wine of the week 20/24

May 4, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Negrel Bandol Rosé La Petite Reine 2016, France

£15.95, From Vineyards Direct Bandol is a small coastal appellation between Marseilles and Toulon within the large Provence region – but...

Apr 27, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Saint Mont 2015, Saint Mont, France

£9, Marks & Spencer Perfectly timed for the asparagus season, but equally tuned into seafood, chicken, salads and vegetable dishes, comes...

Apr 20, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Trilles Incantation 2015, Côtes du Roussillon, France

£14.95, Joie de Vin A bewitchingly generous, rich red from the southern reaches of France, not far from the border with Spain and close...

Apr 13, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Emiliana Natura Viognier 2015, Valle Central, Chile

£8.75, Oddbins I love the heady blossom and peach aromas of this organic white and its peaches-and-cream flavour and soft citrus-zest...

Apr 6, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Blind Spot Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2016, Yarra Valley, Australia

£10.95, The Wine Society I’ve tasted seven of the latest Blind Spot Australian wines and it’s difficult to choose only one as Wine of the...

Mar 30, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Val de Salis Saint-Chinian 2015, Languedoc, France

£7.99, Lidl This hits the shelves today with 39 other wines in Lidl's Easter Collection and is a red to zone in on if you like the...

Mar 23, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tenuta Cavalier Pepe Nestor Greco di Tufo 2015, Campania, Italy

£11.50, Gerrard Seel I was torn between three wines from the Pepe Family in Campania, a red Aglianico, a white Fiano and this white Greco...

Mar 16, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Xavier & Nicolas Barbet Moulin-à-Vent 2014, Beaujolais, France

£14.99–£15.49, Hennings Wine, Vineyards of Sherborne Beaujolais is on a roll, as the fashion for big, ripe, oaky blockbusters is replaced...

Mar 9, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Caixas Godello 2015, Monterrei, Spain

£7.49 in any 6 bottles, £8.99 per single bottle, Majestic Godello may sound like a character in a Mozart opera but it’s a high quality...

Mar 2, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Feudo di Santa Tresa Frappato 2015, Terre Siciliane, Italy

£8.99–£9.99, Adnams, Vintage Roots, Ocado It would be hard to come up with a red wine more full of the joys of spring than this juicy,...

Feb 23, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Réserve des Tuguets Madiran 2014, France

£6, Tesco A bargain from Madiran in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south west France, one of my favourite parts of the world and one...

Feb 16, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2016, Margaret River, Australia

£12.99, Waitrose I love a good Chardonnay – anything from taut, streamlined, mineral Chablis to fuller, richer, barrel-aged styles. But...

Feb 9, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Edgebaston Syrah 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Rude Wines, £12.99 If a wine from the southern hemisphere or North America is labelled Syrah, not Shiraz, you can be pretty sure the...

Feb 2, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough, New Zealand

£13.50, The Wine Society, Hennings Wine It’s hard for any New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to stand out from the massed crowds, but Dog Point...

Jan 26, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Moser XV 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ningxia, China

£10.99, Wine Rack I’ve chosen a new-wave red wine from China to mark Chinese New Year on Saturday. The alternative would have been a...

Jan 19, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Rioja Vega Crianza Edición Limitada 2013, Rioja, Spain

£12.95, FromVineyardsDirect This week’s wine is a comforting, oak-matured red for wintery weather and warming food. It’s a limited...

Jan 12, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2015, Paarl, South Africa

£10, Sainsbury's Roussanne is a peach of a white grape variety from the northern Rhône, but it’s susceptible to all sorts of pests and...

Jan 5, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Stepp Pinot Noir 'S' 2015, Pfalz, Germany

£15, selected Marks & Spencer Hands up if you didn’t know Germany made red wine. Quite a show of hands, I bet. In fact, Germany has never...

Dec 21, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2014, Rhône, France

£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...

Dec 15, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Henry Fessy Beaujolais-Villages 2015, France

£9.75, Oddbins The 2015 vintage was brilliant for Beaujolais, from straight Beaujolais to the ten appellations in their own right at the...

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