Badger's Challenge

My fiance has challenged me to a wine competition.

The rules:

• We each buy five bottles of wine for less than £50 (from Majestic Wine)
• We can't choose anything we've tried before
• We can't take recommendations from staff
• We have to choose at least three different types of wine (red/ white/ rose/ sparkling/ dessert)

Then we try the wines together and agree a score out of ten,which is in two parts:

The first score comes from the quality of the wine:

1. Poor
2. Acceptable
3. Good
4. Very good
5. Outstanding

The second score comes from how much we like the wine:

1. So bad (won't even finish the glass)
2. Don't like it (won't buy again but will finish the bottle)
3. Like it (will buy again so long as it's less than £10)
4. Love it (will buy again even if its over £10)
5. This is delicious!

Then at the end of the competition we can assess which are the best value wines and report back to you.

Bring it on!

Welcome to Princess and the Pinot!

I am hoping to use this blog to help you explore wine in such a way that you can try some very tasty, some good quality wines, but without having to spend a fortune, or kiss too many frogs before finding your prince.

I will be blogging my tasting notes, tips for choosing wine, and thoughts and comments as I continue my wine exploration. I hope you will join me on the journey.

I have passed WSET Level 2 with Distinction, so I know a little about what I am talking about, although the way I taste wines is somewhat different to the standard tasting notes. I hope you enjoy reading the blog and if you have any questions, comments, or recommendations, please post away!