WINE OF THE WEEK: Saint Mont Grande Cuvée 2020, Saint Mont, France
£9.50, Tesco It’s no secret that I’m a fan of wines from the appellations in southwest France that treasure their little-known indigenous...
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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...
Jul 22, 2020
Circus Trick: How a Wine from Saint Mont Overcame the Authorities
The first four vintages of Plaimont's single vintage Cirque Nord Saint Mont – 2014, 2016, 2017 and the yet to be bottled 2019 I was...
Jul 16, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2017, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society I haven’t featured the 2017 vintage before, but Les Vignes Retrouvées is no stranger to this slot. Year in, year...
May 30, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2016, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society Mouthwatering, juicy quince, apricot and citrus fruit, supple texture and zingy acidity – the latest vintage to...
Apr 11, 2018
Txakoli – a must-try wine (even if you don't want to pronounce it)
The first bodega I visited on a revelatory, perception-challenging first trip to the Spanish Basque country’s Txakoli regions last autumn...
Apr 27, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Saint Mont 2015, Saint Mont, France
£9, Marks & Spencer Perfectly timed for the asparagus season, but equally tuned into seafood, chicken, salads and vegetable dishes, comes...
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