Jay Miller, writing in one of the wine world's most respected journals, The Wine Advocate, was extremely impressed by the Antu Ninquen Cabernet Carmenere 2007. Dr Miller said:
"The 2007 Ninquen Antu Cabernet Sauvignon-Carmenere has a classy perfume of cigar box, Asian spices, violets, blackcurrant, and blueberry. On the palate it shows off ripe tannin ...

"...grab this gorgeous, scented Italian white. At 14.5 per cent alcohol, this is no shrinking violet and delivers a tremendous thwack of concentrated grapefruit and apricot-layered fruit. Just the ticket with a game terrine or meaty pâté."
Jane MacQuitty, The Times Top 100 Winter Wines

Huge news! Chakalaka from Spice Route, a Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre blended by our very own Owen Bird, has scored top marks in the latest Decanter magazine tasting. A Decanter Award is not handed out lightly, so for a sub-£10 wine to pick one up is truly remarkable.
The panel said:
“elegant, bright, balanced, dark autumn fruits. Ripe ...

Peter McCombie chooses a dozen South African wines to recommend in this month's Restaurant magazine. Amazingly, four of these are from Enotria. First up is Thelema's Sutherland Unoaked Chardonnay from Elgin, on the coast. McCombie says:
"Fresh, with remarkable varietal expression - (subtle minerals, apples and melon), unburdened by oak. Crisp, clean, lively palate with ...

Susy Atkins had a very warm feeling last Christmas about Marques de Riscal's magnificent Rueda 2007.
"This year Spain is a chic source of new-wave white, so try (this) elegant, lime-laced blend of grapes from its exciting Rueda region."

Jay Miller of Robert Parker's famous Wine Advocate is heftily impressed by Ninquen 2005...
“The 2005 Ninquen Mountain Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 22 months in 80% new French and American oak and bottled without fining or filtration. Opaque purple-colored, it offers up aromas of pain grille, earth notes, allspice, black currant, and blackberry ...