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WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Barbaresco 2014, Piedmont, Italy
£11, Sainsbury's Barbaresco and bargain aren't words that usually go together, but £11 is a very good price for a Barbaresco of this...
Nov 16, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bel Colle Verduno Pelaverga 2016, Piedmont, Italy
£15.95, Jeroboams This red is sheer pleasure: not demanding, not challenging, just delicious. It’s pale garnet in colour, has a perfume...
Oct 19, 2017


Incestuous vines: the curious case of the long lost – and now found – Sirica
One of the three huge old Sirica vines discovered in Taurasi Aglianico vineyards in 2005; a glass of Sirica 2014 So what do you know...
Sep 26, 2017


Age shall not wither them: 150-year-old Aglianico vines and a vertical tasting
Antonio Capaldi, president of Feudi di San Gregorio (left) with agronomist and CEO Pierpaolo Sirch; I wasn't the only one to photograph...
Sep 18, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Le Fraghe Chelidon Rondinella 2015, Veneto, Italy
£12.50, The Wine Society It's easier than it used to be to find good light-bodied red wines, but even so this crystal-bright Veronese red...
Aug 24, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: The Fire Tree Vermentino 2016, Terre Siciliane, Italy
Aldi, £4.69 I'm as stunned by the price of this wine as you are. It's my cheapest Wine of the Week so far, and at a time when prices of...
Jun 22, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tenuta Cavalier Pepe Nestor Greco di Tufo 2015, Campania, Italy
£11.50, Gerrard Seel I was torn between three wines from the Pepe Family in Campania, a red Aglianico, a white Fiano and this white Greco...
Mar 23, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Feudo di Santa Tresa Frappato 2015, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£8.99–£9.99, Adnams, Vintage Roots, Ocado It would be hard to come up with a red wine more full of the joys of spring than this juicy,...
Mar 2, 2017


A £12 Wine You Can Age For Two Decades
Grapes for Amarone drying on traditional bamboo trays After visiting Valpolicella last month, I was going to write about the current...
Nov 29, 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...
Oct 6, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Viberti Barbera d'Alba Bricco Airolo, Piedmont
£16.95, The Vintner, thevintner.com This is such a food-friendly red it ought to be on as many restaurant lists as the, admittedly...
Apr 14, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Allegracore 2014, Etna Rosso
£19.50, Tanners shops and tanners-wines.co.uk Who wouldn’t be drawn to a wine called Allegracore – happy heart, named after the spot...
Feb 26, 2016


Moderate Alcohol, Persuasive Flavour
If you know where to look, there are plenty of wines with modest alcohol but bags of character and flavour Prompted by the UK...
Jan 10, 2016


Cool Grapes
New year, new grape varieties: ten grapes and wines for 2016 Remember Grü-V? Yes, the American moniker for Grüner Veltliner. The trouble...
Jan 2, 2016


Cheap, Cheery Party Wines
Still and sparkling wines that are easy to drink, don’t need food and are available on the high street – five of them at under £7.50. For...
Dec 30, 2015


Festive White Wines
Whites to keep the show on the road this Christmas and New Year Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist for...
Dec 17, 2015


Festive Red Wines
Ten red wines to serve with the Christmas feast Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist (or two) for each, but...
Dec 16, 2015


WINE OF THE WEEK: Zensa Nero d’Avola 2013
£10.50, Oddbins, oddbins.com Love the retro label, love the wine - a full-on, spicy, cherry-scented red that will go down a treat (as...
Oct 29, 2015


WINE OF THE WEEK: Masi Campofiorin Rosso del Veronese 2011
£9.99, Waitrose Think of this as an alternative to a goose-down duvet, a red to snuggle up with as the evenings get chillier: a soft,...
Sep 17, 2015
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