Our wine critic was expecting a pretty straightforward 2001 rioja, but what came out of the bottle proved to be an epiphanyRioja is rarely said to be sublime. But the odd thing about Vina Arana Reserva La Rioja Alta 2001 (£16.45, Berry Bros; 13%) is that on first sip it isn't so much rioja you think of as red burgundy. It reminded me of one of the most delicious wines I've ever been lucky en
Wine: The great unknown | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 21 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Avoid the star names of the grape world, and you may well stumble across a bargain'Would I like a zib-what?" asked my friend. Zibibbo – it's a grape. "Oh. It sounds more like a scooter or a website." We were in Sicily, drinking a smoky, aromatic version of the white grape that's also known as muscat of Alexandria. This was a treat bottle by a star producer, and as such very un-cheap, but it
Wine: The independent spirit | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 44 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Many people think specialist wine shops are both expensive and exclusive. Not if you shop carefully, they're notMany people I accost in supermarkets as they strip the shelves of Hardys and Jacob's Creek tell me they buy wine there because specialist shops are too expensive and, they feel, in some way out of their league. Yet there was such a good collection of lower-priced wines at
French wine: there's life in the old dog yet | Victoria Moore
Posted by edwina 79 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Recent reports that French wine is on the slide are very wide of the mark"French wine sales go plonk in the UK," declared one gleeful headline. "Humiliation for French," said another with more than a trace of revenge-taking on a nation for having better cooking, better dress sense and being on the right side of the Norman Conquest. Apparently we have fallen out of love with Gallic wine – the late
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's visit to Africa this weekend "will send a powerful message to the world about their commitment to ensuring Africa's continued progress," Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) writes in an opinion piece in The Hill.
Victoria Moore on wine: What a good year for the Rhônes
Posted by edwina 142 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
What a good year for the Rhônes, says Victoria MooreThe news that the powerful wine writer Robert Parker deems 2007 Châteauneuf-du-Pape "the greatest vintage I have tasted" may have wafted straight over the heads of many ordinary drinkers. It may also have come as a surprise to anyone who holidayed in France two years ago. But while it poured in much of the country that summer, the so
Victoria Moore on wine: Cheap doesn't have to mean nasty
Posted by edwina 149 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Cheap doesn't have to mean nasty, says Victoria MoorePerhaps one day scientists will isolate the gene that makes us all so susceptible to the words "Special offer!" Why are we so drawn to signs that read "3 for £10" and buy, buy, buy, regardless of whether we actually like the stuff, or even whether we could pay less for it somewhere else? Thresher recently considered dropping its "3 for 2"
Victoria Moore on wine: Easy summer drinking
Posted by edwina 156 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
It's summertime, and the drinking is easy, says Victoria MooreI like to think I'm pretty ruthless about drinking exactly what I like, regardless of snobbish convention. I'll ask for ice rather than plough on with a rosé that's too warm, and I routinely dilute orange juice with tap water because it's more thirst-quenching that way. But frascati? This isn't just a negative fashion statement,
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