Articles for ' cabernet'

Sales at Classic Wine Direct increased significantly over the few weeks running up to Christmas and although there was no bench mark to compare against for last year, the volume of visits and the number of people buying was extremely pleasing.People seem to be shopping more online for their wine for a number of reasons.  The extremely cold weather and the treacherous conditions underfoot over Christmas may have persuaded many… read the rest of “Classic Wine Direct Sales Bubble At Christmas!!”

Brits Jon and Liz Bowen are new producers who are making some outstanding wines in the wild hills of Corbieres. They have some of the oldest vines in the region at their disposal and this is helping them produce some extraordinary wines. Jon’s diverse background from winemaking in California to the Chef de Cave at Domaine Clavel have also help its stamp on the wines.

Associated wines include… read the rest of “Domaine Sainte Croix, South Of France”

Perez Cruz made their first wines in 2002 and have amassed an impressive array of awards and gold medals. Their beautiful estate is Situated in the Alto-Maipo region with only the most suitable grape varieties chosen to produce outstanding quality.

Awards and associated wines include:

International Wine Challenge 2006-Gold Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

International Wine Challenge 2008-Silver Medal (Syrah Reserva 06)

Decanter Awards… read the rest of “Perez Cruz Wines, Maipo Valley, Chile”

Andeluna Cellars is situated in the beautiful Uco Valley which is close to the Andes and is producing some of the best fruit in Argentina. Winemaker Silvio Alberto, has recently been acknowledged as Outstanding Young Winemaker of the Year in Argentina. The winery is scooping awards round the world. The new Filosur range is offers outstanding value for money.

Associated wines include:

(Filosur Cabernet Sauvignon 2007)… read the rest of “Andeluna Cellars, Mendoza, Argentina”

Setanta wines are one of the hottest wine makers in the Adelaide Hills. The cool climate elegant wines are really making the world sit up and take notice. This is a family run winery which is made by a first generation Australian of Irish parentage, which is denoted in the name and wonderful Celtic labels. One of James Hallidays’ favourite new wineries, they have a 5 star rating… read the rest of “Setanta Wines, Adelaide Hills, Australia”

Ah, Perez Cruz. This is one of the “big” wines on our list. We used to refer to this wine as our ‘banker”, but when the financial crisis happened we found ourselves looking for a new noun! In honour of the current Ashes series I suggested a “Pieterson” but after KP’s performance in Cardiff on Sunday…

What of the wine? Well, you can see what Joe and Colin think… read the rest of “Wine Of The Week 2 - Perez Cruz Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2006”