There were some very serious and well-made wines here – quite a change from the mass-market retailers. None of the wines is cheap and a few are overpriced, but they are generally satisfying....

While their bigger and more downmarket rivals offer increasingly cut-throat deals on wine (three bottles for £10 or even £9) to lure customers into their stores to buy food etc, Waitrose has...

It seems only a moment ago that Tesco, Britain’s dominant supermarket, were moving firmly upmarket with a dramatically increased finer wine range (see Tesco – speccing up a bit? ). And it...

The following selection of notes are the highlights of the Christmas list of the Wine Society, the British institution that is a mail order wine retailer owned by its members. It’s a condensed...

First an apology to the many visitors here who do not live in the UK and are therefore not within reach of a branch of our most famous retailer (especially of underwear - hence the image, not...

In the current financial turmoil, life is, most unfortunately, likely to become increasingly tough for the noble army of independent wine merchants. The supermarkets will attract those shoppers...

Friday just past saw a bitter confrontation between some of the principal protagonists in the Brunellogate affair in a Face to Face Debate held in Siena. The ones responsible for the scandal are...

From £6.75 and $11.75. Find this wine Cinsault is a southern French grape that deserves much more airtime, so congratulations to Berry Bros for showcasing this extremely comely example...

See related thread in Members' forum   In this collection of 77 wines offered this autumn by Sainsbury’s, one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains locked in mortal combat with the...

Britain ’s Co-op stores may not be the most glamorous supermarkets in the land but they are the most active in giving their customers maximum information, and that includes ingredient...

In a nutshell: Some fine value, under-appreciated by the French. Main grapes: practically anything but especially the international varieties. Vin de Pays means 'country...

In a nutshell: Mostly bordeaux-like, plus some Basque influence. Main grapes: Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Tannat, Negrette, Fer (red); Sauvignon,...

In a nutshell: A tradition of rich dessert wines evolving into some distinctive and concentrated dry reds and whites. Main grapes: Grenache (red); Muscat, Grenache Blanc (white)....

In a nutshell : France's New World wine region, with some improving appellations too. Main grapes : Carignan, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut (red); Maccabéo, Grenache...

France’s Mediterranean island is traditionally hitched to Provence's wagon in wine books, and they share some vine varieties just as they once shared rulers. Only a small proportion of the...