The Wine Detective Archives: August 2009
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31 August 2009
Eating humble pie
August has been the humble pie season and I’ve had a double-helping! First, I said I’d never blog and here I am, writing my first blog! Second, I ditched my street cred, borrowed Sir Cliff Richard’s biography from my local library (really!) and headed out to his Algarve winery, Adega do Cantor, for an uncorked/unplugged [...]
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27 August 2009
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc & Kooyong Pinot Noir
Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc 2008 (South Africa)
This is a great value example of a rich, ripe, wooded Chenin brimming with honeyed, lipsmacking tropical citrus fruit. With a deft touch of residual sugar it perfectly offsets the heat of a Cape Malay fruity curry and, closer to home, I’ve found it a great match [...]