WINE OF THE WEEK: Masi Campofiorin Rosso del Veronese 2011
£9.99, Waitrose Think of this as an alternative to a goose-down duvet, a red to snuggle up with as the evenings get chillier: a soft,...
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Sep 10, 2015
WINES OF THE WEEK: Asda's Wine Atlas range
£4.97, Asda Wine Atlas Bobal A mouthful of juicy, dark cherries with a hint of bakewell tart and peppery, liquoricey chewiness make this...
Sep 3, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Collin Crémant de Limoux Brut Cuvée Sélection
£12.50, Yapp Brothers Recommending a Crémant de Limoux, rather than a Prosecco, makes me feel a bit like King Canute. There seems to be...
Aug 27, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pasico Bush Vine Monastrell Shiraz 2014
£6.50, Sainsbury's A young Spanish red made without any ageing in oak so that the bright, bold flavours are all about fruit and spice -...
Aug 20, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Tea Leaf Chenin Blanc 2014
£12.49, Noel Young Wines; £12, WoodWinters A sumptuous but dazzlingly crisp, zesty dry white, with rich tropical and citrus fruit, a hint...
Aug 13, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Bohème Act Four Syrah Gamay 2013
£14.75, Oddbins A wine for opera lovers, Puccini fans, incurable romantics and anyone who likes full, generously fruity, soft-textured...
Aug 6, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Saint Prix Saint-Bris 2014
£8.99, Lidl Wine writers get everywhere these days… even to Lidl. This Saint-Bris is from a new collection, headlined The French Session,...
Jul 30, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Primo di Conti Côtes de Bergerac 2012
£11, Marks & Spencer If this dark, handsome, cassis and cedar-scented red was from Bordeaux, it would be more expensive, but the wines of...
Sep 5, 2014
Wine and food matching: promiscuity rules
With a nod to nostalgia I thought about starting this editorial: Once upon time there was a supermarket chain called Safeway. I decided...
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