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WINE OF THE WEEK: Smith & Sheth Cru Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Wairau, New Zealand
£17, Tesco This cracking New Zealand Sauvignon is the product of the very low-cropping 2021 vintage and one of the country’s top...
Jun 16, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Albert Road Pinot Noir by Savage & Louw, Western Cape
£9.49, Waitrose Finding inexpensive Pinot Noir isn’t the challenge it once was, but even so this is a spectacularly good-value example –...
Jun 9, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Château des Fougères La Raison 2012, Graves, France
£16, Tesco I was planning to choose something that shouted summer more obviously this week, but along came a timely reminder that you...
Jun 2, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Tringario Ludopata Marselan 2020, Colchagua Valley, Chile
£17.50–£17.99, Grape Expectations, Novel Wines If you fancy an unusual, high quality, yet effortlessly approachable red, this rare...
May 19, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Kutjevo Rosé 2020, Slavonia, Croatia
£14.49/£12.49 in a 12-bottle mix, Laithwaites If you like your rosés very pale, look no further. If you don't like your rosés very pale,...
May 12, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Filos Estate Aspri Petra Assyrtiko 2021, Florina, Greece
£6.99, Aldi I know, I know, this week's wine is being posted late but, believe me, it's worth the wait for this terrific value, summery...
May 6, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Adnams Barolo del Commune di Serralunga d'Alba 2015, Italy
£24.99, Adnams If you're wedded to Rioja or red Bordeaux for Easter, don't let me stop you, but if you want something different, yet...
Apr 14, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Saddle Goose Skin Contact Bacchus 2020, England
£20, Saddle Goose Wine On the face of it, the only thing this straw-yellow wine has in common with the red wine that occupied this slot...
Apr 7, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaines Lupier El Terroir 2015, Navarra, Spain
£19.99, Marlo Wine The old Garnacha vines that produce this fragrant, concentrated red date back to 1903 and come from up to 27...
Mar 31, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Santorini Assyrtiko 2020, Greece
£14.95, The Wine Society Just the sight of the words Santorini and Assyrtiko on the label will be enough for some people to reach...
Mar 17, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Margaret River, Western Australia
£10, Tesco There aren't many areas that produce really distinctive regional Cabernet Sauvignon – pure Cabernet Sauvignon, rather than...
Mar 10, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Adnams Grüner Veltliner 2019, Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria
£16.99, Adnams I wouldn't expect anything less than excellence from Weingut Bründlmayer, and 2019 is a great vintage for Austrian wine,...
Mar 3, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Colpasso Appassimento Nero d'Avola 2020 Sicilia, Italy
£7 on offer (normally £9), Morrisons This Sicilian red is new to the UK and a snip at the introductory price of £7 until 15 March. Even...
Feb 24, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Nautilus Chardonnay 2019, Marlborough, New Zealand
£17.99 (in any 6-bottle mix), Majestic stores New Zealand Chardonnay is still overshadowed by the country's Sauvignon Blanc, as is every...
Feb 17, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Gaia Organic Malbec 2019, Gualtallary, Mendoza, Argentina
£11.99 on offer (normally £16.99), Waitrose Named after the Greek earth goddess Gaia, Domaine Bousquet's stylish Malbec is rich and...
Feb 3, 2022


New Year, New Wines, New approach: the Blind Spot Australian range gets a makeover
Wines made by Mac Forbes with grapes paid for upfront by The Wine Society. The one-off exception is the Dolcetto, which was made with a...
Jan 28, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Viña Leyda Single Vineyard Garuma Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Leyda, Chile
£12, Tesco Having seen sunshine for the first time in what seems ages, I've pulled this white wine forward and pushed back the red I'd...
Jan 27, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Angeline Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018, California, US
£15.99–£18.50, Flagship Wines, Stroud Wine, Shaftesbury Wines, St Andrews Wine Company This is astonishingly good value for a smart...
Jan 20, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2018, Sicily, Italy
£10.99–£14.89, Costco, The Wine Society, Ocado, Vintage Roots, Cheers, Amazon A delicious, distinctive and original red wine seems a...
Jan 6, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Vergelegen Premium Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£10, Tesco For those people who still need a red wine for the Christmas Day feast, I've picked this Cape Cabernet Merlot because it's...
Dec 23, 2021
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