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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Remastered Sangiovese 2022, Romagna, Italy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_359e1e4d54cf4916b869636f5eabce98~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_359e1e4d54cf4916b869636f5eabce98~mv2.webp)
May 9, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Remastered Sangiovese 2022, Romagna, Italy
When I want an easygoing, inexpensive Italian red wine, I'll go for this Remastered Sangiovese from Romagna
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Spoke Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough, New Zealand](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_e95624b604d14fd7826c154077ca9aa0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_e95624b604d14fd7826c154077ca9aa0~mv2.webp)
May 2, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Spoke Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough, New Zealand
It’s hard to stand out in a field as crowded as Marlborough Sauvignon. Spoke Awatere does it with dazzling fruit and a streak of minerality
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Zuccardi Q Malbec 2021, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_4132954cdf96481680f78faff1ec2ad1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_4132954cdf96481680f78faff1ec2ad1~mv2.webp)
Apr 25, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Zuccardi Q Malbec 2021, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
What it is it about this Malbec of all Argentina’s Malbecs? It’s the high-altitude intensity and clarity of flavours, the violet and cherry
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![Doppler Pet Nut 2021, Štajerska Slovenija, Slovenia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_a16b7fb404674728b5109ff5cec06953~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_a16b7fb404674728b5109ff5cec06953~mv2.webp)
Apr 18, 2024
Doppler Pet Nut 2021, Štajerska Slovenija, Slovenia
£17.99, House of Townend Let’s get the name out of the way: Pet Nut is the Doppler winery’s jokey name for this gently sparkling, lightly...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine la Borie Vitarèle Les Terres Blanches Saint-Chinian 2022, Languedoc, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_eb1e7b23836b49028cf341c28eb56b53~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_eb1e7b23836b49028cf341c28eb56b53~mv2.webp)
Apr 11, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine la Borie Vitarèle Les Terres Blanches Saint-Chinian 2022, Languedoc, France
£19.95/£17.95, Lea & Sandeman Everyday supermarket Saint-Chinians can be good value, but this estate-produced, organic wine is in a...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko 2022, Florina, Macedonia, Greece](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_72d49b17479e4d06a2e4880d24f6be72~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_72d49b17479e4d06a2e4880d24f6be72~mv2.webp)
Apr 4, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko 2022, Florina, Macedonia, Greece
£14.99, Laithwaites Assyrtiko from mainland Greece can come seem a bit underpowered in comparison with the volcanic mineral intensity and...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Kleine Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2021, Western Cape, South Africa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_77287836364d40ff9eaaa6004da8e62b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_77287836364d40ff9eaaa6004da8e62b~mv2.webp)
Mar 28, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Kleine Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2021, Western Cape, South Africa
£9.99/£7.49, Waitrose Almost everything I said about the 2016 vintage of this Cape red when singing its praises back in 2018 holds true...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: La Nouvelle Lune Chardonnay 2021, Val de Loire, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_8196c96e729b499795f060b7d45aa64a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_8196c96e729b499795f060b7d45aa64a~mv2.webp)
Mar 21, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Nouvelle Lune Chardonnay 2021, Val de Loire, France
£15.99, Adnams This lovely, willowy Chardonnay couldn’t be more Spring-like. With drifting floral, quince and cashew-nut aromas, supple...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_a8fe15beb3324f40a3cc1f7cb62273dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_a8fe15beb3324f40a3cc1f7cb62273dd~mv2.webp)
Mar 14, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France
£21, Tesco I scoured both front and back labels for the vintage of this Châteauneuf-du-Pape before it dawned on me that, very unusually...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Favray Mathilde de Favray Pouilly Fumé 2022, Loire, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_1a01d2a86a2d460c896ee1634794ca73~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_1a01d2a86a2d460c896ee1634794ca73~mv2.webp)
Mar 7, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Favray Mathilde de Favray Pouilly Fumé 2022, Loire, France
£19, Ocado, Marks & Spencer The 2022 vintage was a cracking year for Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre and the other wines of the Centre-Loire. It...
