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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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, ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...