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Hello and welcome to The Drinker, I'm Pete Turner IWS, freelance writer, judge and drinks expert.
Here you'll find my weekly recommendations, articles and reviews with advice on making your eating and drinking more pleasurable.
Here you'll find my weekly recommendations, articles and reviews with advice on making your eating and drinking more pleasurable.
DRINK OF THE WEEK
6th July 2020
Extra Special Pinot Noir Valle de Leyda
Asda £6.50
Drinker Rating 90
Pinot noir is a difficult grape to get right, thin skinned and sensitive, easily spoiled, it needs just the right amount of good weather to turn out well. Too hot it becomes jammy, to cool it can be thin and empty.
But when it's good, it's really good - but due its nature it's often not cheap. But here's a wine that really confounds. Perfectly balanced fruit and acidity with light tannin an easy drinking pinot noir which won't dent your purse.
I keep goning back to an old missive that if you're looking for something reliable and affordable across the board go for Chile and go for big supermarket 'quality' own-brands - this is both.
Cheers!
PAST DRINKS OF THE WEEK
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6th July 2020
Extra Special Pinot Noir Valle de Leyda
Asda £6.50
Drinker Rating 90
Pinot noir is a difficult grape to get right, thin skinned and sensitive, easily spoiled, it needs just the right amount of good weather to turn out well. Too hot it becomes jammy, to cool it can be thin and empty.
But when it's good, it's really good - but due its nature it's often not cheap. But here's a wine that really confounds. Perfectly balanced fruit and acidity with light tannin an easy drinking pinot noir which won't dent your purse.
I keep goning back to an old missive that if you're looking for something reliable and affordable across the board go for Chile and go for big supermarket 'quality' own-brands - this is both.
Cheers!
PAST DRINKS OF THE WEEK
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