A dazzling Penfolds Grange and much more: tasting the 2018 Collection
The launch of Penfolds’ 2014 Grange last month marked the release of the 64th consecutive vintage. I haven't tasted the first, the...
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- Oct 25, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas Belote Calandria Prieto Picudo 2016, Tierra de León, Spain
£13.75/£12.38, The Daily Drinker I'm delighted to find a wine made from Prieto Picudo. It's a fairly obscure red grape variety, even in...
- Oct 11, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Adnams Selection Malbec El Dominio 2017, Mendoza, Argentina
£9.99, Adnams Bright, pure, succulent, supple and fresh with proper concentration and yet a lightness of touch – hallmarks of Susana...
- Sep 27, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Sierra de Toloño Rioja Alavesa 2016, Rioja, Spain
£14.95/£13.50, Lea & Sandeman At the annual tasting last week of The Bunch group of six independent wine merchants, of which Lea &...
- Sep 20, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Seresin Syrah 2016, Marlborough, New Zealand
£19.99–£24.70 Noble Grape (UK), The House of New Zealand Wine, The New Zealand Cellar It's always a thrill to taste a debut vintage, not...
- Apr 20, 2018
If it's red, chill it!
Before you do anything else this evening, put your red wine in the fridge. Yes, the weather is unseasonably hot in the UK, but I'd be...
- Jan 11, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Abbotts & Delaunay Domaine de la Métairie d’Alon Pinot Noir Le Village 2015, P
£15.99, or £13.99 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic This is a best of both worlds Pinot Noir – cherry and raspberry perfume and fruit, gentle...
- Dec 15, 2017
The Festive Red Wine Guide 2017
Twenty red wines to take you through all manner of festivities and in some cases festivities for years to come. As, always, they’re...
- Dec 14, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Purcari Freedom Blend 2015, Stefan Voda, Moldova
£17.99, Novel Wines A rich, velvety, fruity and spicy red – a perfect winter warmer to enjoy by the fire or tucking into cassoulet, lamb...
- Dec 11, 2017
Festive fizz 2017: anything except Champagne
The first of the season's round-ups is sparkling wines – anything alcoholic and fizzy except Champagne (the Champagne round-up follows...
- Dec 7, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Dowie Doole Moxie Sparkling Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia
£20.16, Armit Wines A frothing, deep red, sparkling wine with vibrant black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, Christmas spice and dark...
- Nov 30, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: *finest Viña del Cura Rioja Gran Reserva 2011, Rioja, Spain
£11, Tesco (25% off when you buy 6: £49.50) Wire-wrapped bottles divide Spanish red wine drinkers into those who run a mile and those for...
- Nov 16, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Barbaresco 2014, Piedmont, Italy
£11, Sainsbury's Barbaresco and bargain aren't words that usually go together, but £11 is a very good price for a Barbaresco of this...
- Nov 2, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Seresin Rachel Pinot Noir 2012/2013, Marlborough, New Zealand
£22–£23, The Wine Society, Booths supermarkets I don’t normally do split vintages – i.e. recommend two at the same time – but 2012 and...
- Oct 19, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bel Colle Verduno Pelaverga 2016, Piedmont, Italy
£15.95, Jeroboams This red is sheer pleasure: not demanding, not challenging, just delicious. It’s pale garnet in colour, has a perfume...
- Oct 5, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Paso-Primero 2016, Somontano, Spain
£8.50 (£7.50 on offer), Tanners Wines A Spanish wine made from Bordeaux grape varieties by a British couple. It’s either three-way vinous...
- Sep 26, 2017
Incestuous vines: the curious case of the long lost – and now found – Sirica
One of the three huge old Sirica vines discovered in Taurasi Aglianico vineyards in 2005; a glass of Sirica 2014 So what do you know...
- Sep 21, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Miguel Torres Reserva de Pueblo 2014, Secano Interior, Chile
£6.99–£9.95, Dylans Wines, Roberts & Speight, Dennhöfer Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, Noel Young Wines A supple, juicy Pinot Noir-like red...
- May 18, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Gayda Syrah 2015, Pays D'Oc, France
£9.99–£10.15, Cambridge Wine Merchants, Haynes, Hanson & Clark Wines made from Syrah aren’t always light on their feet and they’re not...
- May 11, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Morrisons The Best Priorat 2014, Spain
£10, Morrisons A textbook red from the rugged, once remote but now famed, Catalonian region of Priorat that lies inland from Tarragona....
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