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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


WINE OF THE WEEK: L'Arène des Anges Costières de Nîmes 2021, Rhône, France
£8.49, Waitrose This is just the kind of comfortingly generous, young Southern French red to put a spring in your step, especially when...
Mar 9, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Dugladze Ranina Mukuzani Saperavi 2016, Mukuzani, Kakheti, Georgia
£14.50, Amathus Drinks Georgia's iconic, dark-skinned Saperavi grape has a reputation for giving strapping, inky red wine with muscular...
Mar 2, 2023


Ornellaia 2020: Proof That There's No Recipe
Same lighter weight bottle as its predecessor, but the 2020 is embossed at shoulder level with the Ornellaia logo. An invitation to...
Feb 14, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Gertie Cabernet Franc 2021, Clare Valley, Australia
£29.99, Nicholson's Wines It's not pink, it not fizz and it's not Saint Amour – sighs of relief all round? Actually, I'm a sucker for...
Feb 9, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Marrans Fleurie Lieu-dit 'Champagne' 2019, Fleurie, France
£19.50, Tanners; £21.11, Quality Wines Somerset Fleurie is supposed to be the most perfumed of the 10 Beaujolais Crus and this wine...
Jan 26, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz 2020/2021, Coonawarra, Australia
£11.99/£14.99, Majestic It's gratifying to be able to say that had I been tasting either of these vintages blind I'm sure I would have...
Jan 19, 2023


Vérité and Cardinale: Towering California Wines from Mountains and Micro-Crus
Winemaker Pierre Seillan, who created Vérité for Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke in 1998, and his daughter Hélène who is now assistant...
Jan 12, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Porcupine Ridge Shiraz 2021, Swartland, South Africa
£5.99 (on offer) Waitrose, £6.50 (on offer) Sainsbury's This plush, generous Cape Shiraz is good value at its full price of £8.49 and a...
Jan 5, 2023


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ventisquero Kalfu Kuda Pinot Noir 2018, Leyda Valley, Chile
£12.99–£16.50, Hedley Wright, Frontier Fine Wines, Fintry Wines, The Wine Reserve, Beaucatcher Wines, Drinkfinder, Cambridge Wine...
Nov 24, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Donnafugata La Bella Sedà ra 2019, Sicilia, Italy
£14.99, Waitrose We've been hearing so much about the wines of Etna, not to mention Sicily's nimble, red-fruited Frappato, that it's easy...
Nov 3, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Big Beltie Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Pays d'Oc, France
£9–£10.95, House of Townend, Lush Wines, The Grape & The Good, The Whalley Wine Shop, South Downs Cellars, Richardsons of Whitehaven I'll...
Oct 27, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas La Horra Corimbo I Reserva 2016, Ribera del Duero, Spain
£19–£23, London End Wines, Concept Fine Wines, The Drink Shop (UK), Noble Green Wines, Ellis Wharton Wines Even if you're not looking for...
Oct 20, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ken Forrester The Misfits Cinsault 2021, Western Cape, South Africa
£9, Tesco A light, limber red that's as full of character as it is of joie de vivre – silky and supple with perfumed, sweet red-berry...
Sep 29, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Garrigue Grande 2020, Coteaux de la Cabrerisse, Languedoc, France
£7.99, in any 12 bottle mix Laithwaites I think this is a first for me – and likely to be for most wine drinkers – a Coteaux de la...
Sep 15, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Loved & Found Frappato 2021, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£7.99, Waitrose Everything about this nimble, light-bodied Sicilian red wine is cheery and crowd-pleasing, from the juicy fresh fruit –...
Sep 8, 2022
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