Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The following 35 wines...

Believe it or not, the wine range at the decidedly downmarket ASDA supermarket chain, now owned by Walmart, has been revitalised by a Francophile Master of Wine. Philippa Carr MW admits that she...

The following tasting notes are compiled from several different tastings held in London in September and October by various importers and merchants. They are organised by style, then...

Below are notes on some top-quality wines that are actually ready to drink, and available to British wine lovers by the single bottle – admittedly provided another 11 are bought....

Every year, Spanish wine writer José Peñîn and his team taste more than 8,000 wines to produce their annual wine guide, the Guia Peñín . For the second year running, I went to Madrid to...

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...

Those who watched the video interview with the new owner of Oddbins will know that a new broom has been swept very firmly though the wine range here - especially the French range.   This...

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...

Yesterday I published my tasting notes on the fizz, whites and pinks shown recently by independent UK retailers Lea & Sandeman. Today it’s the turn of the reds, another largely inspiring...

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...

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

List of maps by country France Burgundy Côte d’Or: The Quality Factor Beaune town plan Côte de Beaune: Santenay Côte de Beaune: Meursault Côte de Beaune:...

blanco , white. bodega, wine cellar or winery. clarete , uniquely Spanish light red that is somewhere between pink and full tinto. Crianza , the most basic level...

In a nutshell : Land of American oak, increasing ambition, sherry, and low-yielding bush vines. Main grapes : Tempranillo, Garnacha (Grenache) (reds); Airén, Viura (Maccabéo),...

Rioja in north-east Spain was for long Spain's only high-profile wine region, but in the 1980s it lost many friends by overpricing and under-performing (a pattern which shows signs of recurring...