Asda - wine range improving
30 Jun 2008 by Melanie Jones
Having been less than positive about the Extra Special range at Asda, when reporting here on how excellent Sainsbury’s Taste the difference is, I sloped along to their press tasting, not expecting much. The venue, the roof pavilion of the Royal Festival Hall, was excellent – central, cool, silent apart from witty asides from wine writers, and with views of its clean-lined and peaceful roof garden on one side and the Thames on the other. When assessing the wines I found myself comparing them with Asda food. Grocery shopping at Asda is, firstly, cheap, but also quite exciting. For about a year I was forced...

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