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Apr

You Betta Eatta Feta

Jacob Gaffney  in Health, Food , , , , , , , ,

Yesterday’s post provided a great deal of health and lifestyle news…but InterWined forgot to add one other tidbit that is actually from last week. After some thought last night, I decided to include it as a sole post for today, simply because the advice could save travellers a great deal of discomfort. And, this information […]

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4

Oct

Save the Drama

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot , , ,

Being actors, the fools here at InterWined couldn’t help but notice a wine from Drama. Yes, Drama, a region near the Adriatic in Greece. Available at Oddbins for £12.49. There are two types of labels for this wine, the clean and the dirty, both are available to view at Nestor Imports.
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7

Aug

This White is a Cretan

Jacob Gaffney  in White Wines, Fernão Pires, Arinto, Vilana , , , , ,

Oddbins is offering an amazing white wine from Greece for around £6: the 2006 Xerolithia, from the hills of Peza, using the Vilana grape (that’s one more variety done!), indigenous to Crete. This zippy, nicely acidic wine is sadly pulled down by an almost-too-heavy body. The wine is widely complex for a white in this price range and can be consumed only a few degrees below room temperature: 8.8.

Another Oddbins offering, this time from Portugal, needs to be served very cold for the greatest enjoyment. The 2006 Portal da Águia Branco, from wine producer Quinta da Alorna, is from Ribatejo, smack dab in the centre of the country. This wine is zippy and perfect for warm and hot days (throw over some ice, drink with a straw). Lemon zest and some pineapple. Light, airy and very simple. Clear as straw, so it’s overfiltered, and the stainless steel fermentation is a bit too overpowering, but that’s just being picky, for wine that’s costs 5 quid. The wine is a blend of Fernão Pires and Arinto grapes (that’s two more!). These grapes are native to Portugal and flourish in the arrid environment. It’s is becoming more and more popular for the Portuguese to stick to their own. InterWined loves that pluck: 8.5.

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23

Jul

Why Does This Wine Taste So Much Like Wine?

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, Xinomavro, Negosca ,

A high and not-so-dry search for unusual grapes landed InterWined at a shop called The Sampler, where for a small price, one can sample the wine before purchasing. InterWined opted out of this option when coming across a Greek wine made from a blend of Xinomavro and Negosca grapes. The wine retailed for nearly £8, snug between the £5 and £10 range InterWined samples and reviews.

If a wine is not worth recommending, InterWined does not apply a rating. Further, in order to stay 100% positive, InterWined won’t mention the name, as in this case. But the wine was remarkable in this aspect: it tasted so much like wine.

Huh? Exactly.

A simple Web search would undoubtedly reveal the identity of the wine, but please — really — don’t bother. The search continues for fascinating wines, with unusual grapes on InterWined.com…

New World/Old World-style Greek wine: No rating.

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