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Wine of the week |
Retailer of the month | Tasting with Oz
nv Cuvée Napa Rosé, Mumm, Napa Valley, California, 12.5% ABV
Sainsbury’s, £11.99
Well, praise the Lord. Cuvée Napa Rosé is back on form. At last. In the early 1990s this wine led the
battle against overpriced, overhyped, under-flavoured Champagnes. It then went into inexplicable decline
for more than a decade. But it’s back. Hallelujah. It isn’t completely dry – California fizz rarely is – but it
has a soft, come-hither apple flesh fruit with the oily acidity of lemon zest and just a hint of scent. And that’s a good drink.
Sainsbury’s
Head office 33 Holborn, London EC1N 2HT (020) 7695 6000
Customer service 0800 636262
800 stores
Website: www.sainsburys.co.uk – click on Wines by the case for exciting and exclusive offers.
Hours Variable, some 24 hrs, locals generally Mon–Sat 7–11, Sun 10 or 11–4
Cards: AmEx, Maestro, MasterCard, Visa
Discounts 5% for 6 bottles or more G M T
• mail order 0800 917 4092 fax 0800 917 4095
• Calais store Sainsbury’s, Centre Commercial Auchan, Route de Boulogne, 62100 Calais, France (0033) 3 21 82 38 48 preorder www.sainsburys.co.uk and click on Wine at Calais
A collection to cater for bargain hunters as well as lovers of good-value wine higher up the scale. They’ve expanded their Taste the difference range and got some top producers on board.
Taken from the new Oz Clarke 250 Best Wines Wine Buying Guide 2008
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