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Weird and Wonderful

27/11/2012

 
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I'm not a big fan of wine by the glass in chain restaurants. It's usually overpriced, and below average.  But sometimes, needs must.  So for the benefit of my public, at Strada in Heathrow in T3 before catching my very long flight to Hong Kong, I decided to have a glass of Fiano with my butternut squash risotto. It's a grape I came across just a few weeks ago when going to blind tasting of Italian wines.  I was forced into a corner to buy something from a nearby branch of Oddbins, and picked up a Fiano di Avellino.  Being a blind tasting for 30 odd people, however, I didn't quite get the chance to savour it's complexity.  The Strada version was from Siciliy where the hot sunshine will give ripe and full flavours.  For once, the wine list description was almost an understatement. Ripe peaches were mentioned.  Frankly, this, in a blind testing could have passed for a glass of peach juice.  If you like your wines fruity, then definitely give it a go, and it was good to match the squash risotto.  

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My next wine experience was on board the Cathay Pacific flight...  Perusing the options, I opted for a Mosel Riesling Feinherb (off dry).  We often here that drinking alcohol on flights isn't recommended, so going for this lighter alcohol version was probably sensible.  Juicy, ripe, fruity and as refreshingly acidic as Riesling gets, the hint of sweetness was a good counterpoint.  Just a pity I forgot to pack a toothbrush in my hand luggage!

The next bottom's up moment was in Kowloon's Novotel.  A free welcome drink was included on check in  - with Chilean wines being the flavour of the month.  The Chardonnay had rather more oak than i've seen of late and is probably exactly the sort of Chardonnay that's put a lot of people of Chardonnay.  Still, it's free so who am I to complain?

Arriving next day on the Gold Coast it was back to red wine.  And fortunately one that you can try at home.  Wolf Blass President's Selection Shiraz is available in several supermarkets at home and was pleasantly smooth and rich.  I only enjoyed a small glass though, as jet-lag was really beginning to bite
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Tuesday began healthily enough with a yoga class.  Most unlike me! Sadly, this was where my virtue for the day ended.  With Purple Teeth's best friend being a fellow wine lover, it was unsurprising that our coffee morning invitation should actually be a mulled wine party with a bunch of ex-pat Germans and Argentineans.  As for what the wine was, once it's been mulled, it doesn't really matter, but the mulling spices were from a Shropshire blend and the Germans seemed impressed too, so all good.  It didn't stop there however...  Onto a very cheap and cheerful Chinese cafe for lunch, we asked for a wine list.  Two bottles of red were brought to the table, both fresh from the very chilled fridge!  We opted for the cheaper of the two.  In these conditions, how good could it be?

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I'd read about Alentejano (Portuguese) wines as part of my WSET syllabus, but I hadn't had the opportunity to taste any.  Therefore it was my duty on your behalf to understand the varietal and terroir complexities...
Given the challenges (super-chilled red wine and a pairing with Singapore Spicy Noodles), it fared remarkably well and we managed to polish off the bottle.  It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it!  
As per the label, it was remarkably smooth and the fruit character was mainly red plum.  I've no idea what was in the blend - doubtless some Merlot with local varieties.  It tasted somewhat like a softer Carmenere.

Word of Purple Teeth is spreading, and the ex-pat wives are talking of holding a Purple Teeth Tasting Event.  Inspired by this enthusiasm, I had a quick look in the local supermarket for ideas.  It's not every day you see supermarket shelves laden with Krug, Penfold's Grange, Pontet-Canet, Chateau Talbot, and a selection of Canadian and German Ice Wines!  I certainly hope the idea comes to fruition as with the right budget, this could be plenty of fun.  You'll certainly hear about it if it does.

Meanwhile... Cheers!  

There's a great big world out there...

24/11/2012

 
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On the 24th November, I'm leaving on a jet plane.  I do know when I'll be back again (7th December), but in the meantime, I have absolutely no idea what my wine week ahead is going to look like.
It's highly likely that the delights of Hong Kong will either be "out of my price range", not worth reviewing because they're not available in the UK, or (my biggest fear), "truly terrible".
I'll continue my dutiful research and report back on anything worthy of note.  And I'll attempt to write at least one blog post, on another topic if necessary, while I'm away.  When I get back, I'm sure you'll all be starting to think about what you want to be drinking over the festive season, so if you have any thoughts, questions, ideas or suggestions, feel free to use the Q&A page to submit this and I'll include what I can as soon as I can get on line.
On a different note, I was so pleased to see that my local wine bar/restaurant had updated it's wine list last night, and they are now including a big fat, juicy Zinfandel by the glass.  Looks like they'll be getting my custom back on my return.
Cheers! Gan bei! Gom bui!

