A List of Vegan and Vegetarian Wines from M&S

As I promised (and been requested for) in my last post about the M&S tasting, here’s a list of the wines that are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.

Suitable for vegetarians

NV Prestige Cava Brut

NV Sparkling Burgundy

NV Oudinot Rose Medium-Dry

NV De Saint Gall Rose

NV  De Saint Gall Blanc de Blanc Premier Cru

2004 De Saint Gall Vintage Prenier Cru Brut

NV TArlant Brut Nature Champagne

1998 Orpale Champagne Grand Cru

2011 Hunter Valley Verdelho

2009 VAsse Felix Semillon

2010 Clocktower Sauvignon Blanc

2010 Summerer Gruner Veltliner Langelois

2010 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

2010 Gavi del Commune di Gavi

2010 Belle Tour Chardonnay

2010 Domaine Mandeville Viognier

2008 Chablis

2007 Chablis Premier Cru Fouchaume

2009 Pernand Vergelesses Les Combottes

2008 Chassagne-Montrachet

2008 Vinalta Gran Reserva Malbec

2007 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon

2009 Clocktower Pinot Noir

2009 Earth’s End Pinot Noir

2008 Quinta de Fafide

2009 Balcon de la Villa Joven

2004 Valdemadera Grand Reserva

2007 Nero D’Avola di Sicillia

2008 Vilalta Amarone della Valpolicella

2007 Chateau les Ormes

2010 Belle Tour Cabernet Sauvignon

2010 Old Vines Grenache Noir

2008 Cuvee Extreme

2008 Pernand Vergelesses 1er Cru

2008 Hermits Hill Botrytis Semillon (Desert wine)

NV Pale Cream Sherry

NV Rich Cream Sherry

Suitable for Vegans

NV Champagne de Montpervier Blanc de Noir

2010 Tierra y Hombre Sauvignon Blanc

2010 Cascara Limari Valley Chardonnay

2011 Rockridge Sauvignon Blanc

2011 Six Hats Fairtrade Chenin Blanc

2011 Charles Back Stonedance

2011 Journey’s End Honeycomb Chardonnay

2009 The Gum Chardonnay

2010 Seifried Nelson Sauvignon Blanc

2010 Rabi Gruner Veltliner Kamptal

2010 Val do Salnes Albarino

2010 Picpoul de Pinet (one of my favourite wines of the moment)

2010 Les Pierblancs Sauvignon Blanc

2009 Pouilly Fume Mathilde Favray

2010 Petit Chablis

2008 Organic Chablis Jean-Marc Brocard

2010 Macon Villages Uchizy

2009 Rully 1er Cru La Pucelle

2011 Balbi Rose

2011 Burra Brook Rose

2010 Cotes du Rhone Reserve du Boulas Rose

2010 Tierra Y Hombre Pinot Noir

2010 Clear Lake Merlot

2010 Six Hats Fairtrade Shiraz

2009 Journey’s End Beefwood Tree

2010 Hunter Valley Shiraz

2008 Marananga Dam GSM

2006 Marques del Costal Conca de Barbera Costal

2008 Rioja Pago Real

2006 Pena del Inferno

2009 Baglio Rosso Nero d’Avola

2010 Barbera d’Asti DOC

2007 Barbaresco Cascina Morassino

2010 Mauregard Bordeaux

2009 Chateau Le Vieux Pressoir

2008 Chateau Mondorion

2007 L’Etoile de Romanin Les Baux de Provence

2009 Domaine Collonge Crozes Hermitage

2009 Saint Joseph

2010 Beaujolais

2010 Beaujolais Lantignie

2009 Borgogne Pinot Noir

2009 Mercurey

2009 Chorey-les-Beaune

2009 Volnay Domaine Roux

2009 Chambolle Musigny

2009 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru

1995 Vin Santo del Chianti Rufina, Villa di Monte (Desert wine)

NV Finest Reserve Port

2005 Late Bottled Vintage Port

2007 Vintage Port

NV 10 Year Old Tawny Port

I have to say I’m pretty impressed with the amount of wines that are suitable for both vegetarians and vegans, even more so that M&S will tell you, I hope this of use to someone.

Not Just Any Tasting, But An M&S Tasting

Sorry, I know it's not the best picture!

The other week I called in on the Marks and Spencer’s Autumn tasting, and for a change I had a bit of a plan, and that was to avoid the big varietals and appellations, as you can be pretty sure what your going to get from them, and try find something that little bit different.

As usual from these guys, there was nearly a 150 wines on show; these are the ones that caught my eye which wasn’t your usual New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc or a Burgundian Chardonnay.

2010 Summerer Gruner Veltliner Langelois - produced in the Kamptal region in Austria, this had beautiful floral notes with a hint of lime thrown in to the mix and just a touch of acidity, combining to create a delicious wine, well worth the £9.99 price tag.

2010 Pecorino - this is a grape that has recently been re-discovered by the producers in Abruzzi and has been grown at a high altitude with the cooling Adriatic Sea breezes. This had restrained flavours of Peaches and Honey, with just enough acidity to give it a great balance, again definitely worth the £9.99 price tag.

2008 Vinalta Gran Reserva Malbec - this wine is made using fruit from vines over 60 years old, which helps to give it a real intensity. With an opaque purple colour and flavours of dark cherries and cassis, with a touch of sweet spice, great tannins and acidity combine to create a stunning example of good Malbec can be.

2009 Nerello Mascalese - from the Belice Valley in the south west of Sicily, it had a pale red colour with youthful red fruit flavours and a touch of cocoa coming through from the background, fine tannins and a small amount of acidity go on to create a very enjoyable wine, all for £5.99.

2009 Darting Estate Scheurebe Eiswein - the Schreurebe grapes are picked once the temperature reaches minus 10 degrees celcius, from vines that are least 15 years old. This wine had a real richness of flavours while also being lusciously sweet with just enough acidity to cut through it, and was absolutely stunning.

I have to admit there are a lot of excellent wines within there range these days, these are only a couple that really caught my eye, I also have to admit my guilty pleasure from the day is there Asti Spumante, which is just full of Tangerines and loads of acidity, but works and is just delicious. I was also impressed with the book we were given as I told which wines were suitable for vegetarians and vegans, not something you see very often, I think I may have to put up a list of them.