#red 9/14

Aug 29, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Grosse Pierre Chiroubles 2018, France

£14.45, Haynes, Hanson & Clark Chiroubles is one of my favourite Beaujolais Crus (the 10 jewels in the Beaujolais crown that go under...

Aug 22, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Peumo Carmenere 2017, Valle del Cachapoal, Chile

£9, Tesco Carmenère is something of a Marmite wine. It has a leafy, herbal note that some people don’t like, especially in red wines, but...

Aug 1, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Kellerei Kurtatsch Lagrein 2018, Alto Adige, Italy

£15.65, Haynes Hanson & Clark A wonderful example of northern Italy's Lagrein grape – deep coloured and bathed in black cherry, spice,...

Jul 15, 2019

Zeroing in on Zweigelt - the wine behind Bin #002

The second in The Wine Society’s new Bin Series is an Austrian red made from Zweigelt by Familie Mantler in the Weinviertel region, who...

Jul 11, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Yannick Amirault Bourgueil La Coudraye 2017, Bourgueil, France

£16.95/£14.95 Lea & Sandeman Bourgueil is made from a grape variety that, until recently, the rest of the world regarded as little more...

Jun 26, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Saint-Chinian 2017, Saint-Chinian, Languedoc, France

£7.50, Tesco I’ve got a soft spot for Saint-Chinian, Minervois’ less well-known northeast neighbour, and always look for it on restaurant...

Jun 24, 2019

A new Tuscan superstar?

After a career steering many of Tuscany's top wines into the limelight, Carlo Ferrini, the consultant to so many glittering Italian...

Jun 6, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Louis Latour Pinot Noir Les Pierres Dorées 2017, Coteaux Bourguignons, France

£17.89, TheDrinkShop.com This Burgundian Pinot Noir is both unusual and classic. Classic because it has the sweet, delicately spicy,...

May 23, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Balla Geza Blaufränkisch 2017, Minis, Romania

£11/£9.90, The Daily Drinker This jewel-like, fruity red is a great way to embark on a Blaufränkisch journey if you haven’t tasted the...

May 20, 2019

Bowled over by a Bobal, Spain’s other red grape

A new wine range makes its debut with a stunning Spanish Bobal. Bin #001 Altolandon Bobal 2017, from vineyards farmed organically at...

May 9, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Cosme Palacio Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada 2016, Rioja, Spain

£14, Sainsbury's This has been aged in oak – and not any old oak but "lightly toasted, hand-cleft French new oak barrels from the very...

Apr 17, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Fa Fleurie 2016, Fleurie, France

£22, Yapp Brothers Aside from its pretty and easy-to-pronounce name, it's not always obvious why Fleurie should be so much more popular...

Mar 28, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Descendientes de J Palacios Pétalos Bierzo 2016, Bierzo, Spain

£15.99/£17.99, Majestic; £18.50, Berry Bros & Rudd, WoodWinters Álvaro Palacios of Priorat and Rioja fame and his nephew Ricardo Pérez...

Mar 14, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Léon Beyer Réserve Personnelle Pinot Noir 2015, Alsace, France

£17.25, Yapp Brothers Alsace is renowned for aromatic whites and sparkling wines, but its Pinot Noir reds are also worth keeping tabs on....

Mar 1, 2019

4 top Italian reds – from Tuscany, Trentino and Lombardy

Tasting notes on another four impressive Italian recent releases, following on from my Caiarossa blog The four wines – San Leonardo from...

Feb 28, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Antonelli Montefalco Rosso 2015, Umbria, Italy

£12.75 (on offer), Jeroboams Montefalco Rosso is one of my go-to Italian reds when I'm in Italy, an approachable alternative to Umbria's...

Feb 14, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Boschkloof Syrah 2015, Stellenbosch, South Africa

£19.99, WaitroseCellar.com and 17 branches This cracking Syrah – full-bodied and velvety but with a peppery freshness that has echoes of...

Feb 5, 2019

Affordable Italians from the south and Tuscany

My latest Wine of the Week was one of six Italian wines I tasted from Tanners. I could happily have chosen any of the other five, so I'm...

Jan 31, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Tenuta del Priore Campotino Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2017, Abruzzo, Italy

£8.95, Tanners This is just the sort of uncomplicated but delicious Italian red that cheers up any chill winter evening or Sunday lunch....

Jan 29, 2019

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2016, a helluva vintage

A hell of a vintage in both senses: a vintage of beautiful wines, or, as Aubert de Villaine, the domaine's co-owner and director puts it,...