French Wine

Bordeaux

Sainsburys House Claret (Episode 221 – Part 3)

In this episode, we try to find some good quality wines for under or around the £6 mark which are freely available in UK Supermarkets. In the second part of…
French Wine

Vinsobres Red Wine (Episode 220)

This wine produced in the south of France (Vinsobres is a wine region in France) is a GSM style wine (60% Grenache, 25% Syrah (Shiraz) 15% Mourvedre). It is available…
Bourgogne

Burgundy’s Maison Chanzy Bouzeron Clos de la Fortune Monopole (Episode 215)

This wine was kindly given to us by some friends - John and Matthew - thanks, guys! The wine is made from the Aligote grape which is grown in the…
French Wine

Red Sancerre (Episode 210)

In this episode, we taste a Sancerre, but a special Sancerre in that it is a Red Sancerre. Sancerre is world renown and by many is viewed to be the…
Champagne

Jay Z’s Armand De Brignac Champagne (Episode 134 Part 2)

In this part of this episode, we taste the Armand De Brignac Champagne. This Champagne House is owned by the famous rapper Jay Z husband to Beyonce. This champagne retails…
Champagne

Pol Roger 2004 Vintage Champagne (Episode 134 Part 1)

In this episode, we taste two big names in the Champagne world Pol Roger and Armand de Brignac which both have a hefty price tag so we are expecting great…
Cahors

Chateau Les Bouysses Malbec (Episode 133 Part 3)

In this last part of this episode, we taste our last French Malbec from the Cahors region. This one was darker in colour and on the nose smells more like…
Cahors

Rigal Original Malbec (Episode 133 Part 2)

In the second part of this episode, we continue tasting French Malbec. This wine - Rigal Original Malbec - is available from Asda at £7.50. On the nose, it is…
Cahors

Tescos Finest Cahors Malbec (Episode 133 Part 1)

In this episode, we taste the first of the three French Malbecs, this one purchased from Tescos and is part of their own Finest brand. It had a rich garnet…
Crozes Hermitage

Virgin Atlantic Upper-Class Crozes Hermitage Wine (Episode 128 Part 4)

https://youtu.be/Xcbv_EbUYJk In the last part of this episode, we taste another wine from Virgin Atlantic's upper-class cabin; a 2016 Laurent Combier Crozes-Hermitage. What another great wine to serve it's upper-class…