Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot Italian Wines August 12th 2009

Italian Wines – wines from the Veneto region
We tasted the Montezovo Valpolicella Ripasso 2005 RRP 18.95, a real Monica Belluci of a wine, full-bodied and voluptuous! A beautiful wine, bags of flavour and so smooth and drinkable even after 3 years in oak barrels.

Our White was the Zenato Lugana 2008 RRP 14.95 from Lake Garda, another perennial favourite of mine. Wines produced from the Lugana grape are well worth checking out.
I reckon they have a lot more to offer in terms of aromas and flavour than most Pinot Grigios.

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot Lower Alcohol Wines August 5th 2009

Ligher Wines / Wines with lower alcohol
We visited Germany and Portugal for this tasting of two white wines.
We had the Max Ferd. Richter Zeppelin Riesling 2008 RRP 13.95 from the Mosel Valley, a really tasty, off-dry wine with lovely aromas and flavours at 9.5% alcohol.
We also tasted another classic summer wine, the Vinho Verde from Portugal (Vinhas Altas 2008 RRP 10.95) slightly spritzy with a nice hint of lemon and green apple fruit. 10% alcohol and very refreshing. Both these wines are perfect for lunchtime drinking.

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot Rosé Wines July 29th 2009

Rosé Wines – Sunshine in a glass!
We tasted Finca Flichman Malbec/Shiraz 2007 RRP 10.95 from Argentina, a tasty and unusual blend made from two serious red grapes and Estampa Cabernet/Syrah 2008 RRP 10.95, another funky blend all the way from Colchagua Valley in Chile. We even got a sunny day for this tasting which reminded me just how good a nice chilled rosé can be when that eye in the sky is shining!

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot French Wine & Cheese July 15th 2009

Bastille Day – French wines and French cheese
I paired up a Loire Sauvignon, Haut Poitou 2008 RRP 10.95 with a St. Maure Goats Cheese..a very tasty combo indeed..and a Cotes du Ventoux Red (Terrasses d’Eole 2005 RRP 13.95) wine from the Rhone with a beautiful Jura cheese I love called Comté..yummy..the Country Mix staff got stuck into the leftovers..its never too early for good wine and cheese!

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

County Mix 106.8fm WineSpot Wines with "unusual" names July 8th 2009

Wines with “unusual / funny” names –
We tasted Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2007 RRP 15.95 from Marlborough (named after the Spy Satellite Station in the valley around the vineyards!) and Porcupine Ridge Syrah 2007 RRP 14.95 from Franschoek (South Africa) named in honour of the porcupines who roam the vineyards!

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot Summer BBQ Wines July 1st 2009

Summer / BBQ Wines – ideal wines for our “scorcher” of a summer
We tasted Jeio Prosecco RRP 19.95 and Barking Owl Shiraz / Viognier 2004 RRP 16.95

You can listen to my weekly winespot every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11am on Country Mix 106.8fm.

Country Mix 106.8fm WineSpot

I started doing the WineSpot on Country Mix recently.
It airs every Wednesday morning between 10 and 11
on Linsey Dolan’s Show “Dublins Talking”

Its been great fun selecting a theme for each show.
Tune in if you’re available!