WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Ebeia Ribera del Duero 2018, Spain
£12, Tesco I'm posting this a day early in case anyone is still looking for a red wine for Christmas Day. I've chosen a full-bodied,...
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Dec 17, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Maison Louis Latour Bellevue Domaine de Valmoissine Pinot Noir 2017, Var, France
£18.50–£23.50, Bakers & Larners, Flagship Wines, Harvey Nichols, North & South Wines As an affordable alternative to red Burgundy, Maison...
Dec 10, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château de Rochemorin Pessac-Léognan 2016, Bordeaux, France
£13.99 on offer, Waitrose I said at the beginning of the year that we should all drink more Sauternes and followed with a resolution a...
Dec 3, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Daniel-Etienne Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2015, France
£22.50, Tanners Wines This is the Chablis you need for Christmas. It's the one I need anyway. It's not a lean, razor-sharp, steely style...
Nov 26, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Rina Russa Frappato 2019, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£9.99–£10.75, Ocado, Vintage Roots I recommended an earlier incarnation of this organic wine a few years ago as a perfect spring red. In...
Nov 19, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Terra Costantino De Aetna Etna Bianco 2018, Sicily, Italy
£16.76, Jeroboams Etna wines have become hugely trendy in the last few years, and rightly so. From soaring vineyards on the volcanic...
Nov 12, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Henriques & Henriques Sercial Madeira 10 Years Old
£20 (50cl), Waitrose, The Wine Society, independents* Whenever I taste good Madeira, I think, 'why don't I drink this more often?' I've...
Nov 5, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Bréseyme Brézème Côtes du Rhône 2017, France
£22, The Wine Society I'm getting in early with this because when I tried to recommend the 2016 it had sold out (Wine Society members...
Oct 29, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Marlborough, New Zealand
£21.50–£26.95, The Champagne Company, ND John, Majestic*, Clos19, Laithwaites, Jeroboams This is the first Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc...
Oct 22, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Laurou Fronton Tradition 2019, Fronton, France
£11.95–£13, Cheers Wines, The Jolly Vintner, The Stroud Wine Company, Shaftsbury Wines I'm delighted to have found a red Fronton this...
Oct 15, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Springfontein Terroir Selection Chenin Blanc 2018, Springfontein Rim, South Africa
£16.96, Private Cellar There were a couple of other South African wines, red and white, in the running for this week's slot, but this...
Oct 8, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Waitrose & Partners País 2019, Maule, Chile
£7.99, Waitrose A juicy, soft, low-tannin, pale red with strawberry and white pepper flavours, a swish of orange and a stony mineral...
Oct 1, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Classic Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Margaret River, Australia
£12, Tesco I can't quite believe this is my first Wine of the Week from the 2020 vintage. So much has happened this year, the southern...
Sep 24, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Maipo, Chile
£7.50, The Wine Society In a tasting of 20-plus wines from The Wine Society that included, among others, an excellent Brézème rouge,...
Sep 17, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Andrian Alto Adige Müller-Thurgau 2019, Italy
£14.50, The Daily Drinker This is the first time I've mentioned Müller Thurgau on my website; never mind recommended it. Extraordinary....
Sep 10, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Sanzay Saumur-Champigny 2018, France
£13.50/£12, Haynes Hanson & Clark Just because you can drink the Cabernet Franc red wines of the Loire lightly chilled, it doesn't mean...
Sep 3, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Réserve des Tuguets Madiran 2017, France
£7, Tesco I'm not letting go of summer yet, but this will deal with shortening days, cooler nights and meatier food – cassoulet, anyone?...
Aug 27, 2020
Yalumba Organic Viognier 2019, South Australia
£7.49 (on offer), Waitrose I had scheduled Yalumba Samuel's Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2018 this week, getting in ahead of...
Aug 20, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Aldi Assyrtiko 2019, Peloponnese, Greece
£9.99, Aldi online To say that Assyrtiko is a stay-at-home grape variety is massively to understate it. If you want to drink wine made...
Aug 13, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Fabre Gasparets Corbières-Boutenac 2017, France
£13.74–£20.50, Drinks & Co, Cellar Selected, Mr & Mrs Fine Wine, Noble Green Wines, Kwoff, Hedonism A jewel not just of Corbières but of...
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