WINE OF THE WEEK: Olivier Coste Rare Carignan Blanc 2021, Vin de France
£13, Vino Gusto, Wine and the Vine, Strictly Wine, Great Wines Direct, Corking Wines and other independents* I’ve been waiting to feature...
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Oct 6, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Cendrillon Nuance 2020, Vin de France
£13.20, Tanners Wines Wines rarely feature in this slot twice, but the 2018 vintage of La Cendrillon Nuance was my Wine of the Week in...
Sep 22, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Royal Tokaji Nyulászó Dry Furmint 2018, Tokaj, Hungary
£18, The Wine Society If ever there was a wine that shouted terroir, it's this single-vineyard dry white Furmint from Nyulászó, one of...
Sep 1, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Chenin Blanc 2021, South Africa
£11–£14.39, Tesco, The General Wine Co Chenin Blanc comes in all shapes and sizes: dry, medium, sweet, still, sparkling, oaked, unoaked,...
Aug 11, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d’Asti 2021, Italy
£16.17 (75cl), Great Wines Direct; £9.90–£11.50 (37.5cl), Vinvm, Oddbins, Noble Green Wines, The Whalley Wine Shop, Great Wines Direct...
Jul 21, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Taste the Difference Coteaux du Giennois Sauvignon Blanc 2020, France
£11, Sainsbury's If you fancy an alternative to Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé that's close in both style and origin, this refreshing dry white...
Jun 30, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Gini Soave Classico 2020, Veneto, Italy
£15.88, Justerini & Brooks Good Soave, which usually means Classico, often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves as one of the most...
Jun 16, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Smith & Sheth Cru Sauvignon Blanc 2021, Wairau, New Zealand
£17, Tesco This cracking New Zealand Sauvignon is the product of the very low-cropping 2021 vintage and one of the country’s top...
May 26, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: A de Château d'Arche Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2020, France
£13.50, The Wine Society This is the debut dry wine from a Sauternes Grand Cru and it's delicious. Fresh herbs, grass, dried flowers,...
May 6, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Filos Estate Aspri Petra Assyrtiko 2021, Florina, Greece
£6.99, Aldi I know, I know, this week's wine is being posted late but, believe me, it's worth the wait for this terrific value, summery...
Mar 17, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Santorini Assyrtiko 2020, Greece
£14.95, The Wine Society Just the sight of the words Santorini and Assyrtiko on the label will be enough for some people to reach...
Mar 3, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Adnams Grüner Veltliner 2019, Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria
£16.99, Adnams I wouldn't expect anything less than excellence from Weingut Bründlmayer, and 2019 is a great vintage for Austrian wine,...
Feb 17, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Nautilus Chardonnay 2019, Marlborough, New Zealand
£17.99 (in any 6-bottle mix), Majestic stores New Zealand Chardonnay is still overshadowed by the country's Sauvignon Blanc, as is every...
Feb 8, 2022
You Have to Go Back to 1865 at Domaine de la Romanée Conti to Meet a Vintage Like 2019...
Perrine Fenal and Aubert de Villaine, co-directors of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, at Corney & Barrow's offices in London. The photo of...
Feb 2, 2022
The Essence of Cristal Through the Prism of the 2014 Vintage
"If I don't make mistakes, I never learn." Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon's words are hardly original but still they took me by surprise. I...
Jan 28, 2022
New Year, New Wines, New approach: the Blind Spot Australian range gets a makeover
Wines made by Mac Forbes with grapes paid for upfront by The Wine Society. The one-off exception is the Dolcetto, which was made with a...
Jan 27, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Viña Leyda Single Vineyard Garuma Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Leyda, Chile
£12, Tesco Having seen sunshine for the first time in what seems ages, I've pulled this white wine forward and pushed back the red I'd...
Dec 16, 2021
The Festive White, Orange and Rosé Wine Guide 2021
Welcome to my annual roundup of white, orange and rosé wines for the festive season. Ranging freely through styles, regions and grape...
Dec 16, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Scelta di Sofia Sangiovese di Toscana Bianco 2020, Italy
£11.99/£9.99, Laithwaites, Averys This is as appealing as it is unusual: a white wine made from Sangiovese, Tuscany's principal red grape...
Dec 2, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Definition Viña Majestica Rioja Blanco 2020, Spain
£8.99, Majestic Getting the balance right between oak and fruit in barrel-fermented white Rioja has eluded many a bodega over the years,...
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