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Picks for English Wine Week 2021
Chardonnay vines in The King's Vineyard, Rochester, Kent, recently planted on the site of the vineyard of the medieval priory. Simpsons...
Jun 23, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Summer Road Old Vine Grenache 2020, Riverland, Australia
£8.49, Waitrose Clear a space in your fridge for another chillable red this week – unoaked old-vine Grenache at its most engaging and...
Jun 17, 2021


The Beauty of Burgundy Vintages ending in '9': Famille Carabello-Baum 2019s
Cleverly branded corks – Château de Pommard is worked organically and biodynamically, as are many of the wines under the Famille...
Jun 14, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château du Hureau 'Tuffe' Saumur-Champigny 2018, France
£15.20, Tanners Wines In summer, drunk distinctly cool, red Saumur or Saumur-Champigny is vital. In winter it's an essential punctuation...
Jun 10, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Pazo Torrado Albariño 2020, Rías Baixas-Val do Salnés, Spain
£12.50–£13.50, The Grape & The Good, Cheers Wine Merchants, Guest Wines, Shaftesbury Wines, Talking Wines You can almost feel the breeze...
Jun 3, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tio Pepe Fino En Rama 2021, Jerez, Spain
£14.99-£15.50, Amps Wine, Lea & Sandeman, Master of Malt, Tanners, The Wine Society, Majestic En rama sherry is all about drinking pale,...
May 27, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine J Boulon Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019, France
£12, Haynes Hanson & Clark Vieilles Vignes are the key to the Boulon family's cracking Beaujolais, or certainly one of them. There's no...
May 20, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Climens Asphodèle 2019, Bordeaux Blanc Sec, France
£26.50, Berry Bros & Rudd There is joy tinged with sadness in this week's wine. Let's start with the joy, which is that this is a...
May 13, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Luigi Bosca Malbec Selección de Vistalba 2018, Mendoza, Argentina
£12.99, down from £16.99 until 1 June, Waitrose I was going to recommend this Malbec a few weeks ago but then spotted the offer that...
May 6, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2019, France
£11.50–£12, The Wine Society, Tesco Full-bodied, succulent, Viognier-based dry white from one of the big names in a region much better...
Apr 29, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tesco Finest Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2019, Australia
£8, Tesco Sunshine would be welcome with this racy dry white, but I'm happy to settle for lesser weather as long as I have the wine in my...
Apr 22, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Selvapiana Chianti Rufina 2018, Italy
£13.50–£17.49, The Wine Society, The Wine Reserve, Old Bridge Wine Shop, The Fine Wine Company, Valvona & Crolla, Theatre of Wine, ...
Apr 15, 2021


Drilling into Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon with a Viognier guru
Louisa Rose, head of winemaking at Yalumba, where she has worked since graduating as dux from Roseworthy in 1992 Mention the name Louisa...
Apr 13, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Rigal Original Vin Orange Gros Manseng 2019, Vin de France
£10, Morrisons There'a a lot of noise about orange wines – wines made from white grapes fermented with their skins like red wines, rather...
Apr 8, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2019, Sussex, England
£17.99, Waitrose I scheduled this lovely Pinot for the Easter weekend when I tasted it back in January and it now coincides neatly with...
Apr 1, 2021


Spring Drinking for Under a Tenner: a Dozen from The Wine Society
This is a selection from a tasting of 48 samples in mini bottles, as you can see above, hosted virtually by the eight Wine Society...
Mar 30, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Justerini & Brooks Pomerol, France
£24.67, Justerini & Brooks If you're looking for something classic, crowd-pleasing and versatile for Easter, this is it: a red Bordeaux...
Mar 25, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tibaldi Roero Arneis 2019, Piedmont, Italy
£14.50, Tanners Wines An enchanting example of Piemonte's flagship white grape variety, Arneis, from Monica and Daniela Tibaldi, young...
Mar 18, 2021


Vigné-Lourac Braucol 2018, Côtes du Tarn, France
£10.75, The Daily Drinker This beguiling Braucol wine arrived just at the right time to assuage some of my south-west France withdrawal...
Mar 11, 2021


WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand
£15.99–£18.99, New Zealand House of Wine, winedirect, The Vinorium I've never fallen out of love with Chardonnay. There were always good...
Mar 4, 2021
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