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May 9

WINE OF THE WEEK: Remastered Sangiovese 2022, Romagna, Italy

When I want an easygoing, inexpensive Italian red wine, I'll go for this Remastered Sangiovese from Romagna

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 30

Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2010–2019 – Three Vintages of the Century and Counting

To celebrate the international release of the Poggio di Sotto’s 2019 Brunello, winemaker Leonardo Berti hosted a vertical tasting in London

Apr 25

WINE OF THE WEEK: Zuccardi Q Malbec 2021, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina

What it is it about this Malbec of all Argentina’s Malbecs? It’s the high-altitude intensity and clarity of flavours, the violet and cherry

Apr 18

Doppler Pet Nut 2021, Štajerska Slovenija, Slovenia

£17.99, House of Townend Let’s get the name out of the way: Pet Nut is the Doppler winery’s jokey name for this gently sparkling, lightly...

Apr 11

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine la Borie Vitarèle Les Terres Blanches Saint-Chinian 2022, Languedoc, France

£19.95/£17.95, Lea & Sandeman Everyday supermarket Saint-Chinians can be good value, but this estate-produced, organic wine is in a...

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 28

WINE OF THE WEEK: Kleine Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2021, Western Cape, South Africa

£9.99/£7.49, Waitrose Almost everything I said about the 2016 vintage of this Cape red when singing its praises back in 2018 holds true...

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 14

WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France

£21, Tesco I scoured both front and back labels for the vintage of this Châteauneuf-du-Pape before it dawned on me that, very unusually...

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...

Mar 5

Standing Taller Than Ever: the Old-Vine Wines of Torbreck in the Barossa

The journey through Torbreck old-vine Barossa wines with chief winemaker Ian Hongell at Noizé restaurant in London in February 2024...

Feb 29

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Vavril Côte de Brouilly Cuvée de l'Héronde 2022, France

£16.15/£14.35, Haynes Hanson & Clark My encounter with Domaine Vavril’s Gamay Noir Beaujolais Villages last autumn was love at first...

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 15

WINE OF THE WEEK: Caliterra Pétreo Carmenere 2020, Colchagua Valley, Chile

£13.45–£14.90, ND John, NY Wines, Hic!, Vinvm, Just in Cases Ever since the Chileans discovered in the 1990s that almost all their...

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...

Feb 1

WINE OF THE WEEK: Joostenberg Estate Klippe Kou Syrah 2020, Paarl, South Africa

£19.05, Corney & Barrow The way Klippe Kou Syrah is aged was changed in the 2020 vintage, with the total time cut from 18 to 10 months...

Jan 30

Lightly Does It: Reducing Bottle Weights and Alternatives to Glass

A Costières de Nîmes weighing in at under 420g, which is the average figure that a group of international retailers, including Sweden's...

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...

Jan 18

WINE OF THE WEEK: Denis Jamain Les Pierres Plates Reuilly Pinot Noir 2022, Loire, France

£16.95, Berry Bros & Rudd Reuilly is better known for its Sauvignon Blanc, of which it produces more than twice as much, but its Pinot...