Marese Bombino Bianca, Castel del Monte, Italy — €13.95
Research by Robert Hodgson has shown that a wine which wins one competition can come in the bottom third in another held a few days later.
One conclusion at Ballymaloe was that any judgement given to a wine can only be a snapshot in time of how the wine tasted for that person at that time. When and where you taste can strongly influence your judgement — this is an art not a science.
