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La Despensa winery and mini hotel in Colchagua
Wines of the week La Despensa Sangiovese, Colchagua

Tuscany’s signature grape and Chile make an unusual, but winning, combination. From £19.95, $30. Matt Ridgway left his home in Dorset in 2003 for South America. As he puts it...

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Chester Osborn
Wines of the week There’s nothing commercial about this old-vine, organically farmed Cabernet from a family-run winery except perhaps its price. From £15, $19.99...
Monemvasia voltes by Ernests Vaga
Wines of the week A red and a white introduction to a magical place at near-magical prices. From €7.85, $11.94, £14.95 and €7.85, $10.99...
Casals on the rocks
Wines of the week This week, not a wine but an irresistible, sweet, aromatised and fortified wine: a vermouth. From €12.50, $16.99, £17.04. Vermouths...
Károly Barta among the younger vines of the Öreg-Király vineyard
Wines of the week An ‘eminently drinkable and engagingly serious’ white wine from a storied Hungarian vineyard at an excellent price. Above, Károly Barta...
Hilly vineyards of Crozes-Hermitage in autumn
Wines of the week A half-price Hermitage, available from €19.50, $27.99, £28.70. For this, my 99th wine of the week, I am returning to...
Ezequiel García and María Larrea
Wines of the week A throwback to the days of great, ageworthy white Riojas at great prices. From €20.47, $24.99, £28. Above, its creators...
Lustau bottle and glass next to a bowl of pad thai
Wines of the week A perfect party wine starting at $9.99, £12.09, €7.90. The guy stepped out of the door onto the patio, a...
Corbières fires taken by Louise Hurren
Wines of the week The very last vintages from a very special estate destroyed by wildfire last month. From $10.99, €13, £23. ‘The Clos...
Hugo Mendes
Wines of the week Hugo Mendes makes excellent reds but today’s star is a distinctive and accomplished Portuguese white – gold, to be more...
Yves Leccia's vineyards in Corsica
Wines of the week Two Corsican beauties from one of the island's legendary producers. From €21, £24.96, $42 for the white wine and €17.10...
Bottle of Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel in a Waitrose supermarket
Wines of the week A wine for all reasons, from $15.99, £14.95, €19.95. This wine is for those who love old vines; those who...
Stamatis Mylonas, Savatiano master, in his barrel cellar
Wines of the week A revitalising summer essential at picnic-friendly prices. Above, Savatiano master Stamatis Mylonas. From $12.94, £15. ‘Retsina – what’s that?’ It...
Château de Pez
Wines of the week Everything you want in bordeaux – including age – for a good price. From $28.95, €25.25, £28.99. Last week, mere...
Bernhard Ott vineyard June 2025
Wines of the week A steal of an organic dry white from an Austrian maestro. From €12.50, $18.95, £15.95. Pictured above, one of Bernhard...
6 sparkling teas
Wines of the week For only the third time ever, our tasters select a NoLo drink of the week. From £17, $35.99. These spectacularly...
Anne Gros and Jean-Paul Tollot overlooking their Minervois vines
Wines of the week A Burgundian approach to a Languedoc variety, with excellent results. From €13.25, £17.67, $29.99. ‘Where is Brian?’ ‘Brian is in...
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