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WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Vacqueyras Blanc, Vieilles Vignes 2016, Vacqueyras, Fra
£43 magnum, The Wine Society I was going to put this in my Festive White Wine Guide, which will be out shortly, but have decided it...
Dec 6, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Barta Öreg Király-dulo Dry Furmint 2015, Mád, Tokaj, Hungary
£23.50, Corney & Barrow Don't be put off by the the thought of having to pronounce the name. This is a wonderful dry white, full of...
Nov 22, 2018


Cristal Vinothèque: the quest for eternal youth
The tasting of the first two vintages, 1995 and 1996, of Roederer's ultrarare Cristal Vinothèque When Louis Roederer released the first...
Nov 21, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Chardonnay Valle del Limari 2017, Chile
£10, but £8 on current offer, Tesco A new wine from a single vineyard, Lachica, in the Limari Valley, one of Chile’s most northerly wine...
Nov 1, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Rochette Mâcon-Bussières Mont Sard, Burgundy, France
£12.50, The Wine Society This is a stunning white Burgundy at the price and a great achievement for a first vintage in new hands....
Oct 18, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ken Forrester Workhorse Chenin Blanc 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£8, Marks & Spencer I don't know whether this has been getting better with each vintage or whether I'd forgotten what great value it is....
Oct 4, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Bougrier La Grande Réserve Touraine Chenonceaux 2017, Loire, France
£11.99, in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Touraine Chenonceaux is a small appellation on the River Cher east of Tours, created as recently as...
Sep 13, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Arthur Metz Crémant d’Alsace Brut 2015, Alsace, France
£14.99, Ocado One taste of this and you understand why Crémant d’Alsace is the most popular sparkling wine in France (aside from...
Mar 29, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: Mà quina y Tabla Páramos de Nicasia Blanco 2016, Vino de España
£13.95, or £12.75 in any 12 bottles, Lea & Sandeman I've held off making a Mà quina y Tabla white a Wine of the Week for no better reason...
Jan 4, 2018


WINE OF THE WEEK: *finest Greco Beneventano 2016, Campania, Italy
£8 until 1 January, Tesco Since I included this southern Italian in my Festive White Wine Guide last week, I've discovered that it's on...
Dec 21, 2017


The Festive White Wine Guide 2017
Sixteen dry whites to cover the festivities and all eventualities at prices from £7 to £48 and from the supermarket giants to small...
Dec 19, 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 11, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Luis Cañas Rioja Blanco Fermentado En Barrica 2016, Rioja, Spain
£12.50, Hennings Wine A vibrant, butter-smooth white Rioja that combines the best of tradition with a new-wave contemporary feel, from a...
Nov 23, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Philip Shaw The Architect Chardonnay 2015, Orange, Australia
£13.99, Rude Wines Does anyone still say they don’t like Chardonnay? I defy anyone not to be won over by this sophisticated, nimble...
Nov 9, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Lismore The Age of Grace Viognier 2016, Cape South Coast, South Africa
£20, Oddbins and oddbins.com Dazzlingly good Viognier from a winemaking paradise in the foothills of spectacular mountains deep in the...
Oct 26, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Avancia Cuvée O Godello 2016, Valdeorras, Spain
£16.99/£14.99, Majestic Godello grows in the far north west of Spain, like the better known Albariño, except that Godello's stronghold of...
Oct 12, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Blanche Terret Blanc 2016, Pays d'Oc, France
£8.49, Waitrose Terret Blanc is an ancient grape variety that has languished, unloved, in Languedoc for decades. It gets lobbed into...
Sep 28, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Alpha Box & Dice Golden Mullet Fury Semillon Viognier 2014, McLaren Vale, Aust
£14.95–£16.99, N D John, Drinkmonger, Kwoff You don’t need to see the brassy yellow colour of this wine or its label to know that it’s no...
Sep 14, 2017


WINE OF THE WEEK: Jackson Estate Stich Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough, New Zealand
£11.99 in a 6-bottle mix, Majestic Some of the previous vintages of Jackson’s Stich Sauvignon have tasted more pungently green and tangy....
May 25, 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...
Apr 27, 2017
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