A (short) week in wine (w/e 23/11/2012)

23/11/2012

 
It's a tough week!  My final exam for the WSET advanced comes just 3 days after returning from dancing till well after dawn 3 nights in a row at the London Swingvitational so there's a LOT of studying to be done.  That means a bit less of the social drinking and more of the theory.  Nevertheless, these teeth ain't gonna get purple all on their own...
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I really couldn't believe that drinking and dancing were anything but happy bedfellows.  However, I entered a competition for the first time without the aid of wine, and actually did kind of okay!  What's more, a dance lead was stunned when I executed a one-footed spin with several rotations and seemed to be dancing really well.  (Yes, I was slightly offended by the connotation...)  My reason could only be, it was 2pm and I hadn't had any wine.
So, my dearest wine,  much as I love you, I fear you will have to be limited to late night social dancing in future.  I see my dance friends downing vodka or their other drink of choice and wonder if Dutch Courage might be the reason we're not quite hitting the mark in competitions.  Must watch those Frenchies next time!  Are they all naturally confident without the demon drink? Do they just have a naturally inherited gene that makes them handle their booze better? Or are they just practicing more than us?  I'll report back after the next event...
Anyway, back to what I was drinking and not what I wasn't!

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BRAZIN - Old Vines Zinfandel (2009) from Lodi, California.  Yes, the 2nd Old Vines Zinfandel from Lodi in a week.  I make no apology because if anything says purple teeth it's rich, ripe Zinfandel.  (You can probably also count on a blue tongue too.) This one is currently down from £12.99 to £9.99 at Waitrose and is also available from The Wine Society at £10.95.  It's a stonking 15% abv like many Zins and rich, ripe, full bodied, fruity and this one perhaps hints of chocolate and coffee on the finish too.  I'm going to be honest and say that at times it hasn't paired well with foods like tomato based pastas or pizza.  At times it has. So I can't quite put my finger on what the issue is.  Ignoring that one slight concern, I'd say it's worth a try if you like big red wines.  They don't come much bigger than this. And it drinks fantastically on it's own. In fact, when Mr Purple Teeth was asked to contribute a flavour for this this review, he just said, "Delicious".    
Just a word of warning - taking a bottle to be 4 glasses, you'll be having 2.8 units per glass.  Sad but true!  Half a bottle is quite the binge.  If you want to check what your intake is, you can use the handy calculator here.  Remember that for a woman 2-3 units a day and a man no more than 3-4 units per day - ideally with 2 days per week with no alcohol is the current recommended advice by our UK health authorities.  
One good thing - checking these facts for this week's blog post inadvertently gave me a couple of the answers for my WSET exam on Thursday.  Yeah!

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Clos de Nous Demi-Sec Vouvray (£10.49 Waitrose) 12.5%.  
For once, not a dry wine!  This is medium or perhaps I'd describe it more as off-dry as there's enough refreshing acidity to mean it's not sugary sweet.

I opened this to remind myself what Vouvray tasted like in the vain hope that it might be one of the wines that came up on my blind tasting exam.  (Yes, that was an excuse**).  I only discovered Vouvray through my WSET course and would normally avoid Chenin Blanc based wines (which this is) after poor experiences with dodgy Western Cape bulk brands a few years ago.  These bulk produced wines are often house white in less than classy bars.  Avoid.  On the other hand, reach out for this Loire Valley wine.  Admittedly the one here is just what's available in my local supermarket and their are lots of brighter and more delicious versions out there. Even so, this is crisp, refreshing and delicious - if rather odd for a French wine in that it has a synthetic cork.  That means drink while it's young and fresh as it won't keep like some other Vouvrays may.  We can have the synthetic cork debate another day...  
Based on my food recommendation advice, the sweetness and acidity probably makes this a good match for Kung Po / Sweet & Sour * or other sweet and spicy exotic dishes.  It's also lovely to drink on it's own.  
Another word of caution - Vouvray (unlike most French appellations) can be produced in a variety of styles from dry through to sweet, and even sparkling, so do make sure you know what you're getting if you pick up a bottle to avoid an unwelcome surprise.

