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Aug 13, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Fabre Gasparets Corbières-Boutenac 2017, France
£13.74–£20.50, Drinks & Co, Cellar Selected, Mr & Mrs Fine Wine, Noble Green Wines, Kwoff, Hedonism A jewel not just of Corbières but of...
Aug 6, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Vergelegen Chardonnay Reserve 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£15.49–£18, Roberts & Speight, drinkfinder.co.uk, TheDrinkShop.com, winedirect.co.uk, Noble Green Wines The South African wine industry...
Aug 4, 2020
Prime Time for Pink: Summer Rosé Round-up
Another summer, another round-up of delicious dry rosés, plus a featherweight, lightly sparkling sweet wine from Italy and a pink...
Jul 29, 2020
Douloufakis Winery Dafnios Liatiko 2017, Dafnes, Crete
£14.50–£16.25, The Daily Drinker, Maltby & Greek, Strictly Wine Let's start by unpacking the name. This is a dry red wine made from the...
Jul 23, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Rosa di Santa Tresa 2019, Terre Siciliane, Italy
£9.74, Majestic I shall be posting this summer’s rosé round-up soon, but another pink as Wine of the Week is well overdue, so here it is:...
Jul 22, 2020
Circus Trick: How a Wine from Saint Mont Overcame the Authorities
The first four vintages of Plaimont's single vintage Cirque Nord Saint Mont – 2014, 2016, 2017 and the yet to be bottled 2019 I was...
Jul 16, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2017, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society I haven’t featured the 2017 vintage before, but Les Vignes Retrouvées is no stranger to this slot. Year in, year...
Jul 14, 2020
A Story of Redemption: Castello Banfi in Montalcino
The imposing medieval Castello Poggio alle Mura with just below (on the right of the picture) part of the luxury Castello Banfi Il Borgo...
Jul 9, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Garnacha Salvaje del Moncayo 2018, Spain
£8.49, Majestic Maybe it's auto suggestion, but there's a lovely off-the-beaten-track mountain wildness (salvaje means wild) to this...
May 30, 2019
WINE OF THE WEEK: Plaimont Les Vignes Retrouvées 2016, Saint Mont, France
£8.95, The Wine Society Mouthwatering, juicy quince, apricot and citrus fruit, supple texture and zingy acidity – the latest vintage to...
Jun 7, 2017
To Spain for Lunch: Pazo de Señorans at El Celler de Can Roca
Clockwise from top left: Starfish made of seafood; Mackerel with fermented ganxet beans; White asparagus with mullet bottarga, vegetable...
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