Wine Not… © by derekGavey
Château de Pizay Morgon, Beaujolais, France 2011 ( or if you buy two bottles, Majestic) There is something playful suggested by the very sound of the words gamay (the grape variety) and beaujolais (or bo jolly, as Del Boy used to call it). This wine offers that joie de vivre but, being from the region’s Morgon area, has just a little more muscle and grit along with the characteristic summer berries. I’d serve it a little cooler than usual for a red, with a plate of salami and saucisson.
Domäne Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner, Niederösterreich, Austria 2011 ( Waitrose) As so few of its bottles reach this country, it can be a surprise to discover that Austria is one of the most exciting wine producers in Europe. At least its whites, such as this great example of the country’s native trump-card variety grüner veltliner, are slightly easier to get hold of than the no-less-interesting reds. Here a gentle herbal lilt adds lift and complexity to the bright, rich flavours.
Cornarea Arneis, Roero, Piedmont, Italy 2011 ( Berry Bros & Rudd) The northwest Italian region of Piedmont is celebrated for the long-lived and rather expensive red wines made in Barbaresco and Barolo. But the sandy soils of nearby Roero also produce some of the country’s most attractive whites from a grape variety not much found elsewhere: arneis. This is one of the best I’ve tried, balancing a slightly honeyed richness of texture with a precise seam of minerally freshness.
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Seit 1996 bin ich freier Mitarbeiter der Salzgitter-Zeitung, als Experte für das Geschehen im hiesigen Kreisfußball. Daneben sind meine Kolumnen seit 2005 fester Bestandteil im Lokalteil der Salzgitter-Zeitung. Zusammen mit Frau und Tochter sowie zwei gefräßigen wie faulen Stubentigern versuche ich das zu meistern, was das Leben, das Universum und der ganze Rest an Absurditäten für uns bereithalten.