*Purely in the interests of research I decided to order a hot and spicy Kung Po Chicken from my local Chinese restaurant just to check the theory that this would be a good match.  My survey of one says, "HIT".  Yes - this really worked well with the not chili spice and the sweet and sticky sauce, as well as the cashew nuts and water chestnuts in the dish.

** Nightmare scenario: In the exam, I actually managed to convince myself that the tasting wine was South African Chenin Blanc when it was actually reveled later to be Chablis.  In my defense, I've lost my sense of smell with "post-dance-event-flu", and my tastebuds probably felt the wine was off dry because of the giant chocolate and raspberry brownie I'd taken a nibble of before the exam.  #fail
I'm hoping that the rest of the tasting note was fine and I'll still pass the rest of the exam.  More news in around 8 weeks. Meanwhile, everything crossed!

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For the Purple Teeth readers who are more inclined to spirits, I thought I'd include this lovely picture of my celebratory/commiseratory post exam cocktail.
Chili Raspberry Martini from The Hide Bar right next door to the WSET school on Bermondsey Street.
Chili-infused Wyborowa Vodka with raspberry puree and fresh raspberries.  
Again, those who've been paying attention will be starting to pick up that chili is almost as much of an obsession as wine with me so I couldn't resist this. After all, my ruined palate has already let me down so I may as well make it worse.  I was not at all prepared for the smack in the face that this would deliver.  Let's just say, mild it's not, and I was very glad of the glass of ice water on the side.
Na Zdrowie!  Cheers!

What we drank (w/e 18 Nov 2012)

21/11/2012

 
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This Carmenere from Chile's Colchagua Valley is another from The Wine Society.  It's 14% abv and redresses my recent spending spree being only £6.25 a bottle.  Amazing!  Yes, it doesn't have the smoothness and complexity of a pricier model, but it's easy drinking and certainly makes for Purple Teeth.  Mamma was pretty shocked by her blue tongue!  You have been warned - this will require a good bit of toothbrush time, but it's great value, full bodied and very smooth for a bargain Organic wine.  The over-riding flavour is plum, and it's probably a nice alternative if you're a Merlot drinker seeking a change.

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Pinot Noir from Monterey in California by Hahn Family Winery (2010) is 14.5% alcohol, and a pretty deep red full bodied example of this grape, doubtless because of the Californian sunshine aiding ripening.  It's available from Waitrose, at £12.99, though I was lucky enough to get this for £9.99 on the recent 25% discount offer.  You might recall that Mr Purple Teeth is not a fan of Pinot Noir which he finds thin.  This one blew him away.  It could be the very ripe, almost jammy berry flavours, or the smooth full body.  Whatever it is, I'm sure we'll be buying it again - this was not the first time of drinking it!  You'll like it if you love flavours of mixed berry jam, wines that are smooth and velvety, and don't mind getting tipsy on one glass.  Treat yourself!

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This one was purchased and shared among some friends in José Sherry & Tapas bar on Thursday night after a tough day at Wine School. (Sorry I cannot recall the price, or alcohol level, and you probably can't buy it in a store near you but it's a fairly well respected Gomariz X Albariño from DO Ribeiro Spain). There I was spending the whole day tasting and analysing big cabernets, zinfandels and malbecs so in the evening it was great to have a delicious white, and a first taste for this region for me..  Crisp acidity makes this grape really refreshing.  Sadly, I'm doing nothing here to prevent it's rise to fame and fortune and DO Rias Baixas Albariños are fast progressing to the pricey range.  It is still possible to get just about reasonable versions in the supermarkets. Doubtless, one will end up here soon.  Flavours are aromatic and include white peach, apricot with possible mineral finish. And as for José, it's definitely a tapas bar in the true Spanish style.  Prices are sadly a little more "London", but we tasted several dishes and all were authentically prepared and delicious.  I also tasted some excellent sherry and this is one of the few places in the city with a selection of finos, manzanillas, olorosos etc by the glass, served fresh and chilled as it should be.  If you're ever near London Bridge or The Shard, it's worth popping down to Bermondsey Street.  They don't take bookings and it does get very busy so early is good!

