Reader Offer
Offer 1
Our friends at the Old Forge Wine Cellar have put together a mixed case of wines that are perfect for summer.
The case will contain three bottles of each of the following four wines all for just £99 which includes VAT and delivery too.
Simonsvlei Premier Chenin
Blanc, Paarl, South Africa
Explosive tropical fruit, with
distinctive pineapple, guava
and kiwi flavours make this
an exceptional varietal for
any occasion.
Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine
de Morin Langaran, Coteaux
de Languedoc, France
Lovely as an aperitif, Picpoul is
a perfect wine for scallops and
shellfish - and if you want a
real taste sensation, pair it with
Goat's Cheese or Roquefort.
Ca’Stella Pinot Grigio Rosato
Delle Venezie, Vini Anselmi
Pacifico Sur Pinot Noir
Reserva, Curico Valley, Chile
A pale blush colour with
delicate fruit aromas
reminding of pears, with
a slightly aromatic finish.
Lovely and easy to drink.
Elegant style of Pinot Noir, lots
of summer fruits on both nose
and palate. Nice and juicy, with
the tannin well controlled.
Offer 2
No summer is complete without a glass of bubbles and this Prosecco is a high quality wine made in the Spumante style;
Vignal Presecco Spumante DOC Extra
Dry, Viamora, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
A classic Prosecco that is extremely
pleasant and lively. It has fine bubbles
with fresh, crisp, fruit flavours. It is dry
and medium-bodied making it ideal as
an aperitif or excellent throughout the
whole meal.
6 bottle case - £66.00
12 bottle case - £126.00
Prices include VAT and delivery.
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To take advantage
of either of these
great offers call Clive
Roberts at the Old
Forge in Storrington on
01903 744246 and don’t
forget to mention Re:
Magazine Offer to get
these discounted prices
and free delivery.
The Two
Worlds of
wine
Old world – new world, tradition –
innovation, these are the simplistic factors
of the two worlds of wine that we are
faced with when buying our wines today.
grapes. Their belief was that the best of
scientific and technological practices in
the vineyard and in the winery could iron
out any imperfections.
I am sure that most of you have used,
or at the very least heard terms such as
‘Old World’ or ‘New World’ when people
talk about wines. What do we really mean
by these definitions, how did they come
about in the first place, and does it really
matter. Let’s see if we can throw a little
light on the subject.
That is history, and, whilst the New World
still embraces the scientific theories
behind making a good wine they are
also much more aware of the role that
“terroir” plays in the finished product.
Along similar lines the Old World has
become more aware of the advantages
that can be gained by embracing the
technological advances developed by
New World winemakers especially in the
areas of preservation of fruit flavours.
We traditionally think of the Old World
as being Europe and rightly so, as
it is on our doorstep, for many years
contained the only countries close
enough for us to import wine from. The
term New World is used quite literally
to describe wines coming from wine
producing countries such as the USA,
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or
South America, in effect wine producing
countries outside of Europe. The reason
for this is that these countries have
only been producing wine for five or six
hundred years following colonisation by
Europeans, whereas Europe has been
producing wine for several millennia.
The terms Old World and New World are
widely used as a way of describing the
style of wine or the winemaking practices
used. Wines from the Old World are
traditionally more terroir and structure
driven, whilst New World wines are
typically more fruit driven and relate more
to the grape variety.
Winemaking in the Old World was, and
to some degree still is, based on the
“terroir”, the soil, the climate, mother
nature. Only then would the skill on the
winemaker come into play to convert the
resultant grapes into wine.
New World vineyard owners and
winemakers, whilst being aware of the
part played by nature, began to place
more emphasis on the fruit itself and
the preservation of the character of the
Today the lines are much more blurred
as each region strives for retention of its
market share and embraces vineyard
and winery practices developed by each
other. There is now no reason to suggest
that Old World wines are better than New
World wines or vice versa. Some of the
world’s greatest wines for ageing such
as Bordeaux and Port co