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WINE OF THE WEEK: Querciabella Ardalico Chianti Classico 2020, Italy
£19.99, Waitrose This very pretty, fruit-forward, young Chianti Classico is named after Ardalico, a character in the epic novel Orlando...
Nov 9, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Spier 21 Gables Pinotage 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£24.95–£28.60, Slurp, Rare Vino Wine, Vinvm This is not only the first time a Pinotage has been my Wine of the Week, it’s the first time...
Oct 26, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tedeschi Capitel San Rocco Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 2019, Veneto, Italy
£16.99–£23.70, Roberts & Speight, Fareham Wine Cellar, Tannico UK, Vinvm, Village Wines, York Wines, Wine Utopia I could happily drink...
Oct 12, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Cabernario No. 8 Ungrafted Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Maipo Valley, Chile
£12.99, Waitrose There's 15 per cent Syrah in this Chilean red, and to beneficial effect, but even so the wine comes across as very...
Sep 28, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Olivier Coste Mourvèdre Illegal 2020, Pays d'Oc, France
£13.95–£17.70, Fintry Wines, Great Wines Direct, Vino Gusto, Beckford Bottle Shop, Noble Green Wines, The Wee Vinoteca, Turton Wines This...
Sep 7, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Errazuriz Wild Ferment Pinot Noir 2021, Aconcagua, Chile
£12.95–£15.25, Amps Wine, Vinvm, Cheers Wine, The Surrey Wine Cellar, Booths supermarkets, NY Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, Whole Foods...
Aug 24, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Filliatreau Saumur Champigny 2020, Loire, France
£17.25, Yapp Brothers I’ve always like Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, even way back when I started in wine and it was a leafy green shadow...
Aug 17, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Fitou Vieilles Vignes 2021/2022, Fitou, France
£14–14.50, Booths, The Wine Society and independents It’s likely that grapes from my adopted vine at Domaine Jones are in both these...
Aug 3, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Rina Russa Frappato 2022, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£8.99 (on current offer), Waitrose There are quite a lot of red wines that you can drink lightly chilled if you want to and there's a...
Jul 20, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Peumo Carmenère 2020, Peumo, Valle del Cachapoal, Chile
£8, Tesco This has to be one of the best value wines in the UK. When I last recommended it here, I thought it was good value at £9 and...
Jun 22, 2023


Going Beyond Sparkling Wine: England's New Still Wines
Chardonnay vines in The King's Vineyard, Rochester, Kent, planted on the site of the vineyard of the medieval priory. Simpsons Wine...
Jun 16, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Jean-Luc Baldès Malbec du Clos 2020, Cahors, France
£8.49/£10.99, Waitrose I’m delighted to see this on the shelves. We don’t see enough Cahors in the UK. It has a reputation for being a...
Jun 8, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: 14/27 Agiorgitiko 2019, Nemea, Greece
£15.99/£13.99, Laithwaites Sound the first 'g' as a 'y' and the second as a hard 'g' and you're well on your way to a passable...
Jun 1, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Chevallier-Bernard Jongieux Mondeuse 2019, Savoie, France
£15.70, Tanners Wines It’s been a long time coming but here at last is a Mondeuse as wine of the week. Dark in colour, aromatic,...
May 18, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Immortelle 2019, Côtes du Roussillon Villages, France
£19.95–£22.50, Red & White, The Somerset Wine Company I recommended the little sibling of this red last year, Petite Immortelle. Now it's...
May 4, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Mandrarossa Cartagho 2018/19, Sicilia, Italy
£18.20–£24.50, Tannico, Vinvm, XtraWine, Shelved Wine, Hic! Wine Merchants, Eton Vintners I don't often do split vintages, but these...
Apr 20, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Beronia Rioja Crianza Tempranillo 2019, Rioja, Spain
£10.99–£12, Majestic, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Amazon, Ocado It’s more than six years since I last recommended a Beronia Rioja here, so...
Apr 6, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Les Argelières Pinot Noir Grande Cuvée 2021, Pays d'Oc, France
£9.49, House of Townend I thought that naming this Grande Cuvée might be a bit over the top, but it turns out to be an impressive French...
Mar 23, 2023


Doing Things the Daou Way in Paso Robles
Soul of a Lion, the flagship wine, named in memory of the Daou brothers' father It was hard to get a word in edgeways but, when I did, I...
Mar 22, 2023


2020, Another Extraordinary Vintage at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
The magnificent La Tâche 2020 is conspicuous by its absence in this line-up of empty bottles, but it was definitely in the tasting (see...
Mar 20, 2023
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