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Bonterra 2010 Chardonnay (£11.99 from Waitrose) from Mendocino County in  California.  I've visited this winery and it's not just hype.  They truly are trying to make their wines sustainably, with organic grapes and taking care of the local flora and fauna. While that's all very lovely - what the Purple Teeth public wants to know is, "does it taste good"?  The answer is a resounding YES!  I shared this among several friends as an aperitif to a large dance weekend.  Several of the drinkers aren't exactly white wine fans, yet everyone seemed to really enjoy it.  (Trust me, it was early evening and they weren't drunk yet!)  
It's got oak - so if you're not a fan of oaked chardonnays it may not be for you - but it's very well integrated French oak, and gives just a delicate creaminess on top of the citrus, pineapple and melon flavours, not just a big punch of butter.  Yes, there are cheaper chardonnays out there, but I am pretty sure I'll be buying this one again, and I might not share it next time.
Cheers!

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21/11/2012

 
It seems my facebook like button isn't working and I haven't quite figured out how to fix it yet.  I'll try to do that soon, but meanwhile, if you like Purple Teeth, feel free to share the link www.purpleteeth.co.uk with your f

A drinking week (w/e 11/11/2012)

20/11/2012

 
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Friends of mine will know that Hedonist Shiraz (the 2010 is currently £12.99 Waitrose) is one of my favourite Australian Shiraz's for making the occasion out of the wine... At 14% abv it packs a punch, but though there is a warming alcohol feel, it's definitely a balanced wine.  There's good acidity, well integrated tannins, and a big parcel of super ripe black fruit.  Balanced by new American oak, which adds a creamy texture and hints of vanilla and liquorice, we paired this with a tomato based prawn pasta.  There was a fair amount of chilli heat & also some sweetness from the peas and prawns, not to mention the tomato umami.  Perhaps a little unfair to any wine, it did somewhat flatten the fruit and add to the alcohol burn, but nevertheless, we enjoyed the rest of the bottle after dinner.  


In case you are thinking I'm drinking a bit too much these days, I'm studying for a tasting exam with WSET and as well as the theory, In just 1 week, I'll have to write detailed tasting notes and correctly identify wine, region and price tag.  These wines can come from anywhere and given I didn't correctly identify a Shiraz on the first blind tasting, it's fair to say I'm in need of the practice. Blind tasting is fun, but even the experts can get it horribly wrong sometimes, and for all kinds of reasons.  And the more you taste, the better your chances.
In addition, I went home to Scotland for the weekend so sent a delivery from The Wine Society.  I apologise that these wines aren't available at your local supermarket, but most of them are outstanding examples so I did want to include them. It also meant we shared more bottles and you might see some input from my family.
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The Wine Society's Exhibition Riesling £11.95 (2011) from Alsace packs a punch for a white at 12.5% abv turned out to be a surprise hit for Mamma Purple Teeth.  As someone who did not have a high opinion of Riesling based on dodgy cheap German versions in the 1980s, she looked unconvinced when I suggested uncorking this with our fish dinner.  We drunk this mostly after dinner, which was ideal.  It washed away all hints of oiliness with such a refreshing high acidity.  It was literally mouth-wateringly juicy.  Mamma hinted at flavours of pear while I found red apple and grapefruit.  This was truly delicious and will be on the shopping list again.  Riesling is fast becoming Purple Teeth's white favourite. Why don't you give it a try if you feel like something refreshing and juicy.

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This 2009 Ravenswood Old Vines Zinfandel is 14.5% from Lodi which is California's prime location for this grape.  I simply cannot believe that this is £8.95.  It was a total hit with the Purple Grape Scottish division and is one I've bought many times before and will definitely buy again.  Sadly, it does sell out.  There is a decent Vintners' Blend version for sale at £9.95 in Waitrose, though I haven't bought it recently so cannot vouch for it's similarity.  
This one was voted number 1 by Mamma, based on it's full and elegant body, chocolaty and nutmeg long finish and velvety smooth tannin structure. Ironically it was the cheapest wine of the week. It's got lots of lovely black fruit flavours - and it worked as a perfect pairing to a delicious and traditional Scottish Steak Pie meal.

