by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
Frescobaldi Refreshing Alie pink by Frescobaldi with a lunch in Porto Santo Stefano on the Tuscan coast ….perfect with a shrimp risotto… About this VineyardThe Frescobaldi family has been producing wine in Tuscany for over 700 years, beginning, when a young... 
by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
Folc Here you have a highly sophisticated blend of 7 varieties – a very posh and award-winning English wine from Folc. The grapes include all 3 used to produce sparkling wine and the versatile Bacchus which lends an agreeable softness. It’s a Peach Melba of a... 
by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Atop the extraordinary building that houses the Cité du Vin in Bordeaux I sampled the latest incarnation of Mouton Cadet – first created in 1930, now reimagined in collaboration with Baron Philippe’s great granddaughter –... 
by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
Bodegas Muga A glass of rather special Muga tosé from Rioja here in Santander. The essence of Garnacha- which in itself is a quintessential Spanish varietal- a hint of spice, a curranty finish – a waft of smoke. Most enjoyable with a smoked fish salad for lunch.... 
by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
CVNE CVNE – a byword for Rioja reliability – and this pink is no exception. A food friendly rosé with a good smack of acidity at the finish – elegant blend of Viura and Tempranillo. Photographed here with my own aged vine at home in Oxfordshire.... 
by roseadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Review
Porte Noire Can a wine be impossibly cool? Try this on for size – this bottle is a fine Provençal pink selected by wine enthusiast Idris Elba (yes, the very same) and his friend and colleague in the Porte Noire venture, Frenchman David Farber. What is Porte...
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