WINE OF THE WEEK: Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2016, Margaret River, Australia
£12.99, Waitrose I love a good Chardonnay – anything from taut, streamlined, mineral Chablis to fuller, richer, barrel-aged styles. But...
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Feb 9, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Edgebaston Syrah 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Rude Wines, £12.99 If a wine from the southern hemisphere or North America is labelled Syrah, not Shiraz, you can be pretty sure the...
Feb 2, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016, Marlborough, New Zealand
£13.50, The Wine Society, Hennings Wine It’s hard for any New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to stand out from the massed crowds, but Dog Point...
Jan 26, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Moser XV 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ningxia, China
£10.99, Wine Rack I’ve chosen a new-wave red wine from China to mark Chinese New Year on Saturday. The alternative would have been a...
Jan 19, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Rioja Vega Crianza Edición Limitada 2013, Rioja, Spain
£12.95, FromVineyardsDirect This week’s wine is a comforting, oak-matured red for wintery weather and warming food. It’s a limited...
Jan 12, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Whole Bunch Roussanne 2015, Paarl, South Africa
£10, Sainsbury's Roussanne is a peach of a white grape variety from the northern Rhône, but it’s susceptible to all sorts of pests and...
Jan 5, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Stepp Pinot Noir 'S' 2015, Pfalz, Germany
£15, selected Marks & Spencer Hands up if you didn’t know Germany made red wine. Quite a show of hands, I bet. In fact, Germany has never...
Dec 21, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2014, Rhône, France
£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...
Dec 15, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Henry Fessy Beaujolais-Villages 2015, France
£9.75, Oddbins The 2015 vintage was brilliant for Beaujolais, from straight Beaujolais to the ten appellations in their own right at the...
Dec 8, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Hommage du Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2015, France
£13.99, Waitrose White Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes into the same category as the white Rioja I recommended a couple of weeks ago: everyone...
Dec 1, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Fitou 2014, Fitou, France
£14.50, The Wine Society; £95 for 6, domainejones.com The key to the quality and character of this richly fruity Fitou is the age of the...
Nov 24, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Viñas de Gain Artadi Rioja Blanco 2010, Rioja, Spain
£17.95, Jeroboams I’m always surprised how many Rioja drinkers – and there are a lot in Britain – only ever drink red Rioja. Far less...
Nov 17, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tanners Super Claret 2012, Haut-Médoc, France
£14.95, Tanners, tanners-wines.co.uk The name may sound a tad old school, but the wine, I’m happy to say, is not. It’s claret for sure,...
Nov 10, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Errazuriz Aconcagua Costa Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Aconcagua, Chile
£8.99, down from £11.99 until 6 December, Waitrose Shimmering brilliance and seamless layers of flavour – beautifully expressive...
Nov 3, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Elephant Hill Syrah 2014, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
£19–£21.30, Theatre of Wine, Mr & Mrs Fine Wine, Great Western Wine, Hedonism Wines This was the first Elephant Hill wine I'd come across...
Oct 27, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Cordier Bourgogne Blanc Jean de la Vigne, Burgundy, France
£14.99, or £12.99 in a 6-bottle mix, Majestic Seems odd that this is the first white Burgundy I’ve recommended here. I’ve homed in on...
Oct 20, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tierra Y Hombre Pinot Noir 2015, Casablanca Valley, Chile
£8.50, Marks & Spencer I was going to recommend Stepp Pinot Noir from Germany this week, but there's been a delay with the delivery and...
Oct 13, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Albariño 2015, Rías Baixas, Spain
£12.95, The Wine Society This is as much a wine for Albariño doubters as it is for devotees. It's a stunner. Albariño is a Galician grape...
Oct 6, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bibbiano di Fattoria Chianti Classico 2014, Tuscany, Italy
£9.99, Co-op It speaks volumes both about the quality of this wine and the quality of the producers from which the Co-op sources its...
Sep 29, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bruno Paillard Première Cuvée Brut Champagne, France
£35.95, The Whisky Exchange; £38.99, Handford Wines; £44.99, Selfridges The first week of October is National Champagne Week. I don’t...
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