If you’ve gone on two dates with someone, are now cooking him or her a beautiful meal and are looking for a wine to enchant them…then don’t go for this.

If however you are looking to destroy all your memories from Monday to Friday then here’s your bottle!

I certainly don’t mean this as criticism; every wine has a purpose and it should always be taken in context of this. I drank Big Ass Zinfandel, from Sonoma County, California £6.99 (was £8.99), with a plate of good cheeses…mistake! I couldn’t get a whiff of the stinky stuff due this powerful, rich and concentrated wine. So I ate the cheese and then drank the bottle…success!

It has the sweetness of ripe strawberries, the bitterness of orange juice with tobacco and brambles. There is more tannin than you can shake a stick at, enough booze to burn you tongue…and I loved it!

Primitivo it is not, but don’t judge a book by its brother!