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WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Chenin Blanc 2021, South Africa
£11–£14.39, Tesco, The General Wine Co Chenin Blanc comes in all shapes and sizes: dry, medium, sweet, still, sparkling, oaked, unoaked,...
Sep 1, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Malbado Malbec 2019, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
£12/£14, Asda You might not expect it from the name Malbado, a take on ‘malvado’, the Spanish for ‘the evil one’, but this is a silky and...
Aug 25, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Ramón Bilbao Límite Sur Garnacha 2017, Rioja, Spain
£19.95, The Great Wine Co This is a wonderful new take on red Rioja: all energy, intensity, airiness and silky texture carried in an...
Aug 18, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti 2021, Italy
£16.17 (75cl), Great Wines Direct; £9.90–£11.50 (37.5cl), Vinvm, Oddbins, Noble Green Wines, The Whalley Wine Shop, Great Wines Direct...
Aug 11, 2022


Prime Time for Pink: Summer Rosé Round-up 2022 Part 2: Provence and the South
This second rosé round-up of the summer is devoted to Provence, plus five wines from the south of France. Why hive off Provence from the...
Aug 10, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Running With Bulls Tempranillo 2020, South Australia
£8–£9, Tesco, Co-op, This Australian Tempranillo has to be one of the best value reds around. Check: best value wines of any hue and...
Aug 4, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Forza della Natura Orange Catarratto 2021, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£9.99, Waitrose If you've yet to fall for an orange wine, try this hazy gold, unfined and unfiltered organic example from Sicily. It's...
Jul 28, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Coteaux du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc 2020, France
£11, Sainsbury's If you fancy an alternative to Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé that's close in both style and origin, this refreshing dry white...
Jul 21, 2022


Prime Time for Pink: Summer 2022 Rosé Round-up Part 1
Update, August 12 I've just added two more wines to this, so it's now 12 appetite-whetting rosés. The additions, Ramón Bilbao Rosado and...
Jul 19, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Quinta do Mouro Zagalos Reserva 2017, Alentejano, Portugal
£20, The Wine Society In view of the weather, I almost changed to a white wine this week, the intense, fragrant, beautifully chiselled...
Jul 14, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Petite Immortelle 2018, Côtes du Roussillon Villages, France
£10.90–£12, Gorey Wine Cellar, lovewhatyoueat, Bath Road Beers, Beckford Bottle Shop, Cork of the North, SW Bottle Shop, Red & White An...
Jul 7, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Gini Soave Classico 2020, Veneto, Italy
£15.88, Justerini & Brooks Good Soave, which usually means Classico, often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves as one of the most...
Jun 30, 2022


WINE OF THE WEEK: Pierre Jaurant Saint-Chinian 2020, Languedoc, France
£5.99, Aldi Saint-Chinian is an appellation I look out for in restaurants. The wines – white and rosé as well as the more abundant reds –...
Jun 23, 2022


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
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