TESCO is bringing its Wine Club Fairs to Edinburgh this autumn for the first time. On the weekend of September 21/22, winemakers from around the world will descend upon the Corn Exchange – for more information and to buy tickets, visit www.tescowinefair.com.
To tempt you, here are just a few of the wines that you will be able to taste at the fairs:
• Blason de Bourgogne St Veran 2007 - Tesco - £9.99 A lovely fresh White Burgundy for a summer's evening. This wine has fine, delicate and intense arom
as, with floral and mineral notes of citrus fruits, such as peach or pear which will gradually turn into hazelnut and roasted almond with age.
• Tio Pepe NV - Tesco - £8.99 Why don't people drink more sherry? This is a superb example of dry Fino which should be drunk on a hot day – it is distinctive and incredibly refreshing and perfect with tapas or just as an aperitif. Give it a try.
• Tesco Finest Los Fresnos Pinot Noir 2007 - Tesco - £7.49 On a hot day you often don't want a big heavy red so this offering from Chilean winemaker, Aurelio Montes, hits the mark.
This is a medium-bodied, smooth Pinot Noir with berry fruit aromas and cherry flavours. For something a bit different, try it lightly chilled.
Bargain of the WeekSileni Satyr Sauvignon Blanc 2007 – £8.19 down to £6.19 at Tesco. With bright citrus aromas, this wine is full of intense fruit flavours including passion fruit, guava and gooseberry. It's lifted by fresh acidity, mineral complexity and herbaceous notes, and a long, lingering finish.
Bottle of the weekTesco Finest Steillage Riesling 2006 – £5.99. German wine has long taken a beating but this should change the minds of the most hardened activists! It has a lovely minerality, with very ripe peach and apricots on the palate, and a refreshing finish.
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