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WINE OF WEEK: Le Volte dell'Ornellaia 2016, Toscana, Italy
£19.99, Majestic; £20.99–£22.95, Hard to Find Wines, Armit, Caviste, Davy's This would be a wonderful bottle for the festive table if...
Dec 19, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: The Best Marqués De Los Rios Rioja Blanco Reserva 2015, Spain
£13, Morrisons Made for Morrisons' The Best range by Baron de Ley, one of Rioja's commendable, big players, this combines the best of...
Dec 12, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Purato Siccari Appassimento 2018, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£7.99–£8.99, Ocado and Majestic Organic, vegan-friendly and sustainable (vegetable ink, recycled paper, glass and cardboard), but there’s...
Dec 4, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Puygueraud 2011, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, France
£20.95 / £19.25, Lea & Sandeman The 2011 vintage in Bordeaux tends to be dismissed with faint praise – if that. Certainly, it was uneven...
Nov 28, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Réthoré Davy Parcelles Chardonnay 2018, Val de Loire, France
£10.35/£9.20, Haynes Hanson & Clark This is beautifully expressive, unoaked cool-climate Chardonnay – both vibrant and generous, with...
Nov 21, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Dominique Piron Morgon La Chanaise 2017, France
Waitrose, £14.99 Good Beaujolais can be so enjoyable on its own that even lifelong devotees don't always realise just how versatile the...
Nov 14, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Western Australia Shiraz 2018, Australia
£6.75, Sainsbury's I thought the price must be an error when I saw it in the tasting booklet. Whoever heard of a red from Western...
Nov 7, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Alheit Vineyards Limited Release Chenin Blanc 2018, Western Cape, South Africa
£14.99, Majestic Welcome back, Majestic. After we nearly lost the pioneering wine warehouse chain altogether earlier this year, it’s good...
Oct 31, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Castello Collemassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva 2015, Tuscany, Italy
£14.99, Waitrose This is the perfect wine for people who like the thought of Chianti but sometimes find the reality too lean and...
Oct 24, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Brut Champagne, France
£34/£27, Tanners Wines I wasn't planning to do Champagne this week, but now is the time to stock up on this Joseph Perrier. The current...
Oct 17, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ramón Bilbao Edición Limitada Lías Verdejo 2017, Rueda, Spain
£15.50–£15.95, Great Western Wine, NY Wines I'm not a notably seasonal drinker – it's more of a case of whatever I feel like whenever...
Oct 10, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Along Came Jones Lledoner Pelut Hairy Grenache 2018, Vin de France
£13.50–£16.99, The Wine Society, Flagship Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, The Oxford Wine Company Domaine Jones is no stranger to my wine...
Oct 3, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas Martínez Paiva Solo I Cayetana 2018, Ribera del Guadiana, Spain
£14, The Daily Drinker A weighty, characterful dry white made from Cayetana Blanca, an old variety that goes under a variety of names in...
Sep 26, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2016, McLaren Vale, Australia
£9.99 (on offer) Waitrose; £10.11 (on offer) Ocado I've just done a captivating and illuminating tasting of 12 wines chosen as...
Sep 19, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Vigneti Tardis Martedi 2018, Paestum Rosso, Campania, Italy
£19.50, Berry Bros & Rudd I love southern Italian Aglianico and this is as authentic as they come, although it's not wholly Aglianico:...
Sep 12, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Jansz Premium Rosé, Tasmania, Australia
£15.80–£21.99, Frazier's Wine, Slurp, Field & Fawcett, Flagship Wines, Ocado, NY Wines, Amazon, Selfridges I can’t think of a better or...
Sep 5, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Grosse Pierre Chiroubles 2018, France
£14.45, Haynes, Hanson & Clark Chiroubles is one of my favourite Beaujolais Crus (the 10 jewels in the Beaujolais crown that go under...
Aug 29, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Peumo Carmenere 2017, Valle del Cachapoal, Chile
£9, Tesco Carmenère is something of a Marmite wine. It has a leafy, herbal note that some people don’t like, especially in red wines, but...
Aug 22, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Cendrillon Nuance 2018, Vin de France
£12.80/£10.60, Tanners Wines This wonderfully original and delicious dry white is from a family-owned and run organic estate in Corbières...
Aug 15, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Haywire Secrest Mountain Chardonnay 2017, Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
£19.99, Selfridges Visiting British Columbia’s breathtaking Okanagan Valley for the first time last year was one of the most eye-opening...
Aug 8, 2019
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