The colour here is a beautiful light yellow with shades of green. The nose detects fresh green apples along with some citrus and grapefruit. Classic sweetness presents itself in your mouth where the tastes of apple, citrus, melon, and grapefruit dominate. The wine has a fresh natural acidity, which, combined with the sweetness, creates a delicious harmony of ripe and sweet exotic fruit and acidic freshness. It is really a delightfully fresh Riesling with just the appropriate amount of sweetness. I am definitely getting a case of this one the next time I visit @fleggaarddk. The price is ludicrously low for this quality. Four big stars out of five are given. Really a great buy and the perfect wine for all fish courses and Asian food.

The wine of the day is a Syrah, so you may expect a full-bodied and often fruity wine. The colour is dark red. The bouquet is dominated by dark berries, blackberries and some spice. In the mouth it has quite a presence and regales your tastebuds with hints of blackberry, plum, black pepper, milk chocolate and spices. The wine is American, which spells silky-smooth sweetness although controlled by a nice and fresh acidity, and it also packs a little tannin.Four stars are awarded from here. It’s rather a nice experience at the price. I have had Syrah at much higher prices at lesser quality. Kudos to Rema. 

Fruit, concentration, balance and alcohol. The wine of the week checks all four points and is nicely priced, too. The highbrows are already frowning, I know. But a primitivo somewhat to the chilly side is the perfect partner for Christmassy foods. The fruity nose is wide open with black cherry, plum and wild berry marmalade. The fruit carries weight, yes, but right beneath it you will find exquisite notes of camfer, cinnamon and dark chocolate. In the mouth, the wine brings a fruity fanfare with all the bells and whistles. It has a delightful concentration of sweetness and is well-balanced. Bear paws, you betcha! But it packs acid and a great, delicious and lengthy finish with lots of Christmas spice, balsamico, tobacco and vanilla. Vigour and spirit: 15 % alcohol cleanses as well as sweetens. Remember to serve the wine chilled lest it dies in the glass. Rema1000 lets it loose at at 50,- a bottle (regular price: 69,-) which is within everyone’s reach. Six stars of the large and handsome variety.

The Christmas wine of the year. Densely dark red. Adamant, aromatic palate of blackberry, candied fruit and black cherry. Sweet taste of various dark berries with a port-y fullness, good length and silky-smooth, soft tannins. An extravagant wine with sunshiny fruit. Now, bring on those browned potatoes, prunes and red cabbage.

Not often do we receive a wine from Moldova for sampling. Here is one, though, a truly delightful and increbibly aromatic red wine. An intense bouquet of ripe blackberry and blueberry rises from the glass while the rounded taste is pleasantly balancing between fruity sweetness and dryness. With its velvety aftertaste this wine will agree with most people. Also, it’s an absolute steal at the pricepoint for six bottles! This bottle comes with a screw cap.

We have also sampled this 2019 wine and given it 5 stars. Indeed, this vintage fully matches the preceding one with its full-bodied taste of ripe blackberry and black currant plus the subtle dry flourish at the end of the lengthy aftertaste.

A quite special and very delicate red wine crafted from Pinot Noir. It has the lightness and juiciness of that grape but also a slightly atypical nose and palate with notes of aromatic apples, gentle black currant juice, blue plums and golden raisins. The wine is certainly worth its retail price and therefore a bargain at 50 DKK.

A straightforward rosé opening with a lovely fresh and full taste of red summer berries and closing softly with a touch of fruity sweetness. This wine is made for those grand events and priced rather attractively, which secures the fifth star. Drink it chilled as a stand-alone or with a chicken dish or salad containing fresh fruit.

This is probably our first tasting of a Moldovan wine. It is, however, a mild and pleasant white wine presenting ripe cherry plum as the chief note in both nose and palate. Its delicate lusciousness makes it suitable for Asian dishes with elements of sweetness. The fifth star is awarded for the unsually favourable bargain price at six bottles.

A really fine bouquet. Both fruity and floral notes hinting violets and roses. Nothing fake or unnatural about it but very pleasant. Many of the nuances of the aroma are somewhat simplified, but I do think it’s rather decent handiwork. The stuff is definitely drinkable, especially in a chilled state as it is here. It’s going places, it’s got smell, it’s got taste. It’s actually presenting quite grand notes. It is really coming at you out of the glass. It gives you an experience as opposed to many of the other ones. So let’s give it four points. The Flag: it gets the job done and then some.

BEST BUY OF THE WEEK. Beautiful bouquet of black berries. Young and fruity wine from Washington state in the northwestern United States. Lots of blackberries, pepper and dark spices. Nicely balanced with a fine juicy finish.

The smell of this lovely rosé is marked by ripe red currants and cherries. It has a mild, dry, rich, and smooth taste of berries and a long aftertaste ending in an inciting fruity sweetness. A wine to please most people and therefore a wine for those grand summer parties when time comes. Equally suitable as an aperitif and an all-round wine for a light summer lunch, it comes in an elegantly facetted bottle that you will want to keep as a water carafe.

Rich and sweetish wine packing a punch with added spicy notes. Goes the distance beautifully and never loses heart. Quite a simple wine, really, that hits the spot for Christmas dinner.

A chokingly fine wine considering its pricetag. Really likable, sweetish, round, and pleasant. Beautifully coloured, it’s almost like dark-red velvet drapes on the palate. A really good choice for those barbecue nights or for Christmas dinner when that time comes. Ripe blackberries and vanilla; the best hug of red wine for ages.

A really lovely and aromatic red wine. It has a ripe blackberry bouquet and an inticing taste of berries with just the right amount of sweetness and acidity. A wine to please many, and at 48 DKK at a six bottle purchase, a really nice value.

A really lovely and balanced rosé. Here, you will find the right dryness, a full richness, a smell and taste of ripe strawberries, notes of raspberries, and a long and fruity aftertaste.

A really fine red wine with an mild bouquet of ripened fruit. The taste is also rich in fruit and fresh berries, smooth and round, and with just the right tannic bite in the end. The fifth star is awarded for the advantageous cost-to-quality ratio.

An extraordinarily delicious white wine that smells of honey and summer flowers and has a seductive taste with more notes of honey and the addition of ripe green grapes. A dry wine with a suitable sweet fruitiness. A pleasure both as a stand-alone and accompanying light Asian dishes with their touch of sweetness. Its pricepoint at six bottles is remarkably attractive; those bottles won’t be collecting dust.

While a zinfandel may be both heavy and jammy, you cannot say that about this specimen. Fruity and decidedly on the sweetish side, it is not to be disregarded. And you should keep the name in mind and whip this wine out come barbecue season.