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Sep 10, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Sanzay Saumur-Champigny 2018, France
£13.50/£12, Haynes Hanson & Clark Just because you can drink the Cabernet Franc red wines of the Loire lightly chilled, it doesn't mean...


Sep 3, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Réserve des Tuguets Madiran 2017, France
£7, Tesco I'm not letting go of summer yet, but this will deal with shortening days, cooler nights and meatier food – cassoulet, anyone?...


Sep 2, 2020
More than Skin-Deep: Never Mind the Look, Feel the Eco Credentials
New generation, sustainable, reusable, ice-bucket resistant, bottle-hugging paper case instead of the usual gift box for Ruinart...


Aug 27, 2020
Yalumba Organic Viognier 2019, South Australia
£7.49 (on offer), Waitrose I had scheduled Yalumba Samuel's Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2018 this week, getting in ahead of...


Aug 20, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Aldi Assyrtiko 2019, Peloponnese, Greece
£9.99, Aldi online To say that Assyrtiko is a stay-at-home grape variety is massively to understate it. If you want to drink wine made...


Aug 18, 2020
The Phoenix Rises: Château de Pommard chez Carabello-Baum
Cork talk: is it an instruction? The strikingly branded corks used for all Château de Pommard and Carabello-Baum Burgundies However...


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 25, 2020


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...


Jul 2, 2020
Wine from the Edge: New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir
Ready for the off – sample bottles of New Zealand and Oregon Pinot Noir lined up in order for the tasting This tasting, which replaced...


Jul 2, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mar de Frades Albariño 2019, RÃas Baixas, Spain
£18.29–£18.95, NY Wines (Cambridge), The Great Wine Co A chilled glass of Galician Albariño is the wine to have when you long to feel the...


Jun 25, 2020
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ca' Viola Dolcetto d'Alba Vilot 2019, Piedmont, Italy
£15.50/£13.80, Haynes Hanson & Clark When Piemonte Dolcetto is as good as Ca' Viola Vilot, it's an absolute treat, living up to its name...


Jun 24, 2020
Two Exciting White Wine Rarities – And They Won't Break The Bank
These two singular and rare dry white wines, one from France and one from Italy, could hardly be more different in style – a textbook...
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