Red Wine Picks of the Week

This week’s newsletter continues on from our last one as we run through some of the best red wine on offer at the moment.  This weeks approach from "The Wine Guy" takes a classic variety from Piedmont and produced in Australia by one of the best. Marq Wines gives us their take on an Amarone inspired red. Southern French red blend, Shiraz from the Clare, McLaren Vale takes on the Spanish, and we end with classic red from the ‘heal’ of Italy. As always Grapes & Lager is about discovery and offering our readers something a little different. These picks are designed for...

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Do All Wine Bottles Have to Look the Same?

Wouldn’t it be nice to find a bottle that stood out from the rest.  Something you could take to a dinner party that could become a talking point before it is even opened. 

Well you can. And it should come as no surprise that it is an  Italian who has pushed the boundaries with an iconic combination of clever shapes and colour.

Cantine Ceci, a  family owned winery from Emilia-Romagna, one of Italy’s most prolific wine regions, uses not one, but a series of clever and beautifully designed bottles to showcase its wine.  And once you’ve finished marveling at the bottles, and actually open one of these eye-catching bottles, you will experience wine of an exceedingly high quality and outstanding personality. A perfect match between bottle and wine.

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Spumante - What a Surprise!

There are those of us that associate Spumante with a cheap, sweet bubbly that we used to drink during our Uni days when money was tight and tastes were questionable. But Spumante can be much more than that.

 

 

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