Pinot Noir

2nd Sep 2010

Acid trip

"Buy on an apple, sell on a piece of cheese," runs an old wine trade saw. It's good advice for consumers, too. If a wine, especially a red wine, can survive the tart, hard-skinned assault of a slice of Granny Smith, then it must be... Read more

5th Aug 2010

The other side of own-label

As oxymorons go, they may not be as absurd as "French resistance", "amicable divorce" and "camping holiday", but there's still something fundamentally silly about Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Spaghetti... Read more

9th Jul 2010

Reds to help you chill out this summer

The sommelier's eyebrows arched like circumflex accents as he spat the words back at me, Gallic steam hissing from his ears. "Vous voulez un seau à glace?" he demanded incredulously, as neighbouring tables turned to stare. Why... Read more

3rd Jul 2010

Wine of the week

2007 Bodega Chacra "32" Pinot Noir, Patagonia (£49.50, 12.5%, Lea & Sandeman, 0207 244 0522, www.londonfinewine.co.uk). You might gulp at the prospect of paying nearly £50 for a bottle of Pinot Noir... Read more

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