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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...
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...
Aug 25, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Te Mata Gamay Noir 2015, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
£18.75, Harvey Nichols; £14.75, Hawkshead Wines There are a lot of red wines I don’t want to go near in a heat-wave but this one is a...
Jun 9, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Cimarosa Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015, New Zealand
£5.79, Lidl I recommended a cracking New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc – Churton – a few weeks back. Now I’m giving you the bargain-basement...
May 5, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Churton Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014, New Zealand
£13.80, Tanners, www.tanners-wines.co.uk I don’t know who comes up with these things, but tomorrow is International Sauvignon Blanc Day....
Apr 28, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Craggy Range Te Kahu 2013, Gimblett Gravels
£14.95, The Wine Society; £17.99, or £15.99 when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic If you want a red wine that goes down well with lovers...
Mar 10, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Foremost Syrah 2015, Hawkes Bay
£8.99, Lidl This is from Lidl’s Easter wine cellar collection and is worth snapping up before the limited stocks disappear – even if...
Jan 10, 2016
Moderate Alcohol, Persuasive Flavour
If you know where to look, there are plenty of wines with modest alcohol but bags of character and flavour Prompted by the UK...
Jan 2, 2016
Cool Grapes
New year, new grape varieties: ten grapes and wines for 2016 Remember Grü-V? Yes, the American moniker for Grüner Veltliner. The trouble...
Dec 30, 2015
Cheap, Cheery Party Wines
Still and sparkling wines that are easy to drink, don’t need food and are available on the high street – five of them at under £7.50. For...
Dec 18, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mud House Pinot Noir 2014
£9.75, Tesco, £11, Sainsbury's, £9.99/£14.99, Majestic The juicy, sweet fruit and almost tannin-free suppleness of a good New Zealand...
Dec 17, 2015
Festive White Wines
Whites to keep the show on the road this Christmas and New Year Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist for...
Dec 16, 2015
Festive Red Wines
Ten red wines to serve with the Christmas feast Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist (or two) for each, but...
Nov 20, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Marisco The King’s Thorn Pinot Gris 2013
£9.99 when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic There’s more to New Zealand white wine than Sauvignon Blanc, but the other grape varieties...
Oct 1, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2013
£15.99, Waitrose There are going to be plenty of opportunities to hunker down with big, beefy reds in the months to come, so here, for...
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