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Aug 22, 2024
Prime Time for Pink: 22 Rosés to See Out Summer 2024
Summer was late coming this year and so is my round-up rosés, but here it is, new wines and new vintages of old favourites, blazing a trail


Mar 28, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Kleine Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2021, Western Cape, South Africa
£9.99/£7.49, Waitrose Almost everything I said about the 2016 vintage of this Cape red when singing its praises back in 2018 holds true...


May 4, 2023
WINE OF THE WEEK: Immortelle 2019, Côtes du Roussillon Villages, France
£19.95–£22.50, Red & White, The Somerset Wine Company I recommended the little sibling of this red last year, Petite Immortelle. Now it's...


Jul 29, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Lafage Miraflors Rosé 2020, Côtes Catalanes, France
£12.99–£13.95, Urban Grapes, Alteus Wine, Gourmet Hunters, Simply Wines Direct, All About Wine I tasted this Roussillon rosé for the...


Aug 9, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2016, Western Cape, South Africa
£6 on offer, Morrisons and Asda A richly fruity, spicy red that's a good buy even when not on offer but is a bargain at the offer prices...


Aug 17, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Swartland Winemaker's Collection Granite Rock Blend 2014, Swartland, South Afr
£9.29, Noel Young Wines It can't be that there's more granite than there used to be in the world, so either more growers and winemakers...


May 4, 2017
WINE OF THE WEEK: Famille Negrel Bandol Rosé La Petite Reine 2016, France
£15.95, From Vineyards Direct Bandol is a small coastal appellation between Marseilles and Toulon within the large Provence region – but...


Sep 22, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Calmel & Joseph Terrasses du Larzac 2014, Languedoc, France
£13.75, Grape & Grind; £13.99, New Forest Wines £14.79, Martinez Wines A southern French red that exudes contemporary polish but not at...


Aug 4, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ad Mare Bandol Rosé 2015, Bandol, France
£13 until 9 August, then back to £15, Sainsbury's This is one of those ultra-pale rosés that looks almost like white wine but is anything...


Aug 27, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pasico Bush Vine Monastrell Shiraz 2014
£6.50, Sainsbury's A young Spanish red made without any ageing in oak so that the bright, bold flavours are all about fruit and spice -...
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