WINE OF THE WEEK: Saddle Goose Skin Contact Bacchus 2020, England
£20, Saddle Goose Wine On the face of it, the only thing this straw-yellow wine has in common with the red wine that occupied this slot...
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Mar 31, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaines Lupier El Terroir 2015, Navarra, Spain
£19.99, Marlo Wine The old Garnacha vines that produce this fragrant, concentrated red date back to 1903 and come from up to 27...
Mar 17, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: The Society's Exhibition Santorini Assyrtiko 2020, Greece
£14.95, The Wine Society Just the sight of the words Santorini and Assyrtiko on the label will be enough for some people to reach...
Mar 10, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ringbolt Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Margaret River, Western Australia
£10, Tesco There aren't many areas that produce really distinctive regional Cabernet Sauvignon – pure Cabernet Sauvignon, rather than...
Mar 3, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Adnams Grüner Veltliner 2019, Kamptal, Niederösterreich, Austria
£16.99, Adnams I wouldn't expect anything less than excellence from Weingut Bründlmayer, and 2019 is a great vintage for Austrian wine,...
Feb 24, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Colpasso Appassimento Nero d'Avola 2020 Sicilia, Italy
£7 on offer (normally £9), Morrisons This Sicilian red is new to the UK and a snip at the introductory price of £7 until 15 March. Even...
Feb 17, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Nautilus Chardonnay 2019, Marlborough, New Zealand
£17.99 (in any 6-bottle mix), Majestic stores New Zealand Chardonnay is still overshadowed by the country's Sauvignon Blanc, as is every...
Feb 3, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Gaia Organic Malbec 2019, Gualtallary, Mendoza, Argentina
£11.99 on offer (normally £16.99), Waitrose Named after the Greek earth goddess Gaia, Domaine Bousquet's stylish Malbec is rich and...
Jan 28, 2022
New Year, New Wines, New approach: the Blind Spot Australian range gets a makeover
Wines made by Mac Forbes with grapes paid for upfront by The Wine Society. The one-off exception is the Dolcetto, which was made with a...
Jan 27, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Viña Leyda Single Vineyard Garuma Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Leyda, Chile
£12, Tesco Having seen sunshine for the first time in what seems ages, I've pulled this white wine forward and pushed back the red I'd...
Jan 20, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Angeline Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2018, California, US
£15.99–£18.50, Flagship Wines, Stroud Wine, Shaftesbury Wines, St Andrews Wine Company This is astonishingly good value for a smart...
Jan 6, 2022
WINE OF THE WEEK: Santa Tresa Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2018, Sicily, Italy
£10.99–£14.89, Costco, The Wine Society, Ocado, Vintage Roots, Cheers, Amazon A delicious, distinctive and original red wine seems a...
Dec 23, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Vergelegen Premium Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018, Stellenbosch, South Africa
£10, Tesco For those people who still need a red wine for the Christmas Day feast, I've picked this Cape Cabernet Merlot because it's...
Dec 21, 2021
The Festive Sweet, Sticky and Fortified Wine Guide 2021
As ever, my annual sweet and fortified wine guide is the place to rummage for many of the wine world's greatest bargains. More than that,...
Dec 16, 2021
The Festive White, Orange and Rosé Wine Guide 2021
Welcome to my annual roundup of white, orange and rosé wines for the festive season. Ranging freely through styles, regions and grape...
Dec 16, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: La Scelta di Sofia Sangiovese di Toscana Bianco 2020, Italy
£11.99/£9.99, Laithwaites, Averys This is as appealing as it is unusual: a white wine made from Sangiovese, Tuscany's principal red grape...
Dec 9, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Finca Moncloa 2017, Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
£16.99, Ocado This fascinating red wine is a Vino de la Tierra de Cádiz. In other words, it's from sherry country, where there was an old...
Dec 3, 2021
The Festive Red Wine Guide 2021
Welcome to my annual roundup of red wines. Ranging freely across styles, regions and grape varieties, it's designed to cover all...
Dec 2, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Definition Viña Majestica Rioja Blanco 2020, Spain
£8.99, Majestic Getting the balance right between oak and fruit in barrel-fermented white Rioja has eluded many a bodega over the years,...
Nov 25, 2021
WINE OF THE WEEK: Riecine Chianti Classico 2019, Italy
£21/£18, Tanners Wines Riecine in Gaiole has always been one of my favourite Chianti estates and its wines have only improved since I...
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