#whiteblend

Nov 14

WINE OF THE WEEK: Susana Balbo, Signature White Blend 2022, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina

If you’re looking for a really interesting and unusual bottle to give to a wine lover, your search ends here.

Sep 5

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Les Parcelles Vieilles Vignes Blanc 2022, Vin de France

This is one of two new wines from Katie Jones in Languedoc-Roussillon, one white (this one) and one orange, both made in tiny quantities.

May 30

WINE OF THE WEEK: Teliani Valley Winery 97 Kakhuri No.8 2020, Kakheti, Georgia

This amber wine from Georgia, made from white grapes fermented with their skins, like red wine, pairs very well with food

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...

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...

Sep 14, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Insieme Orange Wine 2022, Terre Siciliane, Italy

£14.75, Vintage Roots If you’re in the business of writing about or selling wine, it's easy to think that orange wine is now so...

Jun 29, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Amstramgram Pomone Vin Orange 2022, Vin de France

£14.25–£15.95, Grape & Grind, Carruthers & Kent, Wild & Lees If an electric orange colour sounds alarming and likely to indicate a wine...

Apr 27, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Saint Gayan Sablet L'Oratory 2021, Sablet Côtes du Rhône Villages, France

£15.25, Yapp Brothers If you thought Sablet was a red wine, you would be right. Most of the time. Nine in ten bottles is red, but 10% of...

Mar 30, 2023

WINE OF THE WEEK: Carvalho Martins Golpe Douro Branco 2021, Douro, Portugal

£13.50, Tanners This recent discovery by Tanners is a gem: a textured, dry white wine with crystalline acidity, a riveting smoky, mineral...

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...

Nov 11, 2021

WINE OF THE WEEK: Calmel & Joseph Saint Chinian Blanc 2018, Languedoc, France

£11.99 on offer, waitrosecellar The rocky, arid Saint Chinian appellation in Languedoc is much better known for its red wines, but its...

Aug 15, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Cendrillon Nuance 2018, Vin de France

£12.80/£10.60, Tanners Wines This wonderfully original and delicious dry white is from a family-owned and run organic estate in Corbières...

Mar 21, 2019

WINE OF THE WEEK: Casa Da Passarella Somontes Branco 2017, Serra da Estrela, Dão, Portugal

£11.95, Davy's Portugal isn't as known for its dry white wines, other than Vinho Verde, as it deserves to be. Dão is certainly much more...

Dec 20, 2018

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas Pazo Tizón Extramundi Blanco 2017, Ribeiro, Spain

£14.99 (£12.99 in a 6-bottle mix), Majestic; £16, Booths This is already in my Festive White Wine Guide, but it's an absolute favourite...

Dec 6, 2018

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux Vacqueyras Blanc, Vieilles Vignes 2016, Vacqueyras, Fra

£43 magnum, The Wine Society I was going to put this in my Festive White Wine Guide, which will be out shortly, but have decided it...

Jun 28, 2018

WINE OF THE WEEK: Haut les Mains 2017, Pays d'Oc, Languedoc, France

£6.49, Waitrose and waitrosecellar.com An aromatic dry white from the south of France with the freshness and lusciousness of a perfectly...