Wednesday Wines

Every Wednesday I select a few great wines that I think offer particular value for money and also a huge amount of joy on both the nose and palate for you to savour. These wines are designed to lift your mood during these uncertain times. This initiative allows me to run wild outside of the formats of my weekly national columns. All of the merchants featured in Wednesday Wines are able to deliver to your doorstep, so you should be able to order easily and receive the wines without too much delay.

Wednesday Wines – Episode 153 – An unmissable, rosé-drenched mixed bag!

First four delicious 2022 Rosés 2022 Mirabeau, Classic Rosé, Côtes de Provence, France (£12.99, Waitrose). I tasted a trio of Mirabeau’s newly released 2022s over the weekend (they should be on the shelves very soon), and they are all worthy of comment. It is interesting to note that after I tasted the wines, some neighbours popped around,…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 152 – An idyllic pair from Domaine de l’Ile

I was thrilled to be invited to Chanel HQ in Bond Street last week to taste the new releases from their idyllic property on the Île de Porquerolles, off the south coast of Hyères, a couple of kilometres southeast of Toulon, in the gorgeous Mediterranean Sea. Winemaker Pierre Etcheberry was on hand to add some details to proceedings in what was…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 151 – A Grand Launch for Black Chalk

What a busy week, with launches left, right, and centre.  Today, I have brought you four wines from the tremendous Black Chalk Winery in Hampshire.  I am told that perhaps four more wines will come from the 2020 harvest, including a pair of Blanc de Blancs, a Blanc de Noirs, and even a single vineyard creation, so Jacob and Zoë were undoubtedly busy…

Wednesday Wines – Episode 150 – Three extraordinary Aussie wines

I recently returned from a whirlwind five-day trip Down Under, where I tasted a couple of important preview portfolios, conducted my annual The Great Australian Red competition with Tyson Stelzer, and attended a magnificent 60-year celebration of Henschke’s Hill of Grace.  I will elaborate on these extraordinary events in due course, but today I…