Short Selection.

In the picture I am presenting for Waitrose at Taste of London, where clearly I am getting passionate about a white, which might have been Domaine Wachau Gruner Veltliner 2010, Quinta de Azevedo 2010 or Denbies Surrey Gold NV, Surrey, £6.49, Waitrose, which is a nicely fruity, off-dry, refreshing 10.5% abv white.
Other wines that I have tasted recently include a beautifully balanced apertif Alameda Oloroso Abocado NV from Bodegas Hidalgo, £10.45 per 50cl. Stockist: slurp.co.uk. Don’t serve too chilled. De Grendel Merlot 2008, South Africa, from £9.99, is a medium bodied, complex Merlot, with spice, minerality, damson, blueberry fruit and herbacious character. A top quality red that can be enjoyed without food. Stockists: Henderson Wines, Peter Green & Co, oldbutcherswinecellar.co.uk