wine of the week 3/22

Mar 2

WINE OF THE WEEK: Dugladze Ranina Mukuzani Saperavi 2016, Mukuzani, Kakheti, Georgia

£14.50, Amathus Drinks Georgia's iconic, dark-skinned Saperavi grape has a reputation for giving strapping, inky red wine with muscular...

Feb 23

WINE OF THE WEEK: Cambria Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay 2019, Santa Maria Valley, California, US

£22.99, Majestic Californian and US wines generally are infrequent visitors to this page, not because I don't appreciate them but because...

Feb 16

WINE OF THE WEEK: Arbousset Tavel 2021, Rhône, France

£12, Tesco Tavel in the southern Rhône is France's only appellation (AOC) to produce rosé exclusively and it's never afraid to be bold in...

Feb 9

WINE OF THE WEEK: Gertie Cabernet Franc 2021, Clare Valley, Australia

£24.99, Nicholson's Wines It's not pink, it not fizz and it's not Saint Amour – sighs of relief all round? Actually, I'm a sucker for...

Feb 2

WINE OF THE WEEK: Lions de Suduiraut Blanc Sec 2021, Bordeaux, France

£19.95, Cambridge Wine Merchants White Bordeaux has never really established an identity that’s captured hearts and minds like white...

Jan 26

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Marrans Fleurie Lieu-dit 'Champagne', Fleurie, France

£19.50, Tanners; £21.11, Quality Wines Somerset Fleurie is supposed to be the most perfumed of the 10 Beaujolais Crus and this wine...

Jan 19

WINE OF THE WEEK: Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz 2020/2021, Coonawarra, Australia

£11.99/£14.99, Majestic It's gratifying to be able to say that had I been tasting either of these vintages blind I'm sure I would have...

Jan 12

WINE OF THE WEEK: Yealands Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Marlborough, New Zealand

£11, Sainsbury's; M&S and Waitrose soon I always step out of the season of festive indulgence into the new year wanting this kind of dry...

Jan 5

WINE OF THE WEEK: Porcupine Ridge Shiraz 2021, Swartland, South Africa

£5.99 (on offer) Waitrose, £6.50 (on offer) Sainsbury's This plush, generous Cape Shiraz is good value at its full price of £8.49 and a...

Dec 22, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Rustenberg Wild Ferment Unwooded Chardonnay 2022, Stellenbosch, South Africa

£12, Tesco If you’re faced with someone who thinks Christmas isn’t Christmas without Chablis, someone else who always chooses southern...

Dec 15, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Vinos en Voz Baja Costumbres 2020, Rioja Oriental, Spain

£16, The Wine Society This tiny production Rioja, made predominantly from old-vine Garnacha, is both new-wave and traditional: new in...

Dec 8, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Quinta do Noval Late Bottled Vintage Port 2016, Portugal

£19.95–£26.75, Master of Malt, Cheers, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Ocado, Bon Coeur Fine Wines, Oddbins Never mind saving this until...

Dec 1, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Jacques Boncoeur Brut Réserve Champagne, France

£22 (on offer), Bon Coeur Fine Wines A timely reminder that in the season of the cheery Champagne deal supermarkets are not the only...

Nov 24, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Ventisquero Kalfu Kuda Pinot Noir 2018, Leyda Valley, Chile

£12.99–£16.50, Hedley Wright, Frontier Fine Wines, Fintry Wines, The Wine Reserve, Beaucatcher Wines, Drinkfinder, Cambridge Wine...

Nov 17, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Olivier Coste Rare Carignan Blanc 2021, Vin de France

£13, Vino Gusto, Wine and the Vine, Strictly Wine, Great Wines Direct, Corking Wines and other independents* I’ve been waiting to feature...

Nov 10, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold 2020, Vin de France

£15, Ocado; Vinatis UK, All About Wine It's only four weeks and three intervening red wines since this slot was last occupied by an...

Nov 3, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Donnafugata La Bella Sedàra 2019, Sicilia, Italy

£14.99, Waitrose We've been hearing so much about the wines of Etna, not to mention Sicily's nimble, red-fruited Frappato, that it's easy...

Oct 27, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Big Beltie Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Pays d'Oc, France

£9–£10.95, House of Townend, Lush Wines, The Grape & The Good, The Whalley Wine Shop, South Downs Cellars, Richardsons of Whitehaven I'll...

Oct 20, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas La Horra Corimbo I Reserva 2016, Ribera del Duero, Spain

£19–£23, London End Wines, Concept Fine Wines, The Drink Shop (UK), Noble Green Wines, Ellis Wharton Wines Even if you're not looking for...

Oct 13, 2022

WINE OF THE WEEK: Troupis Winery Route Gris Moschofilero 2021, Mantinia, Greece

£13.99/£16.99, Naked Wines This is an orange wine made from a pink-skinned grape variety – and it’s superb. Even the hazy pink colour is...