London Wine Week Part 1

So here it is again. London Wine Week! The first night I went out I was with a red wine drinker, so this narrowed the field somewhat. After picking up our London Wine Week wristbands from Devonshire Square (which gave us access to 120 odd bars around town) we went straight to the Portuguese wine stall next door where we had 2 different flights of red. The premium flight was definitely worth £3 more and the best of these was the first wine I had - Julian Reynolds Reserva 2009. Delicious and just what I love from Portuguese reds - full body, high alcohol and sumptuous flavours!

We then went to the New Street Wine Shop, where I had a flight of three (white, rose and red) and my drinking chum had a glass of Argentian Malbec. This is a really nice wine shop and bar that we have visited before and the staff talked us through each of the wines in the flight. 

Then off to Iberica in Farringdon for 3 Tempranillos. The excellent wine waiter from last year was there again and talked us through what we were drinking. This was our favourite wine of the evening and it was made all the better by us ordering delicious tapas to go with it. The pork burgers and croquettas were particularly lovely. We also got a free aperitif of hazelnut liquer. It was like liquid biscotti! Absolutely delicious. 

We finished the evening in Vinoteca in Kings Cross. I really like the various Vinotecas around town, and was pleasantly surprised by the 3 house wines they gave us to try. They were much nicer than the price would suggest...

And home by 11pm! A very pleasant first evening for London Wine Week...