Drinking Outside The Box
With Simon Woods – wine for people who have a life
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Four rosés from Spain & Chile
Torres Natureo Rosé 2016, Spain (£5.99 Waitrose, Ocado, Amazon, Bacchus Wines, Taylor’s Fine Wine) A fair attempt at making an alcohol-free wine, I’d probably finish a glass of this fresh, easy-going strawberry laden concoction, but I’d much rather have a decent cordial or a glass of citrus-infused water (the white version is better). 0+ Jean […]
Read MoreLa Croix de Chaintres Saumur Champigny 2015, Loire, France
Lovely wine – and at the time of posting 20% off at Waitrose, making it £9.59… La Croix de Chaintres Saumur Champigny 2015, Loire, France (£12.79 Waitrose) Lovely fresh and crunchy young wine, gushing with blackcurrant and black cherry flavour with a lightly roasted edge, a hint of tar and even a touch of violet. […]
Read MoreBoya Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Leyda Valley, Chile
Boya Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Leyda Valley, Chile (£11.99/£9.99 if you buy 6 Majestic) Strikes an attractive balance between quite rich passionfruit and pineapple tropical character and tangier rhubarb and citrus freshness/greenness. One for lightly spiced Thai dishes. B+
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The World’s Shortest Wine Book
Now Available in Print!
First of all, you should know what The World’s Shortest Wine Book is NOT…
- It’s NOT a worthy textbook containing more information than anyone normal could ever need.
- It’s NOT a banal go-and-buy-this-without-using-your-brain guide.
- And it’s NOT a book recommending wines that you either can’t find or can’t afford.
Not that I’ve anything against those types of book. It’s just that I wanted to write something for normal people, as in those who enjoy wine but aren’t too precious about it.
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About Simon
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Drinking Outside The Box is the blog of renowned wine writer Simon Woods. Since abandoning a career in computer systems design in 1988 to indulge his two hobbies, wine and writing, Simon has been co-coordinator of the annual International Wine Challenge, a columnist for The Financial Times ‘The Business’ magazine, editor of the award-winning annual Which? Wine Guide and a contributor to numerous magazines.
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