WINE OF THE WEEK: Val de Salis Saint-Chinian 2015, Languedoc, France
£7.99, Lidl This hits the shelves today with 39 other wines in Lidl's Easter Collection and is a red to zone in on if you like the...
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- Mar 16, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Xavier & Nicolas Barbet Moulin-Ã -Vent 2014, Beaujolais, France
£14.99–£15.49, Hennings Wine, Vineyards of Sherborne Beaujolais is on a roll, as the fashion for big, ripe, oaky blockbusters is replaced...
- Feb 10, 2017
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2014
Aubert de Villaine, director and co-proprietor of DRC, at Corney & Barrow's London HQ for the tasting The wines were tasted at Corney &...
- Feb 10, 2017
Romance in a Wine Bottle
There's no harm in serving up vinous clichés, as long as they're good. These are: two pink Champagnes and two reds that will have your...
- Feb 9, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Edgebaston Syrah 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Rude Wines, £12.99 If a wine from the southern hemisphere or North America is labelled Syrah, not Shiraz, you can be pretty sure the...
- Dec 21, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2014, Rhône, France
£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...
- Dec 15, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Henry Fessy Beaujolais-Villages 2015, France
£9.75, Oddbins The 2015 vintage was brilliant for Beaujolais, from straight Beaujolais to the ten appellations in their own right at the...
- Dec 14, 2016
The Festive Red Wine Guide 2016
Updated 15 December to take in a Christmas offer price in the Co-op – £5 off its Chateauneuf-du-Pape A round-up of red wines of all...
- Nov 29, 2016
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 17, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tanners Super Claret 2012, Haut-Médoc, France
£14.95, Tanners, tanners-wines.co.uk The name may sound a tad old school, but the wine, I’m happy to say, is not. It’s claret for sure,...
- Oct 6, 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...
- Sep 22, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Calmel & Joseph Terrasses du Larzac 2014, Languedoc, France
£13.75, Grape & Grind; £13.99, New Forest Wines £14.79, Martinez Wines A southern French red that exudes contemporary polish but not at...
- Sep 8, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Beronia Rioja Reserva 2011, Spain
£9.99, Waitrose until 20 September (then £13.49); £9.99 for 6 bottles, Majestic; £14, Tesco and Ocado The winemaker of this multi...
- Aug 25, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Te Mata Gamay Noir 2015, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
£18.75, Harvey Nichols; £14.75, Hawkshead Wines There are a lot of red wines I don’t want to go near in a heat-wave but this one is a...
- Aug 11, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Maquina & Tabla Laderas de Leonila 2013, Bierzo, Spain
£14.50, or £12.95 in any 12 bottles, Lea & Sandeman I don’t begrudge Rioja any of its success, but I wish it didn’t overshadow the...
- Jun 30, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Lagneau Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2014, France
£13.50, Cadman Fine Wines I was going to recommend a Rioja from Cadman Fine Wines this week, but I tasted this Morgon on Saturday at a...
- Jun 16, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: F'Oz Dão 2013, Portugal
£9.99, Laithwaites I was going to recommend this velvety Portuguese red a while back but it was out of stock everywhere. It’s now...
- Jun 2, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Loma Larga Lomas del Valle Cabernet Franc 2012, Casablanca, Chile
£11.95, Berry Bros & Rudd Polished, bright, blackcurrant fruit, herby, currant-leaf freshness and plush, cocoa richness – a lovely...
- May 13, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Adams The Fergus 2012, Clare Valley, Australia
£10, Tesco I hadn’t planned to recommend this juicy, round, oak-matured red this week, although it’s a perennial favourite, but the...
- Apr 28, 2016
Go Grow it on a Mountain: extreme winemaking in Chile
TabalÃ's winemaker Felipe Müller East goes to extremes in Chile: first he planted vineyards within spitting distance of the Pacific...
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