 "The 2014 Baron de Brane blend has loads of ripe berry fruit on the nose with hints of liquorice, menthol and caramel")
Writing about what wines to sample if one “did” a different wine every fortnight, I’ve covered sparkling and white wines; the reds of France; and reds from Italy, France and Spain. Which brings me to The New World: red wines from the rest of the world, outside Europe.
USA: Now the largest wine consumer in the world (yes, ahead of both France and Italy), with wines produced in every one of its 50 states (even Alaska), the United States of America has some terrific wines. Interestingly, California accounts for some 90 per cent of all wines produced in the US —
