Posts tagged Semillon
A Blanc Canvas
A Blanc Canvas

I was recently asked if I would present a tasting event at Hanging Ditch. "Certainly", I replied, "I would be delighted to." As I'm not in the trade and thus have no wines of my own to promote, the next question I was asked left me somewhat stumped. What would I like to have as the theme for my tasting?

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TastingHarry Morris2011, 2012, 2013, Australia, Awatere Valley, Bacchus, Banghoek, Chile, Cloudy Bay, Cullen, Domaine de Maltaverne, England, France, Hanging Ditch, Hell's Heights, Lighthouse, Limari Valley, Makutu, Mangan Vineyard, Margaret River, Marlborough, Mon Vieux, New Zealand, Pouilly Fume, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Shawsgate Vineyard, South Africa, Tabali, Wairau Valley, Kimmeridgian Soil, Malolactic Fermentation, Surrey, Western Cape, Demi-MuidComment
Ditching The Expense Of Bordeaux
Ditching The Expense Of Bordeaux

Thanks to Ben and Mark at the award winning Hanging Ditch Wine Merchants for organising a very enjoyable and interesting Bordeaux tasting dinner earlier this month at the St. James’s Club. Given their ethos of quality being paramount I knew that the wines on offer would not disappoint, but the objective of keeping the wines affordable was going to be more of a challenge.

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Eating, TastingHarry Morris2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Champagne, Delamotte, Entre-Deux-Mers, France, Graves de Vayres, Hanging Ditch, Merlot, Pessac-Leognan, Saint-Emilion, Salon, Sauternes, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chateau des Antonins, L’Esprit de Chevalier, Chateau Roc de Pellebouc, Chateau Bel-Air, Chateau Barrail du Blanc, Chateau de Rayne VigneauComment