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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- Apr 27, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Saint Mont 2015, Saint Mont, France
£9, Marks & Spencer Perfectly timed for the asparagus season, but equally tuned into seafood, chicken, salads and vegetable dishes, comes...
- Mar 30, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Val de Salis Saint-Chinian 2015, Languedoc, France
£7.99, Lidl This hits the shelves today with 39 other wines in Lidl's Easter Collection and is a red to zone in on if you like the...
- Mar 2, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Feudo di Santa Tresa Frappato 2015, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£8.99–£9.99, Adnams, Vintage Roots, Ocado It would be hard to come up with a red wine more full of the joys of spring than this juicy,...
- Feb 23, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Réserve des Tuguets Madiran 2014, France
£6, Tesco A bargain from Madiran in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south west France, one of my favourite parts of the world and one...
- Feb 16, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2016, Margaret River, Australia
£12.99, Waitrose I love a good Chardonnay – anything from taut, streamlined, mineral Chablis to fuller, richer, barrel-aged styles. But...
- Jan 12, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2015, Paarl, South Africa
£10, Sainsbury's Roussanne is a peach of a white grape variety from the northern Rhône, but it’s susceptible to all sorts of pests and...
- Jan 9, 2017
Beaujolais: The Comeback Kid
The famous windmill that gave its name to Moulin-Ã -Vent, one of the ten crus of Beaujolais I was slightly wary of showing a Beaujolais to...
- Jan 5, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Stepp Pinot Noir 'S' 2015, Pfalz, Germany
£15, selected Marks & Spencer Hands up if you didn’t know Germany made red wine. Quite a show of hands, I bet. In fact, Germany has never...
- Dec 21, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2014, Rhône, France
£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...
- Dec 16, 2016
The Festive White Wine Guide 2016
A round-up of white wines – dry first, then sweet – to cover the festive season, whether it's a quiet night in, basic crowd control, or...
- Dec 14, 2016
The Festive Red Wine Guide 2016
Updated 15 December to take in a Christmas offer price in the Co-op – £5 off its Chateauneuf-du-Pape A round-up of red wines of all...
- Dec 8, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Hommage du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2015, France
£13.99, Waitrose White Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes into the same category as the white Rioja I recommended a couple of weeks ago: everyone...
- Dec 6, 2016
Christmas Fizz: anything but Champagne
The first of this year’s festive round-ups is sparkling wines – any kind of alcoholic fizz except Champagne (Champagne will follow)....
- Nov 29, 2016
A £12 Wine You Can Age For Two Decades
Grapes for Amarone drying on traditional bamboo trays After visiting Valpolicella last month, I was going to write about the current...
- Nov 10, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Aconcagua, Chile
£8.99, down from £11.99 until 6 December, Waitrose Shimmering brilliance and seamless layers of flavour – beautifully expressive...
- Nov 2, 2016
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...
- Oct 20, 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 6, 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...
- Sep 8, 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...
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