Seven Fabulous Christmas Wines
Seven exceptionally classy wines for top quality entertaining with your delicious canapés. 2010 Tesco Finest Stellenbosch Shiraz, South Africa (£7.99, Tesco). Drink this amazing, brand new wine with full-flavoured lamb, beef or game dishes and get ready for an amazing and enlightening marriage. This is .. more
MoneyWeek, 10 June 2011 – 2007 Domaine Gallety, Côtes-du-Vivarais, Southern Rhône, France
2007 Domaine Gallety, Côtes-du-Vivarais, Southern Rhône, France (£15.95, Vine Trail tel. 0117 921 1770 & www.vinetrail.co.uk). This week’s wine came out of nowhere and shocked me so much that it has leap-frogged a load of other worthy candidates straight onto this page. Nick Brookes, from .. more
MoneyWeek, 25 February 2011 – 2009 Côtes-du-Rhône, Domaine de la Janasse, Southern Rhône
2009 Côtes-du-Rhône, Domaine de la Janasse, Southern Rhône, France (£10.50 Great Western Wine of Bath tel. 01225 322 810; £12.95, SWIG of London tel. 08000 272272; £12.50, www.slurp.co.uk). I would wager that you have already heard of the prowess of the 2009 vintage in France. .. more
MoneyWeek, 19 November 2010 – 2009 Château de Ségriès Rosé, Tavel, Southern Rhône, France
2009 Château de Ségriès Rosé, Tavel, Southern Rhône, France (£11.99, until 4 January, Laithwaites Wine, tel. 0845 194 7700 & www.laithwaites.co.uk). I suppose that you’re thinking that I have already been inexplicably affected by the forthcoming ‘silly season’? Not a bit of it, because there .. more
MoneyWeek, 17 September 2010 – 2009 Domaine de Trois Pierres, Costières de Nîmes
2009 Domaine de Trois Pierres, Costières de Nîmes, Southern Rhône, France (£6.69, reduced to £4.99 until 27 September, Waitrose). It’s about time that I found you a cheapie to stock up on for this autumnal period and Trois Pierres is the most atractive red around .. more
MoneyWeek, 12 March 2010 – 2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine la Roquète, Southern Rhône, France
2008 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine la Roquète, Southern Rhône, France (£192.00 in bond per case, Berry Bros and Rudd tel. 0800 2822440 & www.bbr.com). The 2008 Rhône en primeur season in upon us and Berrys hosted a fantastic tasting covering every wine from Condrieu to Vacqueyras, showing .. more
MoneyWeek, 26 February 2010 – 2008 Côtes-du-Rhône, Cuvée Les Trois Soeurs, Domaine Les Grands Bois, Southern Rhône
2008 Côtes-du-Rhône, Cuvée Les Trois Soeurs, Domaine Les Grands Bois, Southern Rhône, France (£7.95, www.fromvineyardsdirect.com). I tasted through a range of the FVD wines, with the team, at their eclectic offices in the City, a few weeks ago and I was very impressed with their .. more
