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The cards are sent, presents are wrapped, and the office party went down a storm. Now all you need is to do is get the wine and beer. To make it easy, we've picked 12 of our favourite wines.
Sparkling
Bisol, Jeio
Duval – Leroy, NV
White
Beaumont, Raoul’s White
Clos du Porteau Sauvignon de Touraine Le Courlis
Urlar, Organic Sauvignon Blanc
d'Arenberg, The Money Spider
Domaine Bernard Defaix, Chablis
Red
Calusari, Pinot Noir
d'Arenberg, The Stump Jump
La Villasse, Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Gran Sasso, Montepulciano d`Abruzzo
Dominique Morel, Fleurie
And we can't forget about Santa's beer! How about a little Ding Dong or Red Nose Reindeer - a couple of the fabulous Winter Beers we have in store.
Wishing all our customers a fabulous Christmas and all the best for 2012!!
We had some lovely wines on tasting last weekend. If you missed it, don't worry we've plenty more ready for this weekend.
Champagne and Sparkling
Terre di Sant'Alberto, Prosecco Brut Valdese , NV
Duval - Leroy, Brut, NV Champagne
White Wine
Jacques Véritier, Blanc Vin de France, 2010
Vina Falernia, Elki Pedro Ximenez, 2010
Bodegas Vallobera,Vallobera Anada White, 2010
Vina Leyda, Chardonnay Classico Reserva, 2010
Domaine Perraud, Macon Villages "Le Loup",2009
Urlar, Organic Sauvignon Blanc, 2010
Red Wine
Jacques Veritier, Rouge Vin de France, 2010
Chateau Fontenille, Bordeaux Rouge, 2008
Cloof, The Very Sexy Shiraz, 2008
We're sure there's something for everyone and if you did pop in last weekend please feel free to pop in again! The tasting will be on from 12noon in our Portobello store, hope to see you there.
Festive Cheer
We've decided that this year we won't be holding our annual tasting but fear not you'll still be able to try out some of our suggestions for festive wine. Over the next 5 weekends (Friday's and Saturday's from 12 noon) we will be opening a dozen or so bottles in our Portobello store for you to try out. We'll be on hand if you've any questions about the wines or any other bottles whether you are looking for a different present or something to go with the Christmas lunch.
We've also a huge selection of Whisky, including small bottles and new miniatures - perfect for toasting St Andrew on the 30th!
Not forgetting our selection of beers - favourites for presents. We've a huge selection of beers from all over the world including some lovely winter beers, give yourself plenty of time to browse!
Hope to see you at one of our mini tasting's.
Here are a couple of suggestions...
Looking for something to go with the takeaway or watching a movie? Grant Burge Barossa Benchmark Chardonnay and Shiraz both have £2 off at the moment, only£6.95 for some great wine from a winery awarded 5 stars from James Halliday at the Australia Wine Companion.
If you're looking for something a little more special, just arrived is Greywacke Pinot Gris and is just as stunning as their Pinot Noir we had a couple of weeks ago. Greywacke is ex-Cloudy Bay winemaker Kevin Judd's winery. Coming Soon Our selection of this year's Oktoberfest beers will be arriving shortly.
Wiiliams Brothers Brewery from Alloa in conjunction with ad agency The Leith Agency have produced and new ale called Maid in Leith. The golden ale was launched this week with the profits being donated to The Water of Leith Conservation Trust to help clean up the waterways.
http://www.thefinewinecompany.co.uk/Williams_Bros_Maid_in_Leith.html
The ale even has its own website (http://maidinleith.com/) and you can follow her on Facebook and Twitter!
The 2008 Pieropan ‘La Rocca’ Soave Classico has won the Italian White Wine Trophy at this year's International Wine Challenge. Last year, the 2007 vintage won the Soave trophy at the same competition. This success underlines the quality of the La Rocca vineyard, which is widely regarded as one of the great sites of Soave Classico. The 2008 vintage produced rich wines of great complexity. Scattered showers in spring, followed by a long and dry summer resulted in a long ripening season with the grapes being harvested as late as November. The ripe flavours are balanced by excellent acidity, producing a wine with great minerality and freshness, capable of long-ageing.
Out of 678 entries, the 2010 Spy Valley Pinot Noir won the following trophies at the 2011 International Cool Climate Wine Show:
BEST RED WINE of the Show
BEST PINOT NOIR 2010
BEST ESTATE made and bottled red wine
In what has been described as the strongest field yet, this is a fantastic result for Spy Valley. And right now you can save up to 26% of a case of 6 wines across the Spy Valley range at The Fine Wine Company.
DogFish, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand £6.95
This luscious Sauvignon Blanc combines intense white peach and nectarine aromas with beautiful fresh fruit to provide a full palate and lingering finish.
Marques de Carrion, Solar de Carrion, Rioja, Spain £6.95
Marques de Carrion is in the heart of the Rioja Alta, in the historical town of Briones. Located on a hilltop, overlooking a bend in the River Ebro, vines have been grown here since Roman times. The Bodega has some of the most prestigious vineyards in the area and produces rich, intense wines of great character and finesse.
BEN GLAETZER 2009 VINTAGE, BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA
When wine writer Robert Parker awarded Ben Glaetzer’s Amon-Ra Barossa Shiraz a score of 98/100, he confirmed the wine’s place and that of its winemaker amongst the world’s best, including first-growth Clarets meriting similar scores.
Parker’s endorsement followed enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers around the world, including Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson, and James Halliday, as well as a Gold medal at the International Wine Challenge Awards. Ben’s other wines, including Anaperenna and Bishop, have earned similarly spectacular international praise.
All this attention and limited supply mean that older vintages sell for considerably more than their release price (Ben spotted Amon-Ra ’03 in an LA wine shop at $1500 per bottle
As in Bordeaux, 2009 has caused much excitement in Barossa, following the small 2007 and 2008 vintages. Having tasted the wines, we can confirm that they’re truly outstanding – full, rich and velvety, with a natural easiness that will make them irresistible when young yet (theoretically) capable of long ageing.
These wines are extremely limited grab them while you can
Greywacke by Kevin Judd Sauvignon Blanc 2010
Greywacke is the exciting new solo venture of Kevin Judd, who was chief winemaker at Cloudy Bay for 25 vintages and instrumental in the international recognition which New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc enjoys today.
The debut wine under the Greywacke label is the 2010 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, which displays the hallmarks of Kevin’s famed style: ripe fruit, fine balance, great concentration and superb varietal intensity. The grapes are primarily sourced from prime, low yielding vineyard sites in and around Marlborough’s Southern (Brancott and Ben Morven) Valleys, and vinified using ‘non-interventionist’ techniques.
The ‘Greywacke’ name derives from the greywacke rock which is prevalent in New Zealand and consists of layers of hard grey sandstone alternating with thinner layers of darker mudstone.
Don't miss out its in short supply
The Fine Wine Company has been awarded Scottish Off Sales of the Year 2010. Thank you for everybody that voted for us.
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