wine is going to etch it into the minds of many I’ve not doubt, especially when you get the … Continue reading →