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WINE OF THE WEEK: Boccantino Passerina Terre di Chieti 2018, Abruzzi, Italy
£11, The Daily Drinker The Passerina grape is an old variety grown in central Italy, especially in Terre di Chieti in the Abruzzi, but...
Mar 19, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: L'Arpenty Chinon 2018, Loire, France
£14.75, Yapp Brothers I've enjoyed a lot of vintages of the Desbourdes family's l'Arpenty Chinon over the years, so I'm surprised that it...
Mar 12, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli Regional Reserve Pinot Noir 2018, Yarra Valley, Australia
£11.95–£12.99, Saxtys Wines, Quantock Abbey Wine, Adnams This is not a wine that's going to stand out on the shelf, but it deserves to....
Feb 27, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Altano Organic Douro 2017, Portugal
£10.50–£11.80, Booths, Waitrose, Davy's Wine, Tanners Wine, The Wine Shop (Knaresborough) I'd like to think that my venture into...
Feb 20, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Weingut Müller-Grossmann Furth Kremstal Riesling 2018, Austria
£14.40, Tanners Wines If you're in the UK you may wonder at my recommending a Riesling in the currently comfortless weather – not only...
Feb 13, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Finca Constancia Entre Lunas Organic Tempranillo Moon Wine 2017, Castilla, Spain
£8.50 on offer, Sainsbury's The name of this wine is so long I couldn't fit in its designation, Vino de la Tierra, but that's what it is:...
Feb 6, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Vachnadziani Saperavi, Kakheti, Georgia
£9.59–£11, Fintry Wines, Vineyards Wine Shop, The Solent Cellar, Noble Green Wines What took me so long? Georgia has been making wine for...
Jan 30, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Paul Ginglinger Alsace Gewurztraminer Wahlenbourg 2017, France
£14.50, The Wine Society This is another wine, like last week's, that would be a good choice for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but...
Jan 23, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Chateau Changyu Moser XV Cabernet Sauvignon Blanc de Noir 2018, Ningxia, China
£11.99 on offer, Ocado This is an obvious choice if you're celebrating Chinese New Year next week, but it's so much more than that: a...
Jan 16, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Guerila Pinela 2018, Vipavska Dolina, Slovenia
£15, The Daily Drinker The repository for so many intriguing wines, The Daily Drinker, has come up trumps again with its featured winter...
Jan 9, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Les Nivières Saumur 2017, Saumur, France
£7.49 on offer, Waitrose A red wine that's all about blackcurrant and currant-leaf fruit and freshness and soft-textured graphitey...
Jan 2, 2020


WINE OF THE WEEK: Cap Royal Bordeaux Supérieur 2016, France
£8 (on offer), Tesco I'm posting this week's wine three days ahead of schedule because it seems a lot more useful to highlight it when...
Dec 23, 2019


On top of the (wine) world: Argentina's Altura Máxima
You're never far from a cactus in Argentina: at Finca Colomé (left and centre); at Altura Máxima (right) There is much more to Argentine...
Nov 19, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Litmus Orange 2016, England
£14.99, Waitrose I've had to wait weeks for this unusual and delicious wine to be on the shelves before recommending it. It's now in...
Jun 20, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2016, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society Mouthwatering, juicy quince, apricot and citrus fruit, supple texture and zingy acidity – the latest vintage to...
May 30, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Balla Geza Blaufränkisch 2017, Minis, Romania
£11/£9.90, The Daily Drinker This jewel-like, fruity red is a great way to embark on a Blaufränkisch journey if you haven’t tasted the...
May 23, 2019


Bowled over by a Bobal, Spain’s other red grape
A new wine range makes its debut with a stunning Spanish Bobal. Bin #001 Altolandon Bobal 2017, from vineyards farmed organically at...
May 20, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Elephant Hill Chardonnay 2016, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
£19.95, Corney & Barrow Much as I love discovering quirky, unsung grape varieties, I've never given up on Chardonnay. I love it – good...
May 16, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Cosme Palacio Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada 2016, Rioja, Spain
£14, Sainsbury's This has been aged in oak – and not any old oak but "lightly toasted, hand-cleft French new oak barrels from the very...
May 9, 2019


WINE OF THE WEEK: Moss Wood Semillon 2016, Margaret River, Western Australia
£16.99, waitrosecellar.com and 8 stores Sémillon is in decline pretty well all over the world, often losing out to the more aromatic,...
May 2, 2019
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