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The Society's Exhibition Rioja Reserva (2006) £12.50  at 13.5% abv is an elegant version that's spent at least a year in oak.  The website suggested decanting, but I'd managed to overlook this fact.  This meant the first tastes showed the need for air - so lots of swirling went on and the wine opened up to reveal a medium bodied gem, with ripe red fruit and vanilla oak flavours.  I think this one will improve a lot in the bottle if stored correctly, but nevertheless, it's elegance showed clearly as soon as we opened my Uncle's bottle of Faustino VII to follow. While the Faustino is a lovely fruity wine, and we'd really have enjoyed it had it been our first tipple, it showed as a much less complex wine, mainly focussed on red fruit.  Two bottles of Rioja between 4 on a Sunday afternoon was my kind of family fun. And that was before dinner.  I don't condone binge drinking, but honestly speaking, that's what we did this weekend.  It was a holiday, I suppose!

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The Society's Exhibition Gewurztaminer (Alsace 2009) £13.50 at 14% abv is a fairly hefty white wine.  Alsace is the home of this grape, and nowhere else does it express as fully the joy of lychee, rose, and passion fruit - a floral, aromatic and fruity paradise.  It's exotic and a dry version (it can be off-dry or even sweet) and has fairly low acidity.  It may be a cliche, but I really enjoyed it with Chinese food, as did Mamma Purple Teeth.  I don't think she was as blown away by it as by the Riesling, but following on from those 2 bottles of Rioja, it wasn't perhaps given the fairest tasting. Oops!  What an end to the week.  


So, as wine weeks go, I think the preparation for my WSET Advanced exam on 22nd November is about as well advanced as it could be - at least at the practical level.  Still a LOT of studying to do on the theory, though.  I do hope you'll try some or all of these wines.  There's such a lot of styles here, I'm sure you'll find something you enjoy.

What we've been drinking this week (w/e 4th Nov 2012)

14/11/2012

 
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Hilltop Hungarian single vineyard Gewurztraminer (2010), an organic bargain!
While I'm sure I'll always love Alsace Gewurz more than any other, I couldn't resist this when it was recently on offer at Waitrose for £5.99 (regular price £7.99). Paired with Prawn Pad Thai, and other Thai dishes, it faired reasonably well.  There's less rose/lychee than you might expect from a Gewurz but it's nicely aromatic and stands up well to spice. At 11% alcohol, it's closer to "standard unit" strength per glass, so you can feel less guilty about enjoying it. Go ahead and try some with Chinese or Thai food, or a homemade stir fry.  It's organic, and therefore, guilt free.

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Villa Maria Marlborough Dry Riesling (2010), spiced up Sunday!
I'll admit, my cooking isn't the best, and you'll notice a theme - I like spice.  We paired this with Moroccan chicken - a Nigel Slater recipe adapted over time with pine nuts, lemon/lime, a ton of garlic and chili as well as sultanas, cinnamon and served with sweet potatoes.  I overdid the spice even by my standards and somehow this wine punched it's weight.  A nice slightly oily texture cut through with tropical flavours.  This has been in the fridge for a while so I can't recall where I bought it, or how much it cost.  Sorry!
Marlborough is one of New Zealand's premium regions for Sauvignon Blanc but for me, this Riesling was far more food friendly.  If you've not tried Riesling for a while, try it, you just might be surprised.

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Tierra y Hombre Chilean Pinot Noir (2010) £7.99 from selected Marks & Spencers branches
I once made the mistake of recommending this on Twitter and it immediately sold out.  You have been warned.  It's a cool climate pinot noir that packs a strawberry punch.  While Mr Purple Teeth is not usually a fan of Pinot Noir, or light bodied reds, somehow, this managed to meet with his approval.  It's not jammy like a Californian nor as delicate as a young Burgundy. And being cheaper than both, it hits a great happy medium.  We enjoyed it with Chili - funnily enough!  It's 13.5% which is relatively low for New World reds these days, moderated by the cool Casablanca valley climate.  Again, a premium region for this grape and a definite bargain - IF you can get hold of it.

Why I'm here...

