WINE OF THE WEEK: Blind Spot Touriga Nacional 2020, Langhorne Creek/McLaren Vale, Australia
£10.95, The Wine Society This is one of a trio of interesting reds that The Wine Society has just added to its Blind Spot Australian...
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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...
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...
May 14, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: d'Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2017, McLaren Vale Australia
£12–£14.99, Tesco, The Wine Society, Great Western Wine, ND John, Winepig Unashamedly full-throated Aussie Shiraz from a family-owned and...
Apr 16, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Brokenwood Thompson's Road Hunter Valley Semillon 2018, Australia
£8.99/£9.99, Waitrose Hunter Valley Semillon isn't like Sémillon from anywhere else (and I'm not talking about the absence of the...
Feb 27, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: De Bortoli Regional Reserve Pinot Noir 2018, Yarra Valley, Australia
£11.95–£12.99, Saxtys Wines, Quantock Abbey Wine, Adnams This is not a wine that's going to stand out on the shelf, but it deserves to....
Nov 7, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Western Australia Shiraz 2018, Australia
£6.75, Sainsbury's I thought the price must be an error when I saw it in the tasting booklet. Whoever heard of a red from Western...
Sep 19, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2016, McLaren Vale, Australia
£9.99 (on offer) Waitrose; £10.11 (on offer) Ocado I've just done a captivating and illuminating tasting of 12 wines chosen as...
Jul 25, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Barry & Sons Riesling 2017, Clare Valley, Australia
£13.40, Tanners Wines I don't think I can come up with two more refreshing still wines for hot weather than dry Riesling and Assyrtiko....
May 2, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Moss Wood Semillon 2016, Margaret River, Western Australia
£16.99, waitrosecellar.com and 8 stores Sémillon is in decline pretty well all over the world, often losing out to the more aromatic,...
Jan 10, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Yalumba The Y Series Viognier 2017, South Australia
£5.49 mix-six sale price, Majestic Even at £8–£8.25 (Sainsbury's and Morrisons) this is great value, so at Majestic's mix-six sale price...
Nov 1, 2018
A dazzling Penfolds Grange and much more: tasting the 2018 Collection
The launch of Penfolds’ 2014 Grange last month marked the release of the 64th consecutive vintage. I haven't tasted the first, the...
Jun 7, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mount Horrocks Watervale Riesling 2017, Clare Valley, South Australia
£17.55–£21.99, Exel Wines, Noel Young WInes, No2 Pound Street, Loki Wine Why oh why are we so resistant to Riesling in the UK? On second...
Dec 7, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Dowie Doole Moxie Sparkling Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia
£20.16, Armit Wines A frothing, deep red, sparkling wine with vibrant black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, Christmas spice and dark...
Nov 9, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Philip Shaw The Architect Chardonnay 2015, Orange, Australia
£13.99, Rude Wines Does anyone still say they don’t like Chardonnay? I defy anyone not to be won over by this sophisticated, nimble...
Sep 14, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Alpha Box & Dice Golden Mullet Fury Semillon Viognier 2014, McLaren Vale, Aust
£14.95–£16.99, N D John, Drinkmonger, Kwoff You don’t need to see the brassy yellow colour of this wine or its label to know that it’s no...
Sep 7, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Running With Bulls South Australia Tempranillo 2014, Australia
£7.99, Co-op Running With Bulls is one of the new breed (excuse the pun) of Australian wines made from non-traditional grape varieties....
Jul 11, 2017
Assyrtiko steps out of Greece and into Australia
I like classic wines made from so-called noble grape varieties as much as anyone, but there’s a thrill of a different kind in wines that...
Apr 18, 2017
Visionary Australian wines: The Wine Society's Blind Spot range
The Wine Society's Blind Spot Pinot Noir was my Wine of the Week recently, but it was hard to choose just one from the new range, so I...
Apr 15, 2017
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – how to make it work
This an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...
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