A delicious everyday Cotes du Rhone (the wines from here offer very good value), that has plenty of sweet berry, cherry and floral aromas, leather and earth with a layer of herbs and sweet spices. The sweet fruit and floral aromas are echoed on the palate - it has lovely acidity and a firm, smooth texture - fine spicebox flavours linger on the finish.
This simple yet elegant red is made primarily of Grenache with a bit of Syrah
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 23rd, 2010

Californian Sauvignon Blancs tend more toward fruit and floral as opposed to the nettle, cut grass and asparagus characteristics of their New Zealand counterparts.
The Charlotte's Home releases sweet melon and nectarine, spring blossoms and lemon balm aromas. The palate is tart and citrusy with a creamy edge and similar layers of melon and crisp nectarine. It is very clean with lovely weight and a mouth-watering finish - very tasty!
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 19th, 2010

This delicious blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre from the southern Rhone is a perfect example of the southern Rhone's ability to produce quality wines with ripe fruit and complexity at an appealing price point.
There are obvious notes of mixed berry, wild herbs, saddle leather and spice on the nose but it leaps onto the palate with sweet blueberry and raspberry flavours, vanilla and spice flavours (notably star anise and clove) pepper and berries linger on the finish. It is a bright and supple wine that will pair well with rich mushroom dishes or firm, dry goat cheese.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 9th, 2010

This is a delicious wine made from vineyards that have not seen the use of fertilizer or insecticides for more than 25 years and are currently in transition to organic.
It is a feminine wine, presenting aromas of forest berries and crushed flowers, white pepper and rosemary. The palate is brimming with sweet, high-toned fruit, mixed spice and cedary flavours. It is full and expressive with fine, firm tannins clinging to the finish. Pair this wine with Mediterranean dishes or aged, crumbly goat cheese.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 6th, 2010

Well, it dosen't get much fresher than this...
A bouquet of sweet grass clippings, nettle, passionfruit and golden kiwi, citrus and mineral notes. A lovely (bordering on slick) texture, tangy, lively and chock full of fruit with layers of sweet pea shoots, jalapeno and citrus and a long, zesty finish.
Delish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 29th, 2010

Great value!
Expect verdant grassy notes with passionfruit, juicy citrus and a hint of peach. The palate is tart, crisp and fresh, a mix of tropical and citrus fruit flavours spiked with jalapeno and culminating in a mouthwatering finish. Pair with fresh fish, greens tossed in vinagrette or goat cheese.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 26th, 2010

Sporting a new label (read the story on the back label) and a new, lighter coloured bottle the Poacher's White still retains its freshness and value.
Lemons and honeysuckle, a hint of sweet herbs and a whiff of talc. The palate is mouthwateringly crisp with layers of lemon meringue, honey and tangerine peel - a fruitcup of flavours linger on the finish.
Very good!
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 26th, 2010

This limited edition soccer label is a fresh version with lively aromas of peach and golden pineapple, citrus zest, grass clippings, plenty of minerality and a hint of vanilla. The palate is snappy and gently rounded - it is a mouthful of ripe pineapple, sweet herbs, grapefruit and mineral flavours with a nice mouth-watering finish to complete it.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 7th, 2010

Very good value!
This fresh, light Sauvignon Blanc has peachy hints with citrus, sweet grass and a hint of vanilla on the nose. The palate has a slightly vivace tickle with nice crisp white fruit and citrus flavours. A simple sipper for the patio or pair with fresh shellfish and summer salads.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 7th, 2010

This vibrant French Sauvignon Blanc is less assertive than its Kiwi counterparts. It offers soft and sweet aromas of lemon and tart green apples, honey and mineral tones with just a hint of fresh herbs. It is tart and zesty on the palate with a long mouth-watering finish.
A nice wine to pair with warm chevre salads.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 6th, 2010

A terrific blend of Sauvignon Blanc with 25% Semillon, the Alibi launches into tropical fruit and citric notes - melon and tangerine peel, vanilla and grass clippings with a mineral core. On the palate it doesn't fall short either, presenting a creamy texture and mouth-watering acidity that boosts flavours of tropical fruit, herbs and citrus. The finish is crisp and lingers with flavours of vanilla and peach.
Delicious!
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 17th, 2010

Great value!
This vibrant and juicy Sauv Blanc presents grapefruit, cut grass, white flowers and sweet herbal tones, minerals and lemon zest. The palate is clean and taut with plenty of bright citric and mineral flavours. A very pleasing and affordable everyday drinking wine or pair it with a fresh greens and chevre salad.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 16th, 2010

