While we sip, my companions comment on the wine’s brightness and youthfulness, while a spring evening breeze wanders through and the dog rest her chin on my knee, begging for the rest of my dinner. I refuse. But really, are there any superior circumstances for enjoying a bottle of wine? Friends; spring; outdoors; a dog; [...]
Tagged red, red blendThis is my first red wine review on Quaffle! Another momentous occasion! I’ve chosen a good one, too: the lovely Tatachilla 2006 Shiraz. A McLaren Vale wine, it boasts many of the things I love about a good Shiraz. This one is a beauty. There is a strong forward palate, with the first hit of [...]
Tagged red, ShirazSince this is my first review, I thought I would go with something celebratory: inexpensive, non-vintage, domestic “champagne”! (I could probably offer a whole rant about the naming regulations, but I’ll save that for when I review Chandon’s domestic champagne — meanwhile, unless I start excitedly referring to real champagne, assume I mean the delicious [...]
Tagged champagne, whitePop! Whee! Champagne all round and welcome to Quaffle! My stalwart Concise Oxford gives the definition of “wine” a full 8.5 centimetres of definition, which isn’t too shabby. Its first definition reads: “wine 1. n. Fermented grape-juice as alcoholic drink (dry and sweet, still and sparkling, white and red wine).” Frankly, I don’t think that [...]
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