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DECANTER RECOMMENDS THE GOOD WINE SHOP

WHAT WE"VE BEEN DRINKING: 
At Decanter we all love our wine, and every week members of the Decanter team - from editorial assistant to publishing director - tell us what they've been enjoying at home and when they go out...

Amy Wislocki
Managing Editor, Decanter

Lesc Blanc, Vin de Pays du Gers 




I spent a sunny afternoon last Sunday at Kew Gardens, rounded off – what could be better – with a browse in the local independent wine merchant, The Good Wine Shop.

One of two branches, this company prides itself in choosing more quirky wines; the kind of thing you probably won't find on the supermarket shelves. I came away after plenty of friendly and useful advice with a bottle of sparkling wine and five bottles of white, including a Lugana, and a Gros Manseng by Alain Brumont.

The first and only bottle of white I have opened so far is this one, the cheapest of the lot at around £6.50, and so simply presented that there isn't even a back label. I never thought I'd recommend a Colombard, and I'm not pretending it's anything complex, but it is made by one of France's best co-ops, Producteurs Plaimont in southwest France, and it's just what you want from an everyday white from this part of the world – fresh, zippy and citrussy and, an added bonus, only 11.5%. Didn't taste as good two nights later when I finished off the bottle, but I would definitely buy this again.