wine of the week 3/24

Nov 30, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Ixsir Altitudes White 2022, Lebanon

£24, The Great Wine Co. Calling all Condrieu fans – this unusual, aromatic Lebanese white wine might well appeal to you. Viognier is the...

Nov 23, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Hollick Old Vines Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Australia

£15.95–£20, Harris & Co, Eynsham Cellars, Framlingham Wine Shop, Latitude Wine, Rise & Vine Archetypal, expressive Coonawarra Cabernet...

Nov 16, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Courbin Héritage Graves Blanc 2022, Bordeaux, France

£13.95, Stone, Vine & Sun There were three white wines from UK wine merchant Stone, Vine & Sun that I wanted to make Wine of the Week. In...

Nov 9, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Querciabella Ardalico Chianti Classico 2020, Italy

£19.99, Waitrose This very pretty, fruit-forward, young Chianti Classico is named after Ardalico, a character in the epic novel Orlando...

Nov 2, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Gonzalez Byass Leonor Palo Cortado Seco 12 Años, Jerez, Spain

£18–£19.95, The Drinks Emporium, Rise & Vine, Ocado, Flagship Wines, Laithwaites, Averys, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange Sherry...

Oct 26, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa

£24.95–£28.60, Slurp, Rare Vino Wine, Vinvm This is not only the first time a Pinotage has been my Wine of the Week, it’s the first time...

Oct 19, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Saint Mont Grande Cuvée 2020, Saint Mont, France

£9.50, Tesco It’s no secret that I’m a fan of wines from the appellations in southwest France that treasure their little-known indigenous...

Oct 12, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tedeschi Capitel San Rocco Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2019, Veneto, Italy

£16.99–£23.70, Roberts & Speight, Fareham Wine Cellar, Tannico UK, Vinvm, Village Wines, York Wines, Wine Utopia I could happily drink...

Oct 5, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Clunia Albillo 2021, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, Spain

£17.49, House of Townend In small letters on the label of Clunia Albillo, it says 'Viñedo Extremo Cultivado a 1000m'. Fair enough. An...

Sep 28, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Cabernario No. 8 Ungrafted Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Maipo Valley, Chile

£12.99, Waitrose There's 15 per cent Syrah in this Chilean red, and to beneficial effect, but even so the wine comes across as very...

Sep 21, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Gaia Wines Thalassitis Santorini Assyrtiko 2022, Santorini, Greece

£26.11–£34.85, Tannico, All About Wine, Hic!, Epinoia, Great Wines Direct, Drink Finder, Corking Wines This is slightly outside the...

Sep 14, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Insieme Orange Wine 2022, Terre Siciliane, Italy

£14.75, Vintage Roots If you’re in the business of writing about or selling wine, it's easy to think that orange wine is now so...

Sep 7, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Olivier Coste Mourvèdre Illegal 2020, Pays d'Oc, France

£13.95–£17.70, Fintry Wines, Great Wines Direct, Vino Gusto, Beckford Bottle Shop, Noble Green Wines, The Wee Vinoteca, Turton Wines This...

Aug 31, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Ormarine Villemarin Picpoul de Pinet 2022, Languedoc, France

£9.99, Majestic I can hardly believe that in 400 wines of the week this is the first time I've featured a Picpoul de Pinet. Fitting...

Aug 24, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Errazuriz Wild Ferment Pinot Noir 2021, Aconcagua, Chile

£12.95–£15.25, Amps Wine, Vinvm, Cheers Wine, The Surrey Wine Cellar, Booths supermarkets, NY Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, Whole Foods...

Aug 17, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Filliatreau Saumur Champigny 2020, Loire, France

£17.25, Yapp Brothers I’ve always like Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, even way back when I started in wine and it was a leafy green shadow...

Aug 10, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Mar de Frades Albariño Atlantico 2021, Rías Baixas, Spain

£16, Tesco There are times when no other white wine seems to fit the mood more than a Galician Albariño. Now is one of them. You can...

Aug 3, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Fitou Vieilles Vignes 2021/2022, Fitou, France

£14–14.50, Booths, The Wine Society and independents It’s likely that grapes from my adopted vine at Domaine Jones are in both these...

Jul 27, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2021, Margaret River, Western Australia

£12.99/£14.99, Majestic You wouldn’t know it from this svelte, balanced, bright-eyed Chardonnay, but 2021 was one of the most challenging...

Jul 20, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Rina Russa Frappato 2022, Terre Siciliane, Italy

£8.99 (on current offer), Waitrose There are quite a lot of red wines that you can drink lightly chilled if you want to and there's a...

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