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Tesco autumn 2025
Tesco may not be a source of sublime wine but it’s packed with bargains, some of them non-mainstream. Jancis writes The Tesco buying team has been covered with glory in...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 21 November 2025
• 10 min read
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Jancis's diary – October 2025
Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above (unthinkable in London). I write this just before taking off...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 3 November 2025
• 1 min read
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The Co-op, Aldi and Lidl compared
Andy Howard MW
Monday 3 November 2025
• 3 min read
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From tomorrow until Friday 8 September, UK retailer Waitrose, the one who kills us tasters with kindness via the number...
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Scottish wine merchant WoodWinters is extending its reach south of the border. Founded in 2005 by Douglas Wood, WoodWinters has...
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Andy Howard MW continues his series on the major UK retailers. See also his performance reviews of Aldi and Lidl...
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As promised in our Members' forum, here is Andy Howard MW's review of a recent media tasting chez Waitrose, where...
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Retail specialist Andy Howard MW continues his series assessing the UK's major wine retailers. See his reports on Morrisons, Aldi...
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Andy Howard MW continues his series of tasting reports on the spring offerings from the UK's major supermarkets. See also...
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From its humble beginnings in a railway arch in Windsor, Laithwaite’s has grown to be a massive operation with tentacles...
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Today iconic if far-from-untroubled British retailer Marks and Spencer launch quite an exciting initiative, selling a raft of 2014 red...
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13 April To help those in the UK intending to buy wine in quantity for this long Easter weekend, we're...
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Andy Howard MW continues his review of the UK retail scene with a look at the wines offered by the...
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It’s 10 years since Jancis wrote about Britain’s biggest independent making inroads in the US. Then, as now, it seems...
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As most UK supermarkets continue to scrap for market share by focusing on reduced prices and no-frills retailing, Waitrose seems...
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Andy Howard MW continues his series on UK retailers, turning his attention to the the unconventional business mix of Majestic...
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Andrew Howard MW continues his audits of major UK retailers' wine ranges. It has been a topsy-turvy ride for Marks...
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As with the recent Tesco tasting, the range of wines at its great UK supermarket rival Sainsbury's is mostly own-label...
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Andy Howard MW assesses the wines of the two most prominent 'discounters' among the UK supermarkets and their increasing share...
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