Last weekend, a few of my aussie friends and I rented a cottage in the Cotswolds for a weekend break from the big city. One of the key requirements of any weekend away with friends is a good box of wine. Given that we all love our wine and lean towards aussie and kiwi varietals when we are together, we set ourselves to a challenge to find 6 bottles from different regions around the world. The other key was to keep the cost below £50 total for the 6 bottles.
After picking out our spoils from the shelves at Majestic Wine Warehouse in Victoria, we packed up our little hybrid and rushed away to the countryside! Over the course of the weekend, in between walking around the beautiful little streets of Bibury and Barnsley, we enjoyed a different kind of adventure through tasting the various wines. Absolutely amazing the differences across regions, varietals and vintages. We didn’t get too geeky about it all – just enjoyed it and commented on the various tipples as we tried them. As we finished each wine the familiar phrase rang out in the air – ‘Where shall we go next? Italy? South Africa?’. Just plain fun to be honest. Here are the wines that we picked – try it out for yourself one evening, weekend, holiday and let me know how you go!
Our picks:
Treviso Prosecco Torri del la Marca – Italy
Papa Luna Calatayud 2008 – Spain
l’Enigme de Foncalieu Merlot 2008 – France
Kings River Shiraz 2009 – South Africa
Neblina Carmenère, 2010 Central Valley – Chile (my house wine – always amazing)
Lo Zoccolaio, Sucule Barbera d’Alba 2007 – Italy (my favorite!! a bit pricier but definitely worth it)
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