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WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Yannick Amirault Bourgueil La Coudraye 2017, Bourgueil, France
£16.95/£14.95 Lea & Sandeman Bourgueil is made from a grape variety that, until recently, the rest of the world regarded as little more...
Jul 11, 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...
Jun 26, 2019


A new Tuscan superstar?
After a career steering many of Tuscany's top wines into the limelight, Carlo Ferrini, the consultant to so many glittering Italian...
Jun 24, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Louis Latour Pinot Noir Les Pierres Dorées 2017, Coteaux Bourguignons, France
£17.89, TheDrinkShop.com This Burgundian Pinot Noir is both unusual and classic. Classic because it has the sweet, delicately spicy,...
Jun 6, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Balla Geza Blaufränkisch 2017, Minis, Romania
£11/£9.90, The Daily Drinker This jewel-like, fruity red is a great way to embark on a Blaufränkisch journey if you haven’t tasted the...
May 23, 2019


Bowled over by a Bobal, Spain’s other red grape
A new wine range makes its debut with a stunning Spanish Bobal. Bin #001 Altolandon Bobal 2017, from vineyards farmed organically at...
May 20, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Cosme Palacio Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada 2016, Rioja, Spain
£14, Sainsbury's This has been aged in oak – and not any old oak but "lightly toasted, hand-cleft French new oak barrels from the very...
May 9, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Fa Fleurie 2016, Fleurie, France
£22, Yapp Brothers Aside from its pretty and easy-to-pronounce name, it's not always obvious why Fleurie should be so much more popular...
Apr 17, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Descendientes de J Palacios Pétalos Bierzo 2016, Bierzo, Spain
£15.99/£17.99, Majestic; £18.50, Berry Bros & Rudd, WoodWinters Álvaro Palacios of Priorat and Rioja fame and his nephew Ricardo Pérez...
Mar 28, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Léon Beyer Réserve Personnelle Pinot Noir 2015, Alsace, France
£17.25, Yapp Brothers Alsace is renowned for aromatic whites and sparkling wines, but its Pinot Noir reds are also worth keeping tabs on....
Mar 14, 2019


4 top Italian reds – from Tuscany, Trentino and Lombardy
Tasting notes on another four impressive Italian recent releases, following on from my Caiarossa blog The four wines – San Leonardo from...
Mar 1, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Antonelli Montefalco Rosso 2015, Umbria, Italy
£12.75 (on offer), Jeroboams Montefalco Rosso is one of my go-to Italian reds when I'm in Italy, an approachable alternative to Umbria's...
Feb 28, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Boschkloof Syrah 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£19.99, WaitroseCellar.com and 17 branches This cracking Syrah – full-bodied and velvety but with a peppery freshness that has echoes of...
Feb 14, 2019


Affordable Italians from the south and Tuscany
My latest Wine of the Week was one of six Italian wines I tasted from Tanners. I could happily have chosen any of the other five, so I'm...
Feb 5, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tenuta del Priore Campotino Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2017, Abruzzo, Italy
£8.95, Tanners This is just the sort of uncomplicated but delicious Italian red that cheers up any chill winter evening or Sunday lunch....
Jan 31, 2019


Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2016, a helluva vintage
A hell of a vintage in both senses: a vintage of beautiful wines, or, as Aubert de Villaine, the domaine's co-owner and director puts it,...
Jan 29, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Marimar Estate La Masía Pinot Noir Don Miguel Vineyard 2014, Russian River Valley,
£20 on offer, Roberts & Speight In the spirit of the belt-tightening month, I was going to recommend a cheerfully cheap wine again this...
Jan 17, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Cabos 2015, Bordeaux, France
£10.50/£11.50, Lea & Sandeman The buyer pointed this out at the autumn tasting as one of the new lines Lea & Sandeman was particularly...
Jan 3, 2019


The Festive Red Wine Guide 2018
Red wines from all around the world to take you through all kinds of festivities and in some cases festivities for years to come. As...
Dec 14, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Chateau Musar 2003, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
£27.99 (£24.99 in a 6-bottle mix), Majestic; £27.99, Waitrose I'm as guilty as anyone of being seduced by new and unusual wines,...
Dec 13, 2018
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