Sweet #dessertwine from Germany: 1998 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Huxelrebe Beerenauslese. Producer: Winzerkeller Leiningerland EG, D-67262 Grünstadt. Vintage: 1998. Appearance very pale amber colour, medium and receding on glass with esters, pear drops aromatics. The attack is lighter than expected and very fruity. Evolution: Pear drops, peaches, apricots, light caramel with a finish which is pear drops and acid drops on swallow, very ripe peaches in nose. Sweetness: 3.5. Acidity: 2.5. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is very soft and silky and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's nicely balanced between light-ish sweetness and acidity. The wine has a waxed cork closure and is 8% abv. Overall, this wine is: Lovely, although it was a little overpowered by Christmas putting. Would be better as a summer dessert wine with something lighter. It's not over-complex, but has beautiful fruit and candy flavours. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 84 points.

Sparkling White #Champagne #wine from France: 2000 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Champagne Millésime 2000. Producer: Jacques Beaufort. Vintage: 2000. Purchased from ambonnay. Appearance pale-ish with lots of small, quite fast-moving bubbles with toasty aromatics. The attack is light and drier than i remember. Evolution: Very nice, with crispness which doesn't show the wine's age and that nice champagne yeastiness with a finish which is prickly. Sweetness: 0.5 with a texture which is petillant! As for balance, it's nicely balanced. The wine is 12% abv. Overall, this wine is: This is very nice and went well with smoked salmon, sausage rolls and smoked duck with croissants after church on Christmas morning. Can't quite give it a 90 as it wasn't quite interesting enough, but was, nonetheless, very nice. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 89 points.

Red #Kent #wine from England: 2005 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Pinot Noir. Producer: English Wines Group plc, Chapel Down Winery, Tenterden, TN30 7NG. Vintage: 2005. Purchased from lamberhurst vineyard. Appearance quite pale, quite clear with dry earth aromatics. The attack is harsh and sharp. Evolution: Dry earth, red beries with a finish which is harsh initially but it mellowed. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: . Tannin:  with a texture which is  and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's a bit too coarse. The wine has a cork closure and is 11.5% abv. Overall, this wine is: Initially it was very average, but as it warmed to the glass it improved. Not worth the money though. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 81 points.

White #Bourgogne #wine from France: 2002 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Puligny-Montrachet. Producer: Maison Chanson Père & Fils. Vintage: 2002. Appearance sedimenty, lovely pale gold colour, thick & slowly receding on glass with chardonnay, candy cigarettes, peaches aromatics. The attack is amazingly soft & a little fruity. Evolution: Nice, a bitterness on the edges of the tongue, peaches, apricots yet clear chardonnay bitterness with a finish which is soft in nose, very structured on swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 3.5. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which is silky and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's full-bodied enough to balance the bitterness. The wine has a  closure and is 13% abv. Overall, this wine is: Not as smooth as I remember yet clearly a very nice wine. My score is 90 points.

White #Pouilly-Fumé #wine, 2006 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Pouilly-Fume. Producer: Bouche, Chatellier SCEA, Saint-Andelain, 58150, Pouilly-sur-Loire. Vintage: 2006. Appearance pale yellow sauvignon blanc colour, thin yet smooth on the glass with grassy, quite intense and austere aromatics. The attack is green apples, hay. Evolution: Very Sauvignon Blanc. Quite concentrated flavour which fills the mouth with that nice eastern Loire bitterness with a finish which is peppery in the nose, quite bitter on the swallow. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 2.5. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is thick and quite syrupy and the length is a little patchy. As for balance, if anything, this is a little too bitter, but still drinkable and interesting. It went quite well with sushi. The wine has a cork closure and is 12.5% abv. Overall, this wine is nice and has aged well. It’s lost its freshness, but this has been replaced with a nice richness which was interesting and unusual in this wine. My score is 83 points.

Fortified mead from #PasdeCalais #France: NV : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Lucas. Producer: LUCAS Didier, 93 Rue de Cassell, 59940 Neuf-Berquin. Vintage: NV. Purchased from “vineyard”. Appearance of pale amber. The attack is very dense and heavy yet with a creamy texture. Evolution: Quickly becoming fresh and fruity with an aftertaste of dried cranberries with a finish which is dried exotic fruits on swallow and in nose. Sweetness: 3. Acidity: 3. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is very thick & syrupy and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's very nice, the smell is nothing like the taste and the denseness is beautifully balanced by fresh fruit. The wine has a synthetic closure and is 18% abv. Overall, this wine is delicious! Definitely one to buy again!. My score is 90 points.

White peach #wine from a kit: 2011 : http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Peach Wine. Producer: Me, from a Young's kit! Vintage: 2011.

Appearance crystal clear chardonnay yellow with soft and fruity with touches of peaches aromatics. The attack is fruity and quite rich. Evolution: A touch of yeast and an oaky sauvignon blanc flavour with a finish which is peaches in nose, oaky wine on swallow. Sweetness: 0.5. Acidity: 1.5. Tannin: 0.5 with a texture which is velvety water and the length is quite good and varied. As for balance, it's nicely balanced and not too strong so quite easy to drink yet with enough acidity to make it interesting. The wine has a cork closure and is of unknown strength. Overall, this wine is nice for the price, this probably worked out around 2 pounds per bottle. Will definitely try more wine kits in the future!. My score is 79 points.

White #Kent #wine from England: 2010 #organic: http://tinyurl.com/3qjhotd

Wine name: Chardonnay. Producer: Meopham Valley Vineyard. Vintage: 2010. Purchased from vineyard. Appearance medium and slightly receding on glass, this is very very pale for a chardonnay – almost water-like with like a chablis aromatics. The attack is crisp and concentrated. Evolution: Incredibly juicy and minerally, this tastes like a Chablis Grand Cru with a finish which is green apples in the nose, crisp minerality on the swallow. Sweetness: 0. Acidity: 4.5. Tannin: 0 with a texture which is buffered water and the length is excellent. As for balance, it's a little sharper than i'd expect from a chardonnay but actually beautifully crisp and acidic to cut through a fatty meal. The wine has a screwcap closure and is 12% abv. Overall, this wine is: Very nice and nothing like I expected. Some advice would be to just soften this a little, but generally it's tasty!. My score (which is NOT the same as Robert Parker's!) is 84 points.