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Give Muscadet Some Love: five wines to try
Post updated with more recommendations and more about the crus communaux on 11 November 2016 Muscadet has been having a tough time of it...
Nov 2, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tierra Y Hombre Pinot Noir 2015, Casablanca Valley, Chile
£8.50, Marks & Spencer I was going to recommend Stepp Pinot Noir from Germany this week, but there's been a delay with the delivery and...
Oct 20, 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...
Oct 6, 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...
Sep 8, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Lyme Bay Shoreline 2014, Devon, England
£12.85, lymebayenglishwines.co.uk; £12.99, waitrosecellar.com England’s sparkling wines crowd the headlines, but the best still wines...
Aug 18, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ad Mare Bandol Rosé 2015, Bandol, France
£13 until 9 August, then back to £15, Sainsbury's This is one of those ultra-pale rosés that looks almost like white wine but is anything...
Aug 4, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Amalaya Blanco de Corte Torrontés Riesling 2015, Valle CalchaquÃ, Argentina
£9.50, Marks & Spencer Torrontés is to white wines in Argentina what Malbec is to reds: the signature grape variety, but the similarity...
Jul 21, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Zalze Reserve Chenin Blanc 2015, Coastal Region, South Africa
£7, Sainsbury's (special offer price) This Cape white, from the excellent 2015 vintage, is always one of my favourite wines at...
Jul 7, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Cimarosa Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015, New Zealand
£5.79, Lidl I recommended a cracking New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc – Churton – a few weeks back. Now I’m giving you the bargain-basement...
Jun 9, 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...
May 13, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Torres Salmos Priorat 2012, Penedès
£13.86, Waitrose (on offer at this price until 29 March) The classic matches for Easter roast lamb are claret or Rioja, but I’m going...
Mar 24, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Foremost Syrah 2015, Hawkes Bay
£8.99, Lidl This is from Lidl’s Easter wine cellar collection and is worth snapping up before the limited stocks disappear – even if...
Mar 10, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Terres de Moraines Madiran 2012
£7–£9, Marks & Spencer Madiran from southwest France is definitely one of France’s wilder, more rugged red wines. If you’ve bumped into...
Mar 3, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Trizanne Signature Shiraz Grenache 2013, Swartland
£9.99, Waitrose With changeable weather and diets swinging this way and that, you may easily want a crisp, reviving wine one minute and...
Jan 28, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Heavenly Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Côtes de Gascogne
£5.99, Wine Rack and Bargain Booze I wasn’t planning to wax lyrical about a Sauvignon Blanc this week. I’d been thinking along the lines...
Jan 21, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Mas Barrau Cabernet Franc 2014, Pays du Gard
£7.89, Booths supermarkets and independents This flowing, soft red from Languedoc ticks all sort of useful January boxes. It’s made from...
Jan 14, 2016


WINE OF THE WEEK: Barossa Riesling 2015, Eden Valley
£8, Marks & Spencer If you’re going for the complete January detox and diet, you have my sympathy – and more usefully a recommendation...
Jan 7, 2016


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 30, 2015


WINE OF THE WEEK: Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port
£16 (on offer), Sainsbury's Waitrose, Ocado, £19, Oddbins This is a bottle to pick up if you’re still rushing around buying last-minute...
Dec 24, 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 18, 2015
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