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New year, new grape varieties: ten grapes and wines for 2016 Remember Grü-V? Yes, the American moniker for Grüner Veltliner. The trouble...
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- Dec 31, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Definition Viña Majestica Rioja Reserva 2009
£12.99, or £9.74 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Everything a Rioja Reserva should be and an ideal red with which to greet the new year:...
- Dec 30, 2015
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 29, 2015
Quiz Time! A wine quiz with answers
The purpose of this blog is to provide you with some material for Christmas quizzes, longueurs in the conversation, one-upmanship with...
- Dec 18, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mud House Pinot Noir 2014
£9.75, Tesco, £11, Sainsbury's, £9.99/£14.99, Majestic The juicy, sweet fruit and almost tannin-free suppleness of a good New Zealand...
- Dec 16, 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 2, 2015
What does a winemaker do when he doesn't like his own wine?
Marcelo Papa, winemaker for Concha Y Toro, Chile What a difference a year makes. It’s a statement of the obvious where wine is concerned,...
- Nov 27, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Uvaggio Primitivo 2011, California
£14.95, Berry Bros & Rudd, bbr.com It’s a bit late to be thinking of this for Thanksgiving, but it’s not too late for the Christmas...
- Nov 13, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Priorat 2013
£10, Sainsbury's You can pay a small fortune for a wine from the remote, hilly region of Priorat in Catalonia – home to some of Spain’s...
- Oct 29, 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 23, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Lot Series Apalta Colchagua Carmenère 2012
£7.99, Aldi Maybe you already buy wine at Aldi. If you don't, maybe you'll want to reconsider… At a tenner, the red I've chosen is one of...
- Oct 8, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Berry Bros & Rudd Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2012
£10.75, Berry Bros & Rudd Côtes du Rhône can be simple and quaffable or a bit rough around the edges or it can come with smart...
- Oct 1, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2013
£15.99, Waitrose There are going to be plenty of opportunities to hunker down with big, beefy reds in the months to come, so here, for...
- Sep 17, 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 10, 2015
WINES OF THE WEEK: Asda's Wine Atlas range
£4.97, Asda Wine Atlas Bobal A mouthful of juicy, dark cherries with a hint of bakewell tart and peppery, liquoricey chewiness make this...
- Aug 27, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pasico Bush Vine Monastrell Shiraz 2014
£6.50, Sainsbury's A young Spanish red made without any ageing in oak so that the bright, bold flavours are all about fruit and spice -...
- Aug 13, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Bohème Act Four Syrah Gamay 2013
£14.75, Oddbins A wine for opera lovers, Puccini fans, incurable romantics and anyone who likes full, generously fruity, soft-textured...
- Jul 30, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Primo di Conti Côtes de Bergerac 2012
£11, Marks & Spencer If this dark, handsome, cassis and cedar-scented red was from Bordeaux, it would be more expensive, but the wines of...
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