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Apr 4, 2018
White Beauty: a Tuscan debut
Wine exam question: Explain what is meant by white Sangiovese. When I first heard about a Sangiovese bianco, I didn’t know if we were...


Mar 29, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Arthur Metz Crémant d’Alsace Brut 2015, Alsace, France
£14.99, Ocado One taste of this and you understand why Crémant d’Alsace is the most popular sparkling wine in France (aside from...


Mar 23, 2018
12 of the best from Aldi
Aldi's wines are cheap, as you would expect, but they're bought with care. These are a dozen that stood out at a recent press tasting....


Mar 22, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Lot Series Te Haupapa Central Otago Pinot Noir 2017, New Zealand
£8.99, Aldi The Lot Series wines are smaller parcels of more expensive bottles – more expensive by Aldi's standards, but not by Central...


Mar 20, 2018
Legal at last: a story of illicit gin
If you happen to be hanging around outside Harrods or Fortnum & Mason and spot a Leakbusters yellow and orange van, no need to fear the...


Mar 14, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Bouchard Père et Fils Bourgogne Chardonnay La Vignée 2014, Burgundy, France
£13.69–£14.50, Penistone Wine Cellars, Just in Cases, TheDrinkShop.com, Sandhams Wine, Hailsham Cellars This is just the kind of thing I...


Mar 8, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Fabre Montmayou Reservado Cabernet Franc 2015, Mendoza, Argentina
£15.99, or £12.49 in a mix of 12 or more, Laithwaites Argentina nailed its red wine colours to the Malbec mast years ago, but it’s also...


Mar 6, 2018
Expanding wine drinkers' horizons: The Daily Drinker
As it was so hard choosing between the five Daily Drinker wines for my Wine of the Week, I'm writing up the other four here (and looking...


Mar 1, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Venea Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2015, Abruzzo, Italy
£9.50, or £8.55 club members' price, The Daily Drinker I’ve tasted only five of The Daily Drinker’s wines, so can hardly claim knowledge...


Feb 22, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Recougne 2015, Bordeaux Supérieur, France
£9.99, or £8.99 in any mix of six bottles, Majestic Bordeaux Supérieur – everyday claret – doesn't come much better than this, and...


Feb 15, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Telmo RodrÃguez Mountain Blanco 2013, Sierras de Málaga, Spain
£17.95, Ocado Here’s as fine a demonstration as you’ll get that there’s more to Málaga than sweet wine. Sierras de Málaga is the DO...


Feb 12, 2018
Vermú, Vermut, Vermouth
Paso-Vermú, a new hand-crafted Spanish Vermouth made by an English couple in Somontano. The striking artwork is by Matt Sewell Strictly...


Feb 8, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Le Grand Prébois Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Quatres Terrroirs 2016, Rhône, France
£17.99, Waitrose Knowing that a lot of wine drinkers raid their wine racks for Châteauneuf-du-Pape over Christmas, I’ve found a...


Feb 6, 2018
Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 2004: a long-awaited new vintage
No one could accuse Champagne Charles Heidsieck of rushing things or releasing vintages too frequently, not so far anyway. The new...


Feb 1, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay Syrah 2016, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
£13.50, The Wine Society According to John Hancock of Trinity Hill winery, the world isn't beating a path to Hawkes Bay Syrah's. door....


Jan 29, 2018
Sauvignon catch-up
My Festive White Wine Guide last month was light on Sauvignon Blanc, so I’m putting that right with 8 recommendations here, in a variety...


Jan 25, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: De Grendel Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Durbanville, South Africa
£8.99, on offer until 20 February, Waitrose and Ocado The weather in London is looking a bit more Sauvignon Blanc-friendly than it has...


Jan 18, 2018
WINE OF THE WEEK: Weingut Ardinger Fellbacher Trollinger Alte Reben 2015, Württemberg, Germany
£14.95, The Wine Society I had a white lined up for this week, but it's been so chilly I’m feeling the need for some red wine comfort,...


Jan 15, 2018
The changing face of Txakoli
Hot-foot from a trip to Basque Spain at the end of October, I postponed the idea of a blog enthusing about Txakoli (aka ChacolÃ) on the...


Jan 12, 2018
La Conseillante: freshness, clarity and grace 1982–2011
The text of this article originally appeared in The World of Fine Wine, issue 53 A seated tasting of nine vintages of La Conseillante...
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