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    The Beauty of Burgundy Vintages ending in '9': Famille Carabello-Baum 2019s
    • Jun 14, 2021

    The Beauty of Burgundy Vintages ending in '9': Famille Carabello-Baum 2019s

    Cleverly branded corks – Château de Pommard is worked organically and biodynamically, as are many of the wines under the Famille...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Château du Hureau  'Tuffe' Saumur-Champigny 2018, France
    • Jun 10, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Château du Hureau 'Tuffe' Saumur-Champigny 2018, France

    £15.20, Tanners Wines In summer, drunk distinctly cool, red Saumur or Saumur-Champigny is vital. In winter it's an essential punctuation...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Pazo Torrado Albariño 2020, Rías Baixas-Val do Salnés, Spain
    • Jun 3, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Pazo Torrado Albariño 2020, Rías Baixas-Val do Salnés, Spain

    £12.50–£13.50, The Grape & The Good, Cheers Wine Merchants, Guest Wines, Shaftesbury Wines, Talking Wines You can almost feel the breeze...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tio Pepe Fino En Rama 2021, Jerez, Spain
    • May 27, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tio Pepe Fino En Rama 2021, Jerez, Spain

    £14.99-£15.50, Amps Wine, Lea & Sandeman, Master of Malt, Tanners, The Wine Society, Majestic En rama sherry is all about drinking pale,...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine J Boulon Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019, France
    • May 20, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine J Boulon Beaujolais Vieilles Vignes 2019, France

    £12, Haynes Hanson & Clark Vieilles Vignes are the key to the Boulon family's cracking Beaujolais, or certainly one of them. There's no...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Climens Asphodèle 2019, Bordeaux Blanc Sec, France
    • May 13, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Climens Asphodèle 2019, Bordeaux Blanc Sec, France

    £26.50, Berry Bros & Rudd There is joy tinged with sadness in this week's wine. Let's start with the joy, which is that this is a...
    Cristal 2013: the Vintage that Outdoes the Cristal of Cristals
    • May 11, 2021

    Cristal 2013: the Vintage that Outdoes the Cristal of Cristals

    If Louis Roederer Cristal 2008 was "the Cristal of Cristals", in the memorable words of chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lecaillon at the...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Luigi Bosca Malbec Selección de Vistalba 2018, Mendoza, Argentina
    • May 6, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Luigi Bosca Malbec Selección de Vistalba 2018, Mendoza, Argentina

    £12.99, down from £16.99 until 1 June, Waitrose I was going to recommend this Malbec a few weeks ago but then spotted the offer that...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2019, France
    • Apr 29, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Guigal Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2019, France

    £11.50–£12, The Wine Society, Tesco Full-bodied, succulent, Viognier-based dry white from one of the big names in a region much better...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tesco Finest Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2019, Australia
    • Apr 22, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tesco Finest Western Australia Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2019, Australia

    £8, Tesco Sunshine would be welcome with this racy dry white, but I'm happy to settle for lesser weather as long as I have the wine in my...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Selvapiana Chianti Rufina 2018, Italy
    • Apr 15, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Selvapiana Chianti Rufina 2018, Italy

    £13.50–£17.49, The Wine Society, The Wine Reserve, Old Bridge Wine Shop, The Fine Wine Company, Valvona & Crolla, Theatre of Wine, ...
    Drilling into Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon  with a Viognier guru
    • Apr 13, 2021

    Drilling into Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon with a Viognier guru

    Louisa Rose, head of winemaking at Yalumba, where she has worked since graduating as dux from Roseworthy in 1992 Mention the name Louisa...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Rigal Original Vin Orange Gros Manseng 2019, Vin de France
    • Apr 8, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Rigal Original Vin Orange Gros Manseng 2019, Vin de France

    £10, Morrisons There'a a lot of noise about orange wines – wines made from white grapes fermented with their skins like red wines, rather...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2019, Sussex, England
    • Apr 1, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2019, Sussex, England

    £17.99, Waitrose I scheduled this lovely Pinot for the Easter weekend when I tasted it back in January and it now coincides neatly with...
    Spring Drinking for Under a Tenner: a Dozen from The Wine Society
    • Mar 30, 2021

    Spring Drinking for Under a Tenner: a Dozen from The Wine Society

    This is a selection from a tasting of 48 samples in mini bottles, as you can see above, hosted virtually by the eight Wine Society...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Justerini & Brooks Pomerol, France
    • Mar 25, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Justerini & Brooks Pomerol, France

    £24.67, Justerini & Brooks If you're looking for something classic, crowd-pleasing and versatile for Easter, this is it: a red Bordeaux...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tibaldi Roero Arneis 2019, Piedmont, Italy
    • Mar 18, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Tibaldi Roero Arneis 2019, Piedmont, Italy

    £14.50, Tanners Wines An enchanting example of Piemonte's flagship white grape variety, Arneis, from Monica and Daniela Tibaldi, young...
    Vigné-Lourac Braucol 2018, Côtes du Tarn, France
    • Mar 11, 2021

    Vigné-Lourac Braucol 2018, Côtes du Tarn, France

    £10.75, The Daily Drinker This beguiling Braucol wine arrived just at the right time to assuage some of my south-west France withdrawal...
    Tales of the Unexpected: Bollinger R.D. 2007
    • Mar 8, 2021

    Tales of the Unexpected: Bollinger R.D. 2007

    With the 2007 vintage the disgorgement date has returned to the front label If I'm ever asked who from history I would choose as my...
    WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand
    • Mar 4, 2021

    WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand

    £15.99–£18.99, New Zealand House of Wine, winedirect, The Vinorium I've never fallen out of love with Chardonnay. There were always good...
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