Ich bin auf Urlaub
I'm off to cycle the Danube. I'll be passing through the vineyards of Austria and Hungary and will try the local wines. I'll report back soon!
Wine tastings, thoughts and occasional rambles from a pragmatic wine consumer. No scores, just sips.
I'm off to cycle the Danube. I'll be passing through the vineyards of Austria and Hungary and will try the local wines. I'll report back soon!
Hurrah for Emma Pooley who won Silver today in the women's time trial. Having put in a fabulous performance Sunday to help Nicole Cooke take Gold, this one may not have been expected, but was certainly deserved. Go Emma!
Tags: cycling 1 Comments
Tags: 2006, Australian wine, Laithwaites, shiraz, Syrah 1 Comments
No wine today, I'm too excited. Did you see Nicole Cooke winning gold in the road race today? If not, why not - it was amaaaaaazing. Go Nicole go!
Tags: cycling, Nicole Cooke 0 Comments
Tags: 2005, Italian wine, Laithwaites 0 Comments
The good people at Golly Gumdrops Baby Boutique are looking to expand worldwide, and to do so they're going to use the www.gollygumdrops.com domain. That means Golly's Wine Drops will now be at www.gollyswinedrops.com. It makes sense when you think about it.
If you normally get here using www.gollywinedrops.blogspot.com then there's no need to change any links or bookmarks, but if you're using Gollygumdrops, please switch to www.gollyswinedrops.com. Otherwise over the next couple of weeks you'll get to Golly Gumdrops Baby Boutique. I'll be looking forward to receiving a bag of Cherry Ripes. I have no idea what wine to choose to go with them.
The good people at CD-WOW have hooked up with Laithwaites to offer £50 off a Four Seasons case to new customers, you can also get £25 off any case over £70, a pretty good deal.
If you buy a CD from CD WOW they send you a coupon, with a link to the money off page which is here. They also send you the voucher code CDWOW. Enjoy!
Tags: Laithwaites, Wine offers 0 Comments
We had happy girly celebrations this week, what better way to toast them than to drink pink and sparkly wine? That's what we thought when we bought a variety of Cava Rosadas. It would have made for a far better celebration if we'd remembered to take them along to the party. We had to chill them for mid-week drinking instead - life is hard.
The CodornĂu Cava Pinot Noir Brut was an attractive salmon pink with firm and assertive bubbles. It smelled fruity and a littly earthy, with a gentle strawberry flavour, not overwhelming, well balanced with lemon acidity.
It was good value sparkles, and the pink fruitiness was a pleasant change for the summertime.
Tags: cava, majestic, Pinot Noir, Spanish wine, sparkling wine 0 Comments
Tags: 2006, French wine, Loire, Oddbins, Pouilly Fume, Sauvignon Blanc 0 Comments