WINE OF THE WEEK: Argyrakis Áti white, Imathia, Macedonia, Greece
A delicious, distinctive, dry white wine from northern Greece with a perfume of roses and Turkish delight
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Oct 3
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ventisquero Grey Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Valle de Atacama, Chile
This wonderfully expressive, distinctive Sauvignon Blanc has a depth of flavour to keep up the interest in any season.
Sep 19
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pazo de Lusco Albariño 2023, Rías Baixas, Spain
The white grape variety Albariño is better known to the world’s wine drinkers than the Spanish region from which it comes
Aug 22
WINE OF THE WEEK: Waitrose Loved & Found Cerceal 2023, Dão, Portugal
This crisp, dry Portuguese white is an ideal wine to see you through to the end of the summer season
Jul 4
WINE OF THE WEEK: Juan Gil Jumilla Blanco 2023, Jumilla, Spain
This refreshing, dry and aromatic Spanish Muscat is a perfect whie wine for summer drinking
Jul 2
Exploring Wines in Utiel-Requena With Bodegas Hispano+Suizas: Far more than Bobal and a Long Way from Bulk Wine
The quality-focused Hispano+Suizas winery is helping to transform the reputation of southeast Spain's Utiel-Requena wine region
Jun 20
WINE OF THE WEEK: Abbotts & Delaunay Viognier Les Fleurs Sauvages 2022, Pays d'Oc, France
This sunny Viognier from the south of France is all orange blossom fragrance, juicy white-peach fruit and buoyant freshness
Jun 6
WINE OF THE WEEK: Les Montys Le Parc Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2021, Loire, France
As I scheduled this stellar organic Muscadet in for today, I noticed that it’s National Fish & Chip Day. A perfect pairing!
May 16
WINE OF THE WEEK: Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2021/2022, South Australia
Two vintages of a classic, mouthwatering Eden Valley dry Riesling to pair with prawns, scallops, smoked and white fish, and salads
May 2
WINE OF THE WEEK: Spoke Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Marlborough, New Zealand
It’s hard to stand out in a field as crowded as Marlborough Sauvignon. Spoke Awatere does it with dazzling fruit and a streak of minerality
Apr 4
WINE OF THE WEEK: Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko 2022, Florina, Macedonia, Greece
£14.99, Laithwaites Assyrtiko from mainland Greece can come seem a bit underpowered in comparison with the volcanic mineral intensity and...
Mar 21
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Nouvelle Lune Chardonnay 2021, Val de Loire, France
£15.99, Adnams This lovely, willowy Chardonnay couldn’t be more Spring-like. With drifting floral, quince and cashew-nut aromas, supple...
Mar 7
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Favray Mathilde de Favray Pouilly Fumé 2022, Loire, France
£19, Ocado, Marks & Spencer The 2022 vintage was a cracking year for Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre and the other wines of the Centre-Loire. It...
Feb 22
WINE OF THE WEEK: Laurent Savoye Mâcon-Chaintré Les Perrières 2020, Burgundy, France
£21.85, Private Cellar Laurent Savoye is best known for his Domaine des Combiers Beaujolais wines, but in 2020 he made this creamy,...
Feb 8
WINE OF THE WEEK: Castel Mimi Animaliens Viorica Feteascā Alba 2022, Moldova
£12.50, Tanners Wines This is only the second Moldovan wine to occupy the Wine of the Week slot and neither of the grape varieties has...
Jan 25
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine l'Ancienne Cure Jour de Fruit Bergerac Sec 2022, France
£16.15, Yapp Brothers The Roche family are better known for their Domaine l'Ancienne Cure Monbazillac but they have long produced very...
Dec 14, 2023
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mainente Vigna Cengelle Soave 2022, Italy
£12.50, Stone,Vine & Sun If you think of Soave as, at best, an inoffensive dry white wine that you can safely ignore except when the only...
Dec 12, 2023
The Festive White and Rosé Wine Guide 2023
Welcome to my roundup of 21 white and rosé wines for the festive season. Ranging freely through styles, regions, grape varieties and...
Nov 30, 2023
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ixsir Altitudes White 2022, Lebanon
£24, The Great Wine Co. Calling all Condrieu fans – this unusual, aromatic Lebanese white wine might well appeal to you. Viognier is the...
Nov 16, 2023
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Courbin Héritage Graves Blanc 2022, Bordeaux, France
£13.95, Stone, Vine & Sun There were three white wines from UK wine merchant Stone, Vine & Sun that I wanted to make Wine of the Week. In...
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