5 Spectacular Wines with a full list of stockists
A stunning line up of spectacular wines. 2012 Brancott Estate, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand (£9.29, reduced to 2 for £10, until 23 April, Tesco). Montana is dead long live Brancott and the facelift and name change is reflected in the brilliance of this lime-bomb .. more
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
2010 Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir, Martinborough, New Zealand
2010 Ata Rangi, Pinot Noir, Martinborough, New Zealand (approx. £42.99, Carruthers & Kent tel. 0191 213 1818, Halifax Wine Co. tel. 01422 256333, Divine Fine Wines tel. 0121 745 6999, Hedonism tel. 020 7290 7870, Philglas & Swiggot tel. 020 7924 4494, North & South .. more
Six Fantastic Wines for a Classic Christmas Dinner
Aperitif white 2011 Lugana, Lombardia/Veneto, Italy (£7.98, reduced to £6.98, until 3 January, Asda). It is crucial when choosing a Christmas aperitif white to ensure that all palates will love it. This means that oaky whites or those with high acidity are out. What you .. more
My Christmas 2012 Books, Gifts and Wine Column
My Christmas 2012 Books, Gifts and Wine Column Two Books Wine Grapes by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz; Published by Allen Lane (£120.00, reduced to £76.80 amazon.co.uk; £78.00, waterstones.com). This is an insanely grand piece of vinous publishing and it could only have .. more
5 Staggeringly Good Wines including a £9.99 Central Otago Pinot Noir!
Five classy, elegant wines with silky flavours and serious quality to complement the Scandinavian recipes this week. 2012 De Wetshof, Bon Vallon Chardonnay, Robertson, South Africa (£9.95, www.winehound.co.uk). One of South Africa’s finest unoaked chardonnays, Bon Vallon is a sleek, effortlessly classy wine with crystalline .. more
2010 Ballochdale, Pinot Noir, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
2010 Ballochdale, Pinot Noir, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand (£17.50, Amps Fine Wines, tel. 01832 273502 & www.ampsfinewines.co.uk). Set up ten years ago to grow premium grapes in the beautiful, cool Awatere Valley, Ballochdale Estate supplies luminaries such as Jules Taylor, Villa Maria, Astrolabe and .. more
2009 Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir, Rippon, Lake Wanaka, Central Otago, New Zealand
2009 Rippon Mature Vine Pinot Noir, Rippon, Lake Wanaka, Central Otago, New Zealand (£31.95, reduced to £28.75 by the case, Lea & Sandeman tel. 020 7244 0522). I wrote up the 2003 Rippon Pinot in this column five years ago. It was the first vintage .. more
Five exceptional wines including – The Whippet, Letter Series R, Jim Barry Clare Red & Trillol
Some of these wines have been chosen to complement a few recipes from the ’Unofficial Downton Cookbook’. I have chosen some suitably impressive wines to complement this week’s lofty culinary theme. 2011 Longview, The Whippet Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, South Australia (£13.00, Oddbins). The delicious Moules .. more
Five excellent and indulgent wines including Jules Taylor GV, Tractor Tube Society, von Kesselstatt & St Hallett
Five totally luxurious wines this week for truly spoiling yourselves. 2010 Waitrose Reserve Shiraz, St Hallett, Barossa Valley, South Australia (£9.99, reduced to £7.49, until 11 September, Waitrose). St Hallett has made an amazing raft of 2010 vintage shirazes and Waitrose has secured some for .. more
