Recent Posts: Vino Vero
Ribera Del Duero – a world of desert landscapes, big bold reds and a few rebels
Written November 2014, imported February 2015 OK, I’ll admit. I’ve always been a little bit wary of Ribera Del Duero. I’ve had some corkers from the area; but it’s the tannin that I’m not a mega fan of. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always telling people they have to get over their dislike of tannin […]
We won! Southend Small Business of the Year 2014
We are rather chuffed to announce that last Friday night, the judges at Southend Business Awards named us ‘small business of the year 2014.’ Are we happy? Absolutely. Are we surprised? I think it’s fair to say our jaws were well and truly dropped. What makes it even more surprising is that we were judged […]
Vino Vero’s Languedoc drinking holiday / research trip
Ah the Languedoc. Sun. Beautiful countryside. Great people. And VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. VINEYARDS. Everywhere you look there are vines! This region in the south west of France produces a lot of wine. I’d be the first to admit that not all of it is great. But in my opinion it is one of the most exciting wine regions […]
It’s National Burger Day. Now, what to drink…
By Charlie Brown It’s National Burger Day! And although we’d never jump on a bandwagon (ahem) burgers have a special place in our hearts, so we want to share with you wines from our shop that would be redonkulous with your burger. We’re open until 7.30pm to pick any of these up. #shamelessplug Fiesta de […]
Clos des Cordeliers ‘L’eclat du noir’ 2012
What with working 2 jobs, the blog has somewhat taken a back seat of late. However, when we cracked open this ‘L’eclat du noir’ that we picked up from the cellar door of Clos des Cordeliers I knew I was going to have to write about it. Ok so why is it so interesting? Well […]
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Review: Buondonno Chianti Classico 2007
I was supposed to be saving this Buondonno Chianti Classico 2007 until I met up with a friend who is something of an expert when it comes to Italian wine. But I caved in and shared it with Mrs SamTheWino instead. What … Continue reading
Tasting notes roundup
I’m a bit behind (ok, very behind) on my reviews so rather than writing a full review of each of them, here are some very brief tasting notes for some of the wines I have tasted recently in no particular … Continue reading
Review: Sella and Mosca Terre Bianche 2011
This Sella & Mosca Terre Bianche 2011 was brought back as a gift from a couple of friends who visited Sardinia recently and was my first experience with Sardinian wine. This one from Sella & Mosca is made from very rare … Continue reading
Review: Church Mouse Falanghina 2009
To be honest, I only heard about the Falanghina grape variety earlier this year but it’s a revelation – and a relief to see an alternative Italian white to the rows upon rows of uninspiring Pinot Grigio that fill the … Continue reading
Review: Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico 2008
This Vesevo Benevantano Aglianico 2008 is the second wine I’ve tasted from Vinopic.com and with a Vinopic Score of 92, is their highest scoring wine overall. It scores an impressive 99 points on Roger Corder’s Intrinsic Quotient and that along with … Continue reading
Review: MezzoMondo Negroamaro 2009
I fell in love with Puglia in southern Italy few years ago and this Puglian wine takes me right back. It’s good, honest, unpretentious wine true to its origins. Initial impressions are of a great deep ruby red colour, brambles, … Continue reading
Review: Monty’s Tuscan Red 2009
The other day I had the pleasure of attending one of Artisan and Vine‘s Meet the Winemaker paired food and wine evenings focusing on Biodynamics which was hosted by Monty Waldin of Chateau Monty fame. It was a birthday present … Continue reading
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