When I had notification yesterday of a special parcel of fine German wines at Majestic, I so much wanted to be the bearer of good news for Purple Pagers, particularly as I have not been a great...

Not much left in the purse? British supermarket Asda's recent press tasting showed how determined they are to keep prices low - 'that's Asda price', as the slogan goes. There is a new...

This concludes this week's collection of reviews of retailers' ranges - though, believe it or not, there are at least two more to come (Asda and the Real Wine Company!). See also our  guide...

The fifth tasting article in this week's retailer collection  is a small one from Wine Rack, another group of specialist wine shops in the UK which, like its old rival Oddbins, has...

The third tasting article in this week's retailer collection comprises notes on many of the wines Marks & Spencer chose to show off to wine media six weeks ago. See our  guide to who's...

Here's a guide to those articles we have published or plan to publish on some of the more interesting wines offered by specific UK retailers or merchants. We're planning a blitz on them this week...

We kick off a week devoted to collections of tasting notes from UK retailers with one of the best-known names, even if no longer one of the most powerful forces in wine retailing. See our guide...

Richard and I made our way round the wines Majestic chose to show wine scribes a month or so ago and present almost 130 tasting notes below, hoping those of you based in the UK may find them...

28 Nov - Please note that Tesco are reprising their 25% off 6+ bottles of wine offer so there are many bargains to be had if you study my picks in  Tesco shows off its finest . The...

Tesco pulled out all the stops at their recent presentation of wines to the UK wine media. There were very few basic bottles, apart from some of their 'Simply' range, to be seen. Laura Jewell MW...

Richard, who occasionally writes for Sainsbury’s magazine, well and truly proves his independence below by putting the boot into many of that UK supermarket's cheaper wines. I cruelly...

What happens when an irresistible force meets an unmovable object? British wine drinkers may be about to find out. The unmovable object is the five pound price barrier. This was the...

As outlined in 25% off all Waitrose (and Tesco) wines , this weekend is prime bargain hunting time for wine lovers in England and Wales. Waitrose's special promotion ends at midnight on Tuesday...

1 Nov later  - I'm told that M&S are now offering 25% off any two half-cases bought online, with free delivery, until 4 November.. 1 Nov - And now Tesco are doing it too.  Also...

30 October: Waitrose is offering 25% off all wines for one week only, from tomorrow Wednesday 31 October to 6 November. Worth taking another look at these tasting notes... I wondered...