5 Amazing New Wines including Two Paddocks, Torres, Château de Sours & Paul Cluver
Some new season beauties for you to reward your palates with. 2010 Plaisir de Merle, Petit Plaisir, South Africa (£7.99, Marks & Spencer). This is a delightfully spicy shiraz, cabernet, merlot blend and it is a superb, hearty, spring-like red with a medium-weight chassis and .. more
The five best Wine Relief/Comic Relief wines of the year
Red Nose Day is the 15th March. Here are the finest Wine Relief wines this year which all donate money to Comic Relief. 2011 Arc du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône-Villages, France (£7.99, reduced to £6.39, until 12th March, Waitrose). A perennial favourite, Arc is a .. more
Five extraordinary wines from California, Australia, Portugal, South Africa and France
Five countries and five extraordinary wines – all unmissable. 2009 Tinto da Anfora, Alentejo, Portugal (£8.49, Waitrose). This is one of the most professional red table wines in Portugal and the price is very keen indeed for this level of skill. With lovely hedgerow fruit .. more
Five exceptional globe-trotters this week from outstanding estates.
A superb range of global wines this week. All made by expert winemakers. 2011 The Society’s Saar Riesling, Germany (£8.95, The Wine Society tel. 01438 741177). An effortlessly classy wine made by the exemplary team at von Kesselstatt, this beautiful, expressive wine is grapey, smooth .. more
5 more exceptional wines including The Gum PG, a St Hallett own-label and a Greek sweetie!
An eclectic collection of fascinating new releases this week all featuring epic flavours. 2010 Taste the Difference Barossa Shiraz, South Australia (£9.49, Sainsbury’s). Made by the great Toby Barlow at St Hallett this impressive shiraz has a few cunning, secret ingredients. Alongside the principal grape .. more
5 Stunners for Valentine’s Day including an incredible Billecart-Salmon offer
Some superb, romantic wines and a few to match to this week’s Weekend Magazine chocolate recipes, too, with a full list of stockists for the Billecart-Salmon offer! 2011 Brown Brothers, Moscato Rosa, Victoria, Australia (£6.89, Waitrose). This brilliant family firm makes a vast array of .. more
5 Exceptional New Wines from Tuscany, Clare Valley, Portugal, France & Margaret River
Five extremely classy wines, covering every flavour imaginable, with some nods to complement this week’s collection of Weekend Magazine soup recipes. 2011 Morellino di Scansano, Ventoso, Tuscany, Italy (£10.50, Oddbins). The bright-as-a-button, refreshing, red cherry fruit in this youthful red wine is sensational. The levity of .. more
Five superb and affordable Burgundies – indulge yourselves!
January is ‘Burgundy month’ in the wine business and it’s my favourite wine region in the world. 2010 Mâcon-Charnay, Le Clos Saint-Pierre, Verget, Burgundy, France (£14.00, Oddbins). I love this ripe, juicy chardonnay and its intensity of flavour and heavenly aroma are redolent of a much .. more
Six Stunning Whiskies for Burns Night
For Burns Night this year I have trawled through my whisky tasting notes and picked out six incredible creations for your delectation. I have to admit that I am principally a wine chap and not a whisky expert and so my approach to whisky is .. more
6 Lower Alcohol Reds (uncut copy) including a stunning Teroldego, a Riserva Chianti Rufina and an Anjou Rouge
Last week I featured a clutch of ‘lower alcohol’ white wines. Some of these were made using clever winemaking techniques which reduce the alcohol such that you can ‘dial down’ the level to whatever you wish. The target for most companies is the magical 5.5% .. more
