“Some of the wines are available in the UK; others are so rare it is unlikely that you will be able to find much literature on them,”...

£15.95, From Vineyards Direct Bandol is a small coastal appellation between Marseilles and Toulon within the large Provence region – but...

£9, Marks & Spencer Perfectly timed for the asparagus season, but equally tuned into seafood, chicken, salads and vegetable dishes, comes...

£14.95, Joie de Vin A bewitchingly generous, rich red from the southern reaches of France, not far from the border with Spain and close...

Dom Pérignon 2000, P2, P1 and P1 Rosé and winemaker Vincent Chaperon in London Dom Pérignon has just launched its P2 2000 Champagne. I...

The Wine Society's Blind Spot Pinot Noir was my Wine of the Week recently, but it was hard to choose just one from the new range, so I...

This an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...

£8.75, Oddbins I love the heady blossom and peach aromas of this organic white and its peaches-and-cream flavour and soft citrus-zest...

Fruitless it may be, but I couldn’t help speculating recently how the 2007 Bordeaux red wines would have turned out if this vintage had...

£10.95, The Wine Society I’ve tasted seven of the latest Blind Spot Australian wines and it’s difficult to choose only one as Wine of the...

£7.99, Lidl This hits the shelves today with 39 other wines in Lidl's Easter Collection and is a red to zone in on if you like the...

£11.50, Gerrard Seel I was torn between three wines from the Pepe Family in Campania, a red Aglianico, a white Fiano and this white Greco...

£14.99–£15.49, Hennings Wine, Vineyards of Sherborne Beaujolais is on a roll, as the fashion for big, ripe, oaky blockbusters is replaced...

Pork dishes in four Michelin starred restaurants (clockwise from top left): Duke of Berkshire barbecued pork ribeye, baked potato, sorrel...

£7.49 in any 6 bottles, £8.99 per single bottle, Majestic Godello may sound like a character in a Mozart opera but it’s a high quality...

Two bottles of rare, museum collection Tokaji Aszú were opened in London last week. I was one of a handful of tasters Revolutionary...

£8.99–£9.99, Adnams, Vintage Roots, Ocado It would be hard to come up with a red wine more full of the joys of spring than this juicy,...

Hawke's Bay is producing stellar Chardonnays, some from vineyards within spitting distance of the Pacific Ocean. Left and centre above,...

£6, Tesco A bargain from Madiran in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south west France, one of my favourite parts of the world and one...

As I sat on the train reading up about the dinner I was heading for at Northcote in Lancashire, a Michelin-starred restaurant and AA...