I gained my Wine & Spirits Education Trust Level 4 Diploma in 2008. I am a Wine Ambassador in Boston for City Wine Tours. I host tastings in restaurants and ba...
A sophisticated take on a Cabernet Merlot Cabernet frank blend. This classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Merlot is from Margaret River. It’s well balanced and sophisticated and beautifully made. the nose is a red cherry and cedar and the pallet is full of red fruit and integrated tannins. A nice persistant wood spice on the finish. — a month ago
Very nice gattinara from Piedmont in Italy. 100% Nebbiolo. It has a lovely delicate spice on the nose and gentle tannins. red cherry and plum fruit on palate. — a month ago
Floral, aromatic delicate sweet on the pallet but a dry wine. 14.25% alcohol presenting as a sweet style of wine would go well with salted cheeses  — a month ago
2016 vintage but still has so much more time to develop. This is a fabulous wine. Lots to discover and develop here. the tannins and persistant and forward, the fruit is silky and the wine finish is persistant. — a month ago
The nose on this wine is quite green and savoury and that green character continues through to the palate. The 10% Cabernet frank on this wine is persistent on the pallet and gives quite dry green tanning. This wine would pair beautifully with haggis and tatties!  — a month ago
Frette Tavelle Rosie from the Cirone it’s a 60% ganache 30% Sarah and 10% since so coming in at 14% alcohol it’s got a lovely mouth feel grateful strawberry and raspberry news leading into the pallet and quite a fun wine  — a month ago
An unusual red wine from Stenberg estate South Africa this wine is a blend of Syrah, Mourvèdre and touring a national: Portuguese grape. Raspberry black pepper and blackcurrant are present on the news. The wine has a almost whiskey like character which is quite distinctive interesting and also pleasant.  — a month ago
A lovely soft red fruit nose initially that develops into a smoked cured bacon and farm yard finish on the pallet. An interesting and intriguing red from Edna Valley California  — a month ago
100% Nebbiolo. A delicate orange rose colour some spice on the pallet and nose quite a lot of fresh summer red fruits but not presenting as sweet. A dry wine with a nice luscious finish and weight for a rose.  — a month ago
Joanne Frette
Magnum bottle. A wine that continues to develop on the palate. Smoky, red fruits, dry tannin, big persistant finish. Very good. — a month ago