maria kinahan's Wine Journal Entries
English Estate Winery (written Sep 02, 2011)
Wine: 
Winery: Ambiance:
I’m not sure what was worse, the actual wine itself or the phonies sitting around drinking it. I don’t proclaim to know very much about wine, but I know each and every sample I tasted was as close to appalling as you’re ever going to get. I’m not alone in my opinion, I had my trusty drinking partner with me and we weren’t sure what was worse… the cold unwelcoming reception from the staff (‘we don’t usually do tastings on a Friday and you’re blocking up the bar’), the taste of the god-awful wine OR the ingenious question from a member of staff ‘would you like us to open the wine for you and give you glasses? ….eh no I’ll open this bottle with my teeth and swig from the bottle thanks….doh!! In a nutshell, this winery is a polished up dog, looks the part, sounds the part, but the wine will leave you with sour grapes. It doesn’t deserve one star, save your money and go to a winery that serves wine!!
