Las Moras Pinot Grigio 2011
£5.99
San Juan
100% Pinot Grigio
Unoaked
12.50%
Little aroma. Nicely acidic. Not bad, for pinot grigio.

Trapiche Sauvignon Blanc 2011
£6.99
San Juan
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Unoaked
13.50%
Heavily reduced. This is a foul, foul wine.  Really, they cannot have tasted it before we arrived. 2nd bottle still reduced, but the flavour is slightly more pleasant. I’m pulling a face.


my first double yuk - quite memorably foul

Las Moras Pacha-Mama Torrontés 2011
£6.99
San Juan
100% Torrontés
Unoaked
13.50%
Beautifully floral nose. Dry and lovely taste, with an echo of the floral aroma. Delicious.

Cono Sur Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2011
£7.99
San Antonio
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Unoaked
13%
This has a nice offer – buy two and get a free book. The book is Paul Merrett’s The Allotment Chef, which actually sounds good. Nice creamy sauvignon nose. Sweet, with tangy acidity and plenty of varietal character.

Trio Chardonnay-Pinot Grigio-Pinot Blanc 2011
£7.99
Casablanca
70% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Blanc, 15% Pinot Grigio
8 months in French oak barrels
13.50%
Ripe and pleasant nose and taste. Perfectly nice.

Errazuriz Wild Ferment Chardonnay 2010
£10.49
Casablanca
100% Chardonnay
12 months in French oak barrels - 11% new
13.50%
Creamy, oaky, nose. Typical of this grape, this price and the New World. Rich, with plenty of oak. Nicely balanced.

Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc  2011
£10.99
Marlborough
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Unoaked
13.50%
Ripe, sweet and creamy nose.  Really extraordinarily gorgeous nose. Sweet, ripe and delicious taste.  Great for dinner parties as it is so lovable. Delicious.



Stonehaven Sauvignon Blanc 2011
£7.99
Western Cape
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Unoaked
13.50%
This seems light after the VM.  Tart and typical. Pleasant.

Zondernaam Sauvignon Blanc 2011
£9.99
Western Cape
95% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sémillon
5% Sémillon was barrel fermented.
13.50%
Light on the nose. This would work well with herbal starters but it a bit astringent for drinking alone.

Rustenberg SWB  2011
£9.99
Stellenbosch
44% Sémillon, 41% Viognier, 10% Grenache Blanc, 5% Roussanne
13% third-fill 300 Lit French oak barrels
14.50%
Not a great deal of aroma. The flavour of this is good. It’s persistent and pleasant but the alcohol is 14.5%  What are they thinking? It burns.

Washington Hills Pinot Grigio 2010
£7.99
Columbia Valley, Washington State
100% Pinot Grigio
Unoaked
13%
Very little aroma. Very sweet. Think Alsace, without the weight. Definitely medium dry.

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