Monday 23rd January 2012

Wines to add kick to your 2012 resolutions

It’s almost the middle of January and your determination to detox is beginning to dwindle. You don’t want to ruin the weeks of healthy living, but you are longing for a bit of zest to energize your life.

Why not try a less alcoholic wine? They offer plenty of taste, with less of the toxins.  Or if weight is what you are worried about, then go for one with low sugar.

However, if it’s your pocket that’s been pinched, then pick up these wines that are great value.

Stevens Garnier offers a wine from Portugal that ticks all the boxes. Quinta de Azevedo is a single estate Vinho Verde.

According to Stevens Garnier’s Oxford sales manager, Ben Smith, it is “bone-dry and completely unoaked, it has crisp, zesty acidity, crunchy green apple fruit, only 11.5 per cent ABV (alcohol by volume), and a little spritz of CO2 to accentuate its freshness.”

This lower-alcohol, lower-sugar, wine is my first pick.

Jessica Mann - Oxford Times, Thursday 19th January 2012