2007 Bodegas Rafael Palacios Valdeorras As Sortes – Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras (8/18/2009) Toast, minerals, citrus fruit, lemon peel and ripe white fruit in a balanced, long and complex package. A serious wine; reminds one of an exotic Grand Cru Chablis or even more a good, but modern styled Corton Charlemagne, albeit with a twist. (I also tasted a somewhat simpler, > Read more …
2006 Celler del Roure Valencia Les Alcusses – Spain, Valencia (8/30/2009) Spicy red fruit, refreshing cherry-like acidity, some cherry liqueur; good balance, 14% alcohol but doesn’t show it. Not very complex, but a good qpr and better with some air. No signs of oxidation even on the third day after opening the bottle. (88 pts.)
After two years experimenting, the Dutch entrepreneur Taner Tabak has managed to produce a 100% halal wine. This reports the site Wereldjournalisten.nl. His Kevser Helal Wine has been awarded the Halal Quality Control (HQC) certificate. This implies that there is zero percent alcohol in it. So called alcohol-free wines such as the wines of Domaine de Fleur we reported earlier > Read more …
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