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Jun 4, 2024
Why the CEO of a Champagne House Took on the Challenge of Creating a Zero-Alcohol £100-a-bottle Sparkling Wine
This new non-alcoholic sparkling wine is aimed at lovers of mature vintage Champagne with money to spare
May 30, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Teliani Valley Winery 97 Kakhuri No.8 2020, Kakheti, Georgia
This amber wine from Georgia, made from white grapes fermented with their skins, like red wine, pairs very well with food
May 23, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Kanonkop Kadette Pinotage 2021, Stellenbosch, South Africa
This approachable, elegant South African red is a great barbecue wine for everything from steak and burgers to stuffed peppers
May 16, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2021/2022, South Australia
Two vintages of a classic, mouthwatering Eden Valley dry Riesling to pair with prawns, scallops, smoked and white fish, and salads
May 14, 2024
Bats, Bees, Birds, Biodiversity and Organic Rosé: Château Galoupet in Provence
Freshly picked – grapes from the 2023 rosé harvest at Château Galoupet in Provence. L to r: Cinsault, Tibouren, Syrah, Rolle, Grenache In...
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
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
Apr 30, 2024
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2010–2019 – Three Vintages of the Century and Counting
To celebrate the international release of the Poggio di Sotto’s 2019 Brunello, winemaker Leonardo Berti hosted a vertical tasting in London
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
Apr 18, 2024
Doppler Pet Nut 2021, Å tajerska 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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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