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WINE OF THE WEEK: Calmel & Joseph Saint Chinian Blanc 2018, Languedoc, France
£11.99 on offer, waitrosecellar The rocky, arid Saint Chinian appellation in Languedoc is much better known for its red wines, but its...
Nov 11, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Roc Cuvée 2020, Bordeaux, France
£13.99/£12./59, Laithwaites A red Bordeaux in a Burgundy bottle without a capsule and label graphics showing a love-you hand squeezing a...
Oct 14, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: La Madone Gamay sur Volcan 2020, Côtes du Forez, France
£12.95–£16, The Wine Society, Haynes Hanson & Clark This is the kind of wine that gets pigeon-holed as a summer wine, usually as an...
Sep 16, 2021


Ten Pinots for International Pinot Noir Day
I hadn't planned to do a Pinot Noir post to coincide with International Pinot Noir Day today, but it's a good opportunity to spread the...
Aug 18, 2021


Prime Time for Pink: Summer 2021 Rosé Roundup Part 2
As in part one, there's a cross-section of styles, grape varieties, origins and prices here and I'm going from high to low again, so that...
Aug 11, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Lafage Miraflors Rosé 2020, Côtes Catalanes, France
£12.99–£13.95, Urban Grapes, Alteus Wine, Gourmet Hunters, Simply Wines Direct, All About Wine I tasted this Roussillon rosé for the...
Jul 29, 2021


Love Island: why Chanel bought Domaine de l'Ile on Porquerolles
Why would the luxury goods giant Chanel buy a wine estate in a remote part of the tiny (car-free) island of Porquerolles? The answer that...
Jul 15, 2021


Prime Time for Pink: Summer 2021 Rosé Roundup Part 1
Now that winemakers all around the world treat rosé with as much respect as red and white wines, there are so many good rosés in such a...
Jul 7, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Vendange Jacquère La Côte 2020, Savoie, France
£14.50, The Daily Drinker Bright, breezy and light as a feather, this is a delightful example of the Alpine purity and flavour of the...
Jun 24, 2021


The Beauty of Burgundy Vintages ending in '9': Famille Carabello-Baum 2019s
Cleverly branded corks – Château de Pommard is worked organically and biodynamically, as are many of the wines under the Famille...
Jun 14, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château du Hureau 'Tuffe' Saumur-Champigny 2018, France
£15.20, Tanners Wines In summer, drunk distinctly cool, red Saumur or Saumur-Champigny is vital. In winter it's an essential punctuation...
Jun 10, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine J Boulon Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019, France
£12, Haynes Hanson & Clark Vieilles Vignes are the key to the Boulon family's cracking Beaujolais, or certainly one of them. There's no...
May 20, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Climens Asphodèle 2019, Bordeaux Blanc Sec, France
£26.50, Berry Bros & Rudd There is joy tinged with sadness in this week's wine. Let's start with the joy, which is that this is a...
May 13, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2019, France
£11.50–£12, The Wine Society, Tesco Full-bodied, succulent, Viognier-based dry white from one of the big names in a region much better...
Apr 29, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Rigal Original Vin Orange Gros Manseng 2019, Vin de France
£10, Morrisons There'a a lot of noise about orange wines – wines made from white grapes fermented with their skins like red wines, rather...
Apr 8, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Justerini & Brooks Pomerol, France
£24.67, Justerini & Brooks If you're looking for something classic, crowd-pleasing and versatile for Easter, this is it: a red Bordeaux...
Mar 25, 2021


Vigné-Lourac Braucol 2018, Côtes du Tarn, France
£10.75, The Daily Drinker This beguiling Braucol wine arrived just at the right time to assuage some of my south-west France withdrawal...
Mar 11, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Grenache Gris 2018/2019, Côtes Catalanes, France
£16.45 for 2018, Amps Wine Merchants; £18.99 for 2019, Yorkshire Vintners This wonderful dry white wine, with its compelling counterpoint...
Feb 11, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune du Château Premier Cru 2017, Beaune, France
£32.95, Waitrose In the absence of the assault course of Burgundy En Primeur tastings that I would have done by this point in a normal...
Jan 21, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Combe Vendange Nocturne Melon Blanc, Vin de France
£9–£11, The Daily Drinker, ND John, Noble Green Wines, Kwoff If you’re not doing dry January but want to make a gesture, this perky, dry...
Jan 14, 2021
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