Year: 2017

Chile

Tasting a Sainsbury’s Pinot Noir (Episode 81 Part 3)

In the last part of this episode, we taste a Pinot Noir from Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range. Like the wine we tasted in part 2, this wine has the…
New Zealand

Tasting a Marks & Spencer’s Pinot Noir (Episode 81 Part 2)

In part 2 of this episode we taste a Marks and Spencer's Pinot Noir, so how will it compare with the Tesco Pinot Noir? First off it smelt like John…
New Zealand

Tasting a Tesco Finest Pinot Noir (Episode 81 Part 1)

In the first part of this episode, we taste a Pinot Noir from the Tesco Finest Range. For John, this is not a typical Pinot Noir as the taste reminds…
Australia Wine

Introduction to Tasting Supermarket Pinot Noir (Episode 81 Introduction)

In this episode, we taste a wine from a grape variety that may not be as familiar to those who are just learning about wine - Pinot Noir. We taste…
Malbec

South African Malbec from Tesco (Episode 80 Part 3)

In the last part of this episode, we taste a South African Malbec from Tesco. A great Malbec for the price - well worth a try.   https://youtu.be/kymMahhxypI Remember to…
Argentinian Wine

Tasting a Morrison’s Argentinian Malbec (Episode 80 Part 2)

In the second part of this episode, we taste an Argentinian Malbec from Morrison's. Just how will it compare with the Aldi Malbec? We also discuss whether this would be…
Argentinian Wine

Tasting a Aldi Malbec (Episode 80 Part 1)

In the first part of this episode, we taste an Aldi Malbec. A little bit of difference of opinion on this one, but is that because of the different places…
Argentinian Wine

Introduction to Supermarket Malbecs (Episode 80 Introduction)

We introduce our supermarket Malbec tasting episode. We take three Malbecs one from Aldi, one from Tesco and one from Morrisons. Two are from Argentina and one from South Africa…
Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting a M&S Sauvignon Cabernet (Episode 83 Part 2)

In the 2nd part of this episode, we taste a Cabernet Sauvignon offering from Marks and Spencer. Perhaps unfairly, we always have a higher expectation when tasting an M&S wine…
Gavi

Tasting a Aldi Gavi (Episode 79 Part 3)

So how does the Aldi Gavi compare with the Morrison and Tesco versions we tasted in Part 1 and 2? More apple tastes in this one, better mouthfeel, better balanced and…