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![Standing Taller Than Ever: the Old-Vine Wines of Torbreck in the Barossa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_beee8301b9e54cdbae10cc7e96d0118c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_beee8301b9e54cdbae10cc7e96d0118c~mv2.webp)
Mar 5, 2024
Standing Taller Than Ever: the Old-Vine Wines of Torbreck in the Barossa
The journey through Torbreck old-vine Barossa wines with chief winemaker Ian Hongell at Noizé restaurant in London in February 2024...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Vavril Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l'Héronde 2022, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_a45308a59f054536bef57c95092a4685~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_a45308a59f054536bef57c95092a4685~mv2.webp)
Feb 29, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Vavril Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l'Héronde 2022, France
£16.15/£14.35, Haynes Hanson & Clark My encounter with Domaine Vavril’s Gamay Noir Beaujolais Villages last autumn was love at first...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Laurent Savoye Mâcon-Chaintré Les Perrières 2020, Burgundy, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_958ab79c08e94fdabd0919a67aa0198e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_958ab79c08e94fdabd0919a67aa0198e~mv2.webp)
Feb 22, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Laurent Savoye Mâcon-Chaintré Les Perrières 2020, Burgundy, France
£21.85, Private Cellar Laurent Savoye is best known for his Domaine des Combiers Beaujolais wines, but in 2020 he made this creamy,...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Caliterra Pétreo Carmenere 2020, Colchagua Valley, Chile](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_d1dec22074fb4483938f7f7a42a3f871~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_d1dec22074fb4483938f7f7a42a3f871~mv2.webp)
Feb 15, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Caliterra Pétreo Carmenere 2020, Colchagua Valley, Chile
£13.45–£14.90, ND John, NY Wines, Hic!, Vinvm, Just in Cases Ever since the Chileans discovered in the 1990s that almost all their...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Castel Mimi Animaliens Viorica Feteascā Alba 2022, Moldova](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_91f8454bc8134dbeb2965a5984d414bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_91f8454bc8134dbeb2965a5984d414bb~mv2.webp)
Feb 8, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Castel Mimi Animaliens Viorica Feteascā Alba 2022, Moldova
£12.50, Tanners Wines This is only the second Moldovan wine to occupy the Wine of the Week slot and neither of the grape varieties has...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Joostenberg Estate Klippe Kou Syrah 2020, Paarl, South Africa](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_268cb5b344554323b1a8c30eefc6e442~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_268cb5b344554323b1a8c30eefc6e442~mv2.webp)
Feb 1, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Joostenberg Estate Klippe Kou Syrah 2020, Paarl, South Africa
£19.05, Corney & Barrow The way Klippe Kou Syrah is aged was changed in the 2020 vintage, with the total time cut from 18 to 10 months...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine l'Ancienne Cure Jour de Fruit Bergerac Sec 2022, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_1563c9b43a2c446a89c57f3586a04515~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_1563c9b43a2c446a89c57f3586a04515~mv2.webp)
Jan 25, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine l'Ancienne Cure Jour de Fruit Bergerac Sec 2022, France
£16.15, Yapp Brothers The Roche family are better known for their Domaine l'Ancienne Cure Monbazillac but they have long produced very...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Denis Jamain Les Pierres Plates Reuilly Pinot Noir 2022, Loire, France](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_3986f5b5de1f49ada7112a95df44a75c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_3986f5b5de1f49ada7112a95df44a75c~mv2.webp)
Jan 18, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Denis Jamain Les Pierres Plates Reuilly Pinot Noir 2022, Loire, France
£16.95, Berry Bros & Rudd Reuilly is better known for its Sauvignon Blanc, of which it produces more than twice as much, but its Pinot...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Mancura Guardián Carignan 2020, Valle del Maule, Chile](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_833f80aed08b4708bafdb90629206694~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_833f80aed08b4708bafdb90629206694~mv2.webp)
Jan 11, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mancura Guardián Carignan 2020, Valle del Maule, Chile
£11.49/£12.99, Laithwaites I was going to do a Pinot Noir this week on the grounds that wine drinkers who aren’t doing dry January might...
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![WINE OF THE WEEK: Macerao Naranjo 2021, Valle del Itata, Chile](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79f239_1bd577d8fcd24b42ac664990f3979009~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/79f239_1bd577d8fcd24b42ac664990f3979009~mv2.webp)
Jan 4, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Macerao Naranjo 2021, Valle del Itata, Chile
£7.49 on offer, Waitrose My first Wine of the Week for 2024 is for anyone who has yet to try an orange wine, anyone who has yet to find...
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