wine of the week 21/24

Dec 8, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Hommage du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2015, France

£13.99, Waitrose White Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes into the same category as the white Rioja I recommended a couple of weeks ago: everyone...

Dec 1, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Fitou 2014, Fitou, France

£14.50, The Wine Society; £95 for 6, domainejones.com The key to the quality and character of this richly fruity Fitou is the age of the...

Nov 24, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Viñas de Gain Artadi Rioja Blanco 2010, Rioja, Spain

£17.95, Jeroboams I’m always surprised how many Rioja drinkers – and there are a lot in Britain – only ever drink red Rioja. Far less...

Nov 17, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tanners Super Claret 2012, Haut-Médoc, France

£14.95, Tanners, tanners-wines.co.uk The name may sound a tad old school, but the wine, I’m happy to say, is not. It’s claret for sure,...

Nov 10, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Aconcagua, Chile

£8.99, down from £11.99 until 6 December, Waitrose Shimmering brilliance and seamless layers of flavour – beautifully expressive...

Nov 3, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Elephant Hill Syrah 2014, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

£19–£21.30, Theatre of Wine, Mr & Mrs Fine Wine, Great Western Wine, Hedonism Wines This was the first Elephant Hill wine I'd come across...

Oct 27, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Cordier Bourgogne Blanc Jean de la Vigne, Burgundy, France

£14.99, or £12.99 in a 6-bottle mix, Majestic Seems odd that this is the first white Burgundy I’ve recommended here. I’ve homed in on...

Oct 20, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tierra Y Hombre Pinot Noir 2015, Casablanca Valley, Chile

£8.50, Marks & Spencer I was going to recommend Stepp Pinot Noir from Germany this week, but there's been a delay with the delivery and...

Oct 13, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Albariño 2015, Rías Baixas, Spain

£12.95, The Wine Society This is as much a wine for Albariño doubters as it is for devotees. It's a stunner. Albariño is a Galician grape...

Oct 6, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bibbiano di Fattoria Chianti Classico 2014, Tuscany, Italy

£9.99, Co-op It speaks volumes both about the quality of this wine and the quality of the producers from which the Co-op sources its...

Sep 29, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Brut Champagne, France

£35.95, The Whisky Exchange; £38.99, Handford Wines; £44.99, Selfridges The first week of October is National Champagne Week. I don’t...

Sep 22, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Calmel & Joseph Terrasses du Larzac 2014, Languedoc, France

£13.75, Grape & Grind; £13.99, New Forest Wines £14.79, Martinez Wines A southern French red that exudes contemporary polish but not at...

Sep 15, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Lombard Brézème Blanc 2015, Côtes du Rhône, France

£18.95, Yapp Brothers Brézème. Excuse me? If you haven’t heard of this tiny French wine region you won’t be alone. If you have heard of...

Sep 8, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Beronia Rioja Reserva 2011, Spain

£9.99, Waitrose until 20 September (then £13.49); £9.99 for 6 bottles, Majestic; £14, Tesco and Ocado The winemaker of this multi...

Sep 1, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Léon Beyer Sylvaner 2014, Alsace, France

£8.50, The Wine Society There are much showier Alsace wines, not least Gewurztraminer, but for an aperitif or a match for salad,...

Aug 25, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Te Mata Gamay Noir 2015, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

£18.75, Harvey Nichols; £14.75, Hawkshead Wines There are a lot of red wines I don’t want to go near in a heat-wave but this one is a...

Aug 18, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Lyme Bay Shoreline 2014, Devon, England

£12.85, lymebayenglishwines.co.uk; £12.99, waitrosecellar.com England’s sparkling wines crowd the headlines, but the best still wines...

Aug 11, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Maquina & Tabla Laderas de Leonila 2013, Bierzo, Spain

£14.50, or £12.95 in any 12 bottles, Lea & Sandeman I don’t begrudge Rioja any of its success, but I wish it didn’t overshadow the...

Aug 4, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Ad Mare Bandol Rosé 2015, Bandol, France

£13 until 9 August, then back to £15, Sainsbury's This is one of those ultra-pale rosés that looks almost like white wine but is anything...

Jul 28, 2016

WINE OF THE WEEK: Wakefield Estate Shiraz 2014, Clare Valley, Australia

£11.99, or £8.99 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Most red wine is drunk too warm, but people are reluctant to put it in the fridge for the...