It is fair to say the majority of wine-trade writers and bloggers, attending the twice-yearly UK supermarket wine press tastings, look forward to the Waitrose offering. Quality levels are generally good; one can expect to see benchmark examples of their...
Waitrose – fortified excellence
Tuesday 13 June 2017
As promised in our Members' forum, here is Andy Howard MW's review of a recent media tasting chez Waitrose, where their 25% discount on all purchases of three bottles or more continues until 23.59 UK time today. See also his latest views on the current offerings from Aldi and Lidl, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons.
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