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Other news the past 12 months, part 2 of 2

 

NEW WINES IN REGULAR ASSORTMENT DECEMBER 2023 (13-01-2024 by Nenad Jelisic)

NJ Wines has tasted all Systembolaget's new wines in regular assortment December 2023. The wines got the following points (Note that the wines are arranged in alphabetical order, that the wines that have got more than 3,0 NJP, if any, are presented or will be presented under "Make sure to try these wines, wines that have got at least 3,5 NJP of possible 5,0 NJP", that NV = non-vintage wine, that Systembolaget = a government owned chain of all liquor stores in Sweden and that NJ Wines does not taste wines from Boxes, Paper-packaging and PET-bottles because NJ Wines believes that these types of packaging destroy the wonderful wine culture. The Boxes also make people drink much more than they should.):

1. ALUZÉ, Pessegueiro, 2020 (16 EUR/18 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Portugal, 2,5 NJP, 2. Bajo Piedra, 2022 (11 EUR/12 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, Argentina, 1,5 NJP, 3. Bouchard Aîné et Fils, Givry, 2022 (27 EUR/29 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, France, 2,0 NJP, 4. Campo Luz, Roble, 2021 (9 EUR/10 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, Spain, 2.0 NJP, 5. Controdanza. Planeta, 2022 (14 EUR/16 USD in Sweden), red dry blend wine, Italy, 1,5 NJP, 6. Dandelion Vineyards, Fearless Fronds of Coonawarra, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021 (17 EUR/19 USD in Sweden), red dry wine, Australia, 0,5 NJP, 7. Hattingley Valley, Classic Reserve, NV (30 EUR/33 USD in Sweden), white dry blend sparkling wine, UK, 2,0 NJP, 8. Juliusspital, Würzburger. Silvaner, Trocken, 2022 (14 EUR/16 USD in Sweden), white dry wine, Germany, 0,5 NJP, 9. KWV, Coastal Views, 2023 (10 EUR/11 USD in Sweden), white dry blend wine, South Africa, 0,5 NJP, 10. La Verne, Cap Classique, Brut (13 EUR/15 USD in Sweden), white dry blend sparkling wine, South Africa, 2,0 NJP.

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ITALIAN WINE DAY, 27-11-2023, GRAND HOTEL, STOCKHOLM (10-12-2023 by Nenad Jelisic)

The Italian Wine Day at the beautiful and world-famous Grand Hotel in Stockholm on the 27th of November 2023 was the last major wine tasting of the year. As usual everything was perfectly organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce. Of the 191 tasted wines (51%) of the 371 wines available, 12 wines (6%) got 3,5 NJP or more. The result is disappointing, but at the same time it must be said that never before have so many wines got 3,5 NJP of 5,0 NJP. Unfortunately, it was the same trend at this tasting as at the other trade tastings in recent years, i.e. the most well-known wine producers and their prestige wines were missing. This is both a very boring trend and a big difference to how it was a few years ago. The result could be much better if, for example, we got to taste the wines from Aldo Conterno, Capannelle, Dal Forno Romano, Gaja (not only Sito Moresco), La Spinetta, Le Macchiole, Monteverro and Tua Rita or the wines such as Masseto, Ornellaia, Sassicaia and Tignanello for to name a few. The twelve wines that stood out in terms of quality and taste were five wines from the Amarone della Valpolicella appellation in the Valpolicella wine district, which is located in the wine region Veneto, five wines from the Tuscany wine region and two wines from the Barolo appellation that belongs the Piedmont wine region.

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