WINE OF THE WEEK: L'Arène des Anges Costières de Nîmes 2021, Rhône, France
£8.49, Waitrose This is just the kind of comfortingly generous, young Southern French red to put a spring in your step, especially when...
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- 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...
- Jul 7, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Petite Immortelle 2018, Côtes du Roussillon Villages, France
£10.90–£12, Gorey Wine Cellar, lovewhatyoueat, Bath Road Beers, Beckford Bottle Shop, Cork of the North, SW Bottle Shop, Red & White An...
- Jun 23, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pierre Jaurant Saint-Chinian 2020, Languedoc, France
£5.99, Aldi Saint-Chinian is an appellation I look out for in restaurants. The wines – white and rosé as well as the more abundant reds –...
- Jul 22, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Familia Torres Purgatori 2017, Costers del Segre, Spain
£17.99–£19.95, Fine Wines Direct, Vinvm, Amazon I hardly need say that I wouldn't have chosen this if drinking it was like purgatory, but...
- Jun 17, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Summer Road Old Vine Grenache 2020, Riverland, Australia
£8.49, Waitrose Clear a space in your fridge for another chillable red this week – unoaked old-vine Grenache at its most engaging and...
- Jan 7, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Courac Côtes du Rhône 2016, France
£8.95, The Wine Society This is one of my house wines, one I turn to when I want the vinous equivalent of a comforting, warm hug. With...
- Jul 9, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Garnacha Salvaje del Moncayo 2018, Spain
£8.49, Majestic Maybe it's auto suggestion, but there's a lovely off-the-beaten-track mountain wildness (salvaje means wild) to this...
- Jun 11, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château la Canorgue Rouge 2017, Luberon, France
£15.95, Yapp Brothers I wasn't planning to do another Provence red as Wine of the Week so soon, but I can't resist this and it's...
- May 14, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: d'Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2017, McLaren Vale Australia
£12–£14.99, Tesco, The Wine Society, Great Western Wine, ND John, Winepig Unashamedly full-throated Aussie Shiraz from a family-owned and...
- Apr 9, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Mourchon Séguret Tradition 2017, Séguret Côtes du Rhône, France
£14.99–£16.95, Averys of Bristol , Black Dog Wines (UK) I’m often surprised by the wines I find I haven’t featured here before. This...
- Oct 3, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Along Came Jones Lledoner Pelut Hairy Grenache 2018, Vin de France
£13.50–£16.99, The Wine Society, Flagship Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, The Oxford Wine Company Domaine Jones is no stranger to my wine...
- Jul 18, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Bassac Pink Chôt 2018, Côtes de Thongue, France
£12/£10.80, The Daily Drinker Who can resist a wine this colour? The prettiest of orangey salmon-pinks, and a mouthwatering taste to...
- Jun 26, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Saint-Chinian 2017, Saint-Chinian, Languedoc, France
£7.50, Tesco I’ve got a soft spot for Saint-Chinian, Minervois’ less well-known northeast neighbour, and always look for it on restaurant...
- Apr 10, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Laborie 2018, Pays d'Oc France
£6.25, The Wine Society If you want to splash out on a red to line up for Easter, let me suggest Château Batailley 2009, Pauillac, which...
- Sep 6, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Saint-Chinian Syrah Grenache 2016, Saint-Chinian, France
£9 (or £8 on offer), Sainsbury's This is the new vintage of a generous, warm-hearted red blend that's one of the best wines in...
- Aug 16, 2018
Peerless Provence: the rosés of Sacha Lichine at D'Esclans
As I said in my Around the world in rosé blog, I'm a great admirer of the wines from Sacha Lichine's d'Esclans estate in Côtes de...
- Jul 12, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Mourchon Loubié Rosé 2017, Séguret Côtes du Rhône Villages, France
£10.95–£13.99, The Wine Society, Exel Wines, The Black Dog Wine Co (UK), Averys of Bristol The McKinlay family's Loubié rosé, is always...
- Apr 5, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Eschaffins Cairanne Côtes du Rhône Villages 2015, Rhône, France
£13.50, Yapp Bros I haven’t seen the label of the follow-on vintage of this generous, warm-hearted southern Rhône, but for the first time...
- Feb 8, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Le Grand Prébois Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Quatres Terrroirs 2016, Rhône, France
£17.99, Waitrose Knowing that a lot of wine drinkers raid their wine racks for Châteauneuf-du-Pape over Christmas, I’ve found a...
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