Two wines from the Andeluna stable have received impressive reviews and points from critic Stephen Tanzer.
He gave 91 points to the Pasionado Cuatro Cepas, 2012 and 90 points to the Pasionado Malbec, 2013 following recent tastings.
Here what he had to say.
Continue reading Great Reviews For Andeluna’s Pasionado Cuatro Cepas & Malbec
In a nutshell: A push-the-boat-out 95-point wine that’s classy yet restrained.
The producer: The Chiarlo style has always been to produce elegant and complex wines using the great indigenous grapes of Piedmont, imbibing them with that ability to age and highlighting all the characteristics of the vineyards and soil from which they claim their origin.
Continue reading WOTW: Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio, 2010
Earlier this month our buying team took a trip to Portugal’s famous Douro Valley to visit top port producer Barros. Here’s a look at what they got up to while they were there, the lucky so-and-sos.
Continue reading Gallery: A Visit to Barros & The Douro Valley
In a nutshell: A truly exceptional white; silky and fresh with a tremendous finish.
The producer: This 96-acre property located at the northern point of the Entre-deux-Mers in the small town of St. Germain du Puch is run by a passionate and dedicated husband and wife team of Jean-Louis and Estelle Roumage, who manage to blend respect for tradition with a modern outlook to vine management and winemaking techniques.
Continue reading WOTW: Château Lestrille Capmartin Bordeaux Blanc, 2013
Oenologist Stefano Chiarlo from Piedmont’s Michele Chiarlo estate outlines the winery’s commitment to sustainability in this great-looking video from the estate.
Our very own Steve Daniel was the subject of Victoria Moore’s Saturday Telegraph wine column this week.
She featured a lengthy and insightful interview with Steve (who knew that he discovered Greek wine after his best friend’s Aunty Nora married a Greek travel agent called Stavros?!) as well as reviewing a number of wines from the Hallgarten range.
Read the full interview and reviews here, and below is a snapshot of her thoughts on the wines she tasted:
Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella 2011 – “so perfect it makes my eyes pop”
Larry Cherubino Apostrophe Stone’s Throw White 2015 – “delicious: a glacially clean, but also pretty and slightly peachy blend”
Hey Malbec Matias Riccitelli 2014 -“ a surprisingly elegant, smooth Malbec that is beautifully poised”
Gaia Wines Wild Ferment Assyrtiko 2015 – “this white wine tastes of ginger, white grapefruit rind and baked lemons”
Tandem Ars Nova 2012 – “you can really smell the cassis flavour of the blackcurrant, but there’s also a roundness and brightness”
Veneto winery Ca’Rugate has made a short film to celebrate family member and pioneer Fulvio ‘Beo’ Tessari reaching his 100th Birthday in 2015.
Continue reading Video: Ca’Rugate’s Fulvio ‘Beo’ Tessari Celebrates his 100th Birthday
At this week’s ‘A Taste of Greece 2016’ wine tasting in London we will be showing our entire Greek portfolio, all 32 wines.
On hand to help guide attendees through the wines will be Steve Daniel, Hallgarten’s head of buying and Greek wine expert. Steve was the first person to bring Greek wines to the UK when he was working at Oddbins in the 1980s, and he is still as passionate about the country and its wines today.
In a nutshell: Peachy, ripe and mouth-filling, it’s no surprise this keeps winning prizes.
The producer: Vangelis Gerovassiliou is the Godfather of Modern Greek winemaking. He studied winemaking at Bordeaux University and was the winemaker at the ground breaking Château Carras from 1976 until 1999. Vangelis set up his winery in 1981 specialising in blends of French and Greek varietals.
Italian wine authority Intravino has named Tramin and Valle Reale in its list of Top 100 Italian wineries.
The list – unordered, but filed by region – sees Tramin listed as one of only four wineries from the Alto Adige region in the Top 100, while Valle Reale is also one of four wineries from Abruzzi to make the cut.
Continue reading Tramin & Valle Reale Named Among Italy’s Top 100 Wineries
Members of the wine and restaurant trades were treated to a Puglian-inspired feast at Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Café earlier this week following a partnership with the restaurant and Italian winery San Marzano.
The event saw five top chefs come together to create a six-course tasting menu that was brilliantly matched with wines from San Marzano.
Continue reading San Marzano & Union Street Café Host Puglian-Inspired Dinner
In a nutshell: A red to serve with turkey if ever there was one.
The producer: Larry Cherubino is the superstar winemaker in Australia at the moment. His cool-climate, terroir-driven wines are helping to redefine Australian wines. In the last 10 years since setting up the eponymous Larry Cherubino Wines, Larry has won just about every gong going, including James Halliday’s Winery of the Year.
Continue reading WOTW: Larry Cherubino Cruel Mistress Pinot Noir, 2014