6/11/2012

 
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Those days were simpler...  It was the late 80s and early 90s.  The choice of wines in the supermarket was nowhere near as rich and varied as it is today.  My buying decision largely consisted of "what's the alcohol percentage to price ratio?" 
While this was good at substituting for understanding whether the wine was dry or not, it perhaps led me to sample only the simplest and most commercial of wines.  Remember Black Tower?  No? Lucky you!  I recall Orvieto (Italian white) from Safeway being a favourite. Safeway is no more and I can't recall the last time I bought an Orvieto... All in all, it was white or pink, simple and commercial. In a sophisticated wine bar in Edinburgh, I felt so mature as I ordered a glass of Hock.  Would my tastes have evolved in the same way had I not be lucky enough to move to Switzerland in the summer of 1993?
By the shores of Lake Neuchatel, I found the local cheap(er) Chasselas rather acidic, and quickly turned my attention to the Pinot Noir grape which found a delicate expression in a Blanc de Noir (light rose) called "Oeil de Perdrix". From there it was a simple jump into Pinot Noir itself, and a developing love for red wine...  While in Switzerland, I met a Spanish opera singer from Burgos who introduced me to his local wine "Ribera del Duero".  This region signaled a move towards deeper reds, and with Spanish reds being known as Tinto (the very word meaning stained or dyed), this eventually culminated in the arrival of the perhaps, not too welcome, Purple Teeth phenomenon...  

For me, the love of deep red wines is worth the need to scrub a little harder with the toothbrush.  Wine as a passion has brought me so much joy, through travelling to some of the most beautiful wine regions of the world, tasting and enjoying hundreds of different wines, sharing wines with friends and learning ever more about the subject.  

This site is not about encouraging you to spend £200 on a bottle of wine.  If that's your wine budget, quite possibly, you already know more than you'll learn here.
What I'd like to do is entertain, expand your knowledge of different wines, help you choose the best wine for your budget, demystify the wine list and, most of all, to help you have more fun with wine.  My personal philosophy is that I'd rather have one £15 bottle than two £7.50 bottles - but only if the £15 is twice as nice. So, while the premium wines may get a mention from time to time, you'll find most of the wines I talk about in your local supermarket.
I'm pleased to say I've enjoyed some of the world's most iconic wines like Penfold's Grange (Aussie shiraz), Opus One (Californian Cabernet), and Vega Sicilia (Ribera del Duero Tempranillo) along with many other premium wines.  I've visited Bordeaux, Burgundy, Mendoza, Stellenbosch, Sonoma, Napa as well as wine estates in Switzerland, Spain and the UK.  It's fair to say, I've tested the market.  <It's a tough job but someone's got to do it>.  The special wines are great. But they're just that - special.  For most, they're to be enjoyed once in a lifetime, if we get lucky.  Purple Teeth is more about wine you'll feel fine about opening on a Tuesday night with a friend.  I hope to help you find more enjoyable wines for your weekends and special occasions, and perhaps even make wine into your special occasion!

As well as reviewing wines I've drunk <not those I've just "tasted">, I hope to tell tales from my travels, and share my wider thoughts about wine.  I'm also planning to develop this site to include much more background information.  But that's for another day.  In the meantime: CHEERS!

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    Purple Teeth

    My name's Heather and I've been enjoying wine for over 20 years. I'm the 2013 winner of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Rhone prize for oustanding students at the advanced level.
    My mission is to share my passion for the myriad varieties of fermented grape juice, hopefully inspiring you to try something new, or to host  a Purple Teeth wine party in your own home or business.

    My blog mainly features wines you should be able to find on your local high street or online, and occasionally, I will review restaurants, travel and other forms of alcohol, since my qualification covers spirits too.  I believe it's important to enjoy the calories and the cash we spend on alcohol, and I hope my guidance can help you reduce the risk of making a bad buy.
      
    When I'm not drinking wine, you'll find me on the dance floor where West Coast Swing is my dance of choice. Socialising with the friends I've made there from all over the world has also brought me new adventures in alcohol!  And just in case you're interested, I also write a blog called Confidence Within.  You'll find it at heatherharrison.weebly.com


    Remember to enjoy wine sensibly...
    For a woman, 2-3 units per day is the recommended maximum allowance.  This equates to around one standard "pub measure" glass of wine:
    175ml of 13% alcohol wine is 2.3 units (and a scary 140 calories).  
    You'll find all the facts you need about safe, moderate drinking at the www.Drinkaware.co.uk site. 
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