Video: Tasting of Katnook Founders Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine and the City and Jimmy Smith of the West London Wine School taste Katnook Founders Block Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, 2007. You can find the wine at Bibendum for £9.99.

Katnook Estate was founded by a Scot, John Riddoch, in 1890. Originally called the Coonawarra Fruit Colony, Riddoch planted 140 acres of vines on the estate. His first vintages were modest affairs – the wines were made in a wool shed.

Today Katnook is one of the most esteemed domains in Coonawarra. Its vineyards are planted in Terra Rossa soil, spanning 330 hectares in the heart of this remote region in South Australia.

Video: Tasting of Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Wine and the City and Jimmy Smith of the West London Wine School taste Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, Stellenbosch, 2007, made by outspoken South African winemaker Andre van Rensburg. You can find the wine at Majestic for £10.99.

Video: Tasting of Opi aka Rodolfo Sadler Malbec

Wine and the City and Jimmy Smith from the West London Wine School taste Opi aka Rodolfo Sadler Malbec, Mendoza, 2008, winner of the Red Single Varietal under £10 International Trophy at the 2009 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Video: Tasting of Saint Clair Poineer Block 10 Twin Hills Chardonnay

Wine and the City and Jimmy Smith from the West London Wine School taste Saint Clair Pioneer Block 10 Twin Hills Chardonnay, Marlborough 2008.