WINE OF THE WEEK: Villa Maria Single Vineyard Taylors Pass Chardonnay 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand
£15.99–£18.99, New Zealand House of Wine, winedirect, The Vinorium I've never fallen out of love with Chardonnay. There were always good...
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Mar 2, 2021
Riding His Luck in Brunello: Paolo Bianchini and the Rise of Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
Paolo Bianchini, winemaker and former cycling pro, raising a glass of his Brunello di Montalcino at the tasting lunch in London in 2020...
Feb 25, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Blind Spot Touriga Nacional 2020, Langhorne Creek/McLaren Vale, Australia
£10.95, The Wine Society This is one of a trio of interesting reds that The Wine Society has just added to its Blind Spot Australian...
Feb 18, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Veramonte Organic Carmenère Reserva 2019, Colchagua Valley Chile
£8.04 (on offer), Ocado I was going to recommend Veramonte's spicy, velvet-textured Carmenère anyway, but there's even more reason to do...
Feb 11, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Jones Grenache Gris 2018/2019, Côtes Catalanes, France
£16.45 for 2018, Amps Wine Merchants; £18.99 for 2019, Yorkshire Vintners This wonderful dry white wine, with its compelling counterpoint...
Feb 4, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Solara Natural Organic Wine, Romania
£8.50–£9.99, Lekker Wines, The Solent Cellar, Twisted Cellar, Noble Green Wines and others* The eye-catching label is a word-free zone,...
Jan 28, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Nero Oro Grillo Appassimento Sicilia 2019, Italy
£8.99/£9.99, Majestic Winemakers in southern Italy have been using the appassimento technique to make their red wines smoother and more...
Jan 21, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune du Château Premier Cru 2017, Beaune, France
£32.95, Waitrose In the absence of the assault course of Burgundy En Primeur tastings that I would have done by this point in a normal...
Jan 14, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Combe Vendange Nocturne Melon Blanc, Vin de France
£9–£11, The Daily Drinker, ND John, Noble Green Wines, Kwoff If you’re not doing dry January but want to make a gesture, this perky, dry...
Jan 7, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Courac Côtes du Rhône 2016, France
£8.95, The Wine Society This is one of my house wines, one I turn to when I want the vinous equivalent of a comforting, warm hug. With...
Dec 30, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Balfour Winemaker Collection Saignée Brut, Kent, England
£29.99 (mix six), Majestic; £35, hushheath.com I'm posting early again this week to give you extra time to get this celebration-ready...
Dec 23, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Finest Ebeia Ribera del Duero 2018, Spain
£12, Tesco I'm posting this a day early in case anyone is still looking for a red wine for Christmas Day. I've chosen a full-bodied,...
Dec 18, 2020
The Festive Sweet, Sticky and Fortified Guide 2020
Sweet wines and fortified wines, dry as well as medium and sweet, are some of the wine world's greatest bargains. They're wonderfully...
Dec 17, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Maison Louis Latour Bellevue Domaine de Valmoissine Pinot Noir 2017, Var, France
£18.50–£23.50, Bakers & Larners, Flagship Wines, Harvey Nichols, North & South Wines As an affordable alternative to red Burgundy, Maison...
Dec 11, 2020
The Festive White & Rosé Wine Guide 2020
I've tasted far and wide to pick white wines and rosés from a dozen countries to fill your glasses with festive cheer during this...
Dec 4, 2020
The Festive Red Wine Guide 2020
However different this Christmas turns out to be, wine is going to be at least as vital as usual. Here then is my round-up of red wines...
Nov 12, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Henriques & Henriques Sercial Madeira 10 Years Old
£20 (50cl), Waitrose, The Wine Society, independents* Whenever I taste good Madeira, I think, 'why don't I drink this more often?' I've...
Nov 5, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Bréseyme Brézème Côtes du Rhône 2017, France
£22, The Wine Society I'm getting in early with this because when I tried to recommend the 2016 it had sold out (Wine Society members...
Oct 29, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Marlborough, New Zealand
£21.50–£26.95, The Champagne Company, ND John, Majestic*, Clos19, Laithwaites, Jeroboams This is the first Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc...
Oct 28, 2020
Sipping Siepi with the Best of 'Em
Gnocchi with girolles, chanterelles and black truffle paired with the 2011 vintage of Castello di Fonterutoli's super-Tuscan Siepi, at a...
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