5 Seriously High Quality wines from Spain, Argentina, Australia and Italy
Seriously high quality wines with pinpoint accurate flavours. 2009 Marqués de Monistrol, Brut Cava, Penedès, Spain (£10.98, Asda). With the incessant duty hikes it is increasingly harder to find top quality sparkling wine around the tenner mark. This newly released vintage Cava is a very .. 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
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
2011 Gavi di Gavi, La Monetta, Piemonte, Italy
2011 Gavi di Gavi, La Monetta, Piemonte, Italy (£9.99, reduced to £7.99, until 9 October, Waitrose). Here’s a lovely white wine that works perfectly well at a tenner, but really is worth a detour at £7.99. Gavi di Gavi is a style of wine that .. more
Five delicious wines this week from South Africa, France, Italy and also the Great ‘Red Bucket’ from Longview in Adelaide!
A heavenly food theme this week – International Burger Recipes! - so here are some suitably stunning wines to match them. If you are not making burgers then you will find that this stunning collection will cover all of the other food groups, too!! 2011 First Cape, .. more
5 Brand New Delicious Wines for Mother’s Day
Here are five particularly delicious wines with which to celebrate and spoil your mother on Mother’s Day. 2011 Moscato d’Asti, Nivole, Chiarlo, Piemonte, Italy (£6.99, half bottle, Booths Supermarkets). At only 5% alcohol, this feather-weight, sparkling sweet wine is the cutest and most innocent wine .. more
5 New Medium-Weight Wintry Wines
As you ease yourself into winter I have chosen five slightly more structured wines to fit the season. Next week five even bigger flavours. 2007 Torre del Falco, Nero di Troia, Puglia, Italy (£7.99, reduced to £4.99 until 6 December, Waitrose). A brilliant, bargain priced .. more
MoneyWeek, 2 September 2011 – 2008 Barbera d’Alba, Bruno Rocca, Piemonte, Italy
2008 Barbera d’Alba, Bruno Rocca, Piemonte, Italy (£28.99, Selfridges tel. 0800 123400, The Vineking tel. 01932 853 466, Liberty Wines tel. 020 7720 5350). According to an American website, Fall (Autumn, as we know it) starts on the 23rd of this month. It’s apparently an .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 6 August 2011 – 5 Italian Superb Value Wines
I have five wonderfully evocative Italian wines this week from some of the most illustrious estates in the country. 2010 Moncaro, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Marche (£4.99, Waitrose). Gosh, I have been a fan of this wine for over a decade and the .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 5 February 2011 – 6 Great Sweet Wines
There is something tangible missing from your diet. It is the closure, the full stop, the chequered flag and the mark of a truly generous and well-seasoned host – your missing link is a stunning sweet wine. We are used to pouring well-chosen whites and .. more
