#wine 23/31

Sep 28, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Blanche Terret Blanc 2016, Pays d'Oc, France

£8.49, Waitrose Terret Blanc is an ancient grape variety that has languished, unloved, in Languedoc for decades. It gets lobbed into...

Sep 26, 2017

Incestuous vines: the curious case of the long lost – and now found – Sirica

One of the three huge old Sirica vines discovered in Taurasi Aglianico vineyards in 2005; a glass of Sirica 2014 So what do you know...

Sep 21, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Miguel Torres Reserva de Pueblo 2014, Secano Interior, Chile

£6.99–£9.95, Dylans Wines, Roberts & Speight, Dennhöfer Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, Noel Young Wines A supple, juicy Pinot Noir-like red...

Sep 18, 2017

Age shall not wither them: 150-year-old Aglianico vines and a vertical tasting

Antonio Capaldi, president of Feudi di San Gregorio (left) with agronomist and CEO Pierpaolo Sirch; I wasn't the only one to photograph...

Sep 14, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Alpha Box & Dice Golden Mullet Fury Semillon Viognier 2014, McLaren Vale, Aust

£14.95–£16.99, N D John, Drinkmonger, Kwoff You don’t need to see the brassy yellow colour of this wine or its label to know that it’s no...

Sep 7, 2017

The best of Beaujolais: visiting some top producers in the crus

I've already written something of my trip to the crus of Beaujolais . Here, in photos and words, is more about the producers and the...

Sep 7, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Running With Bulls South Australia Tempranillo 2014, Australia

£7.99, Co-op Running With Bulls is one of the new breed (excuse the pun) of Australian wines made from non-traditional grape varieties....

Aug 31, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Caves d'Esclans Whispering Angel 2016, Côtes de Provence, France

£16.99, Waitrose and independents I’m not letting summer go without another classic, pale rosé from Provence. This, appropriately, is...

Aug 24, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Le Fraghe Chelidon Rondinella 2015, Veneto, Italy

£12.50, The Wine Society It's easier than it used to be to find good light-bodied red wines, but even so this crystal-bright Veronese red...

Aug 17, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Swartland Winemaker's Collection Granite Rock Blend 2014, Swartland, South Afr

£9.29, Noel Young Wines It can't be that there's more granite than there used to be in the world, so either more growers and winemakers...

Aug 15, 2017

If I had a vineyard, it would be in...

Until a couple of weeks ago, I’d never seriously wanted a vineyard of my own, but I came back from a trip and found myself frenetically...

Aug 10, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Altano Douro Branco 2016, Douro, Portugal

£8.50, The Wine Society I’ve been following this delicious unoaked white from the outset and each vintage more than lives up to its...

Aug 3, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Château-Thébaud Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Granit 2010, Loire, France

£14, Tanners Muscadet growers have been having a tough time of it in the last few years, with devastating frosts this year and last...

Jul 27, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Zorzal Eggo Malbec 2015, Guantallary, Mendoza, Argentina

£16, Marks & Spencer Eggs are quite a thing in wine nowadays. Not egg whites for fining red wines but large cement or concrete eggs for...

Jul 20, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Kyperounda Winery Petritis 2016, Pitsilia, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

£15.40, Wineman.co.uk This week’s wine comes from the highest vineyards in Europe – rocky terraces at 1,400 metres above sea level in the...

Jul 13, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Finca Carelio Tempranillo Barrica 2014, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla

£7.99 in a 6-bottle mix This was so nearly a £15 red, but someone at the winery felt inspired to add some grapes from outside the...

Jul 11, 2017

Assyrtiko steps out of Greece and into Australia

I like classic wines made from so-called noble grape varieties as much as anyone, but there’s a thrill of a different kind in wines that...

Jul 6, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine La Croix Canat Sancerre Les Blancs Gâteaux 2015, France

£15.99, Cadman Fine Wines You can drink Sancerre at any time of the year and I do – it goes with all sorts of fish and seafood, goats'...

Jun 29, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: Grace Bridge California Pinot Noir 2013, United States

£12.95, Stannary Street Wine Co It would be hard to find a better value Pinot Noir than this. It's all the more surprising because...

Jun 22, 2017

WINE OF THE WEEK: The Fire Tree Vermentino 2016, Terre Siciliane, Italy

Aldi, £4.69 I'm as stunned by the price of this wine as you are. It's my cheapest Wine of the Week so far, and at a time when prices of...