An official product of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nederburg has come up with a Limited Edition line-up of wines including this crisp, verdant Sauvignon Blanc to sip while watching a football game!
Aromas of passion fruit and grass clippings with jalapeno, lime leaf and mineral notes. The palate is tart - flavours of citrus peel and nettle with plenty od herbal tones. Fresh, with mouth-watering acidity.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 9th, 2010

Just what you'd expect from a Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, plenty of verdant aromas - grass clipings, passionfruit and nettle, kiwi and young pineapple. The palate shows impressive concentration, pristine tropical fruit and citrus with firm minerality. A delicious white, vibrant and juicy with a mouth-watering finish that leaves you wanting more!
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 3rd, 2010

This very affordable Sauvignon Blanc from California's famous Gallo Family Vineyards will impress you with its all around flavour and value. Obvious grassy and herbal notes with white peaches and citrus aromas. The palate is fresh - it is simple and juicy with herbs and crisp tree fruit flavours. The finish is tart and zesty.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 1st, 2010

Not only a good value sipper, but a wine that supports a very worthy cause. Having just celebrated one year since it's first release I watched recently as a $100,000 cheque was handed over to beneficiaries in support ecosystem conservation of the Great Bear Rainforest and Spirit Bears. In fact 15% of all sales from the WhiteBear Wines go to this important cause.
The Pinot Blanc is a refreshing white with crisp tree fruit, mineral and floral notes. The palate presents sweet apple and pear fruit flavours and hints of herbs with peachy flavours lingering on the finish.
A great everyday quaffer and very affordable too.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 29th, 2010

I appreciate Riesling in pretty much any form - be it bracing and steely or fragrant and off-dry - it's all about balance, and the JoieFarm version has that in spades.
On the nose you can expect lovely lemon, green apple and white blossoms with zesty citrus peel notes. It is off-dry, layered with sweet apricots, lemon drops and vauge peppery/spice hints but its the mouth-watering acidity which takes hold and cleans up the fruit sweetness, resulting in a crisp finish.
One glass will never be enough.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 28th, 2010

One in this series of wines from Artisan Wine Co. which rally behind the Okanagan Valley and its history, this Sauvignon Blanc is subtitled the Council's Punch Bowl in an homage to the lake, discovered in the mid 1800s by Hudson's Bay Company's Alexander Caulfield Anderson.
Across the board these wines are excellent value, they provide fruity, refreshing wines for everyday drinking and they do not pretend to anything more.
This is a very pretty wine with aromas of flowers and tangerine, honey and peach with grapefruit peel and just a hint of cut grass. The palate echos the sweet fruit of the nose, it is lively and fresh with a rounded texture and a zesty finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 28th, 2010

A crisp summer white made for salads, shellfish and chevre crostini.
Aromas of peaches and gooseberry, limeade and minerals with hints of grass translate into a citrussy mouthful with tart fruit and bright acidity. It has a slightly rounded texture and flavours of green papaya, peach, lime and fresh herbs.
Very pleasing.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 27th, 2010

This Chilean Sauvignon Blanc has loads of typical grassy, verdant herbal, nettle and green apple aromas, with lemon-lime, passionfruit and elderflower notes. The palate is snappy and fresh with sweet passionfruit and tart citric flavours. A very good value wine with a mouth-watering, zesty finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 26th, 2010

Balthasar Ress was one of my favourite visits during a 2008 German wine tour - the wines are consistently delicious too.
The Hattenheimer Schutzenhaus is a mouthful to say and a joy to sip. Expect aromas of slate and green apples, honey, spring blossoms and bright citrus. On the palate it is off-dry but is balanced with lively acidity and tangy lemondrop flavours.
Pair with sushi, spicy Indian dishes or tangy cheeses.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 26th, 2010

Coppery salmon in colour the JeanJean in its recognizable undulating bottle smells of brambly berry fruit, sour cherry and cedar, tobacco and Szechuan peppercorns. The palate is tart with bright acidity, red berry, spice and herbal flavours linger on the finish.
This is a dry rose, priced to buy-by-the-case, that will pair nicely with fish, fresh summer salads or chevre.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 26th, 2010

A fantastic aromatic expression of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, this single vineyard Rarangi releases striking notes of cut green apple, grass clippings, gooseberry and passion fruit, elderflowers and nettle with zest of white grapefruit. The palate is juicy tart with citrus flavours and is nicely grounded with earthy/mineral hints. Snappy and mouth-watering with a long, herbal and mineral finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - April 15th, 2010