AFTER some 25 years writing about wine, I have grudgingly decided to answer the question asked countless times: What is your favourite tipple? Depending on what time of the year it is, the food in front of me, the occasion, the company, or where I am, play an important part in what I choose to drink. The choice can easily be a white, a red, or even a Rosé. Something bubbly, or a fortified wine like Port, or Sherry! This is not meant to be a smart or evasive answer.
But I tend to remember or cherish a wine because it hit one, two or three of the significant factors above. What I do have so is a selection of wines that recall incredibly special meals, places, or particular company. They continue to, bring immense pleasure, vintage after vintage, and also represent immense value.
So today I bring you six white wines that have brought particular pleasure down the years – and usually made new friends quickly when introduced to the dinner table. And next week I will introduce you to the reds that have brought the same kind of joy and satisfaction over the past quarter of a century. So, in no particular order, here are (some of) the whites that enable me to recall some great moments, trips , meals or company.
I thoroughly recommend all of them...
€24 in good & specialist independents Grape: Forcada IN an effort to restore ancestral grape varieties, no vineyard has done more than those nurtured and cared for by Spain’s Torres family. Here the Catalan grape Forcada, almost los.
