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...
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- Jun 9, 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...
- May 13, 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...
- Mar 24, 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 10, 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 3, 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...
- Jan 28, 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 21, 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 14, 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 7, 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...
- Dec 30, 2015
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 24, 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 18, 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 17, 2015
Festive White Wines
Whites to keep the show on the road this Christmas and New Year Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist for...
- Dec 16, 2015
Festive Red Wines
Ten red wines to serve with the Christmas feast Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist (or two) for each, but...
- Dec 4, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Adams Clare Valley Semillon 2011
£9.75, selected Tesco and tesco.com/wine This dry Australian Semillon is an old favourite, not only for its citrus-zest freshness,...
- Dec 2, 2015
What does a winemaker do when he doesn't like his own wine?
Marcelo Papa, winemaker for Concha Y Toro, Chile What a difference a year makes. It’s a statement of the obvious where wine is concerned,...
- Nov 20, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Marisco The King’s Thorn Pinot Gris 2013
£9.99 when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic There’s more to New Zealand white wine than Sauvignon Blanc, but the other grape varieties...
- Nov 13, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Priorat 2013
£10, Sainsbury's You can pay a small fortune for a wine from the remote, hilly region of Priorat in Catalonia – home to some of Spain’s...
- Oct 23, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Lot Series Apalta Colchagua Carmenère 2012
£7.99, Aldi Maybe you already buy wine at Aldi. If you don't, maybe you'll want to reconsider… At a tenner, the red I've chosen is one of...
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