Wines of the week
Every Friday we recommend an exceptionally good, widely available wine recommended by our staff and regional correspondents. Free for all.
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Botanica, a pair of Stellenbosch wines
Two wines to conjure up spring. Flower Girl Albariño 2025 from €20.95, $25.65, £23.95 and Big Flower Cabernet Franc 2024 from €17.50, $22.45 and £24.99. I’m not sure there are...
Tamlyn Currin
Friday 27 February 2026
• 1 min read
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Pikes, Traditionale Riesling, Clare Valley
The professionals’ pick for rock-solid Riesling at a reasonable price. From $14.99, £13. At a gathering for emerging leaders on Wines of Western Australia’s Cultivate Leadership programme, the emergees were...
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 20 February 2026
• 1 min read
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An intriguing rarity from the north-west of Italy that remains something of an insider secret.
From €14, £15.67, 16 Swiss...
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A great-value southern-hemisphere alternative to Côte Rôtie, made by Tim Lovett, above.
From AU$22.99, $22, £19.49
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A complex, sophisticated Greek red from a rare local variety.
From €17.40, $24.99, £26, 316 Norwegian kroner, AU$60
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The perfect port, whether the weather is tropical or freezing.
From $21, €36.16, £35, CA$58.95, NZ$69.99, 349 Danish kroner, HK$480...
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It's the time of year when it's worth pushing the wine-of-the-week boat out. Although, by Burgundy standards, this wine is...
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An elegant Oregon Pinot with a back story and a future.
From $34.98, £35.68
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Fine examples of the Veneto's routinely ignored refreshing ruby of a wine.
From €9.10, CA$21, $16.99, £17.95, AU$37.99
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Calling all red-burgundy fans…
From €14.70, £18.28, 179 Swedish kronor, 249.90 Norwegian kroner, $25, 300 Danish kroner
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Precocious purity in a young German Riesling.
From 329 Swedish kronor, €32, £28, 32.40 Swiss francs, 359.90 Norwegian kroner, 5,140...
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Continuing with last week's theme of highly unusual wines, this wine of the week is a no-added-sulphite crémant from Luxembourg...
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A highly unusual, thoroughly satisfying wine made at the Purcari winery above and designed to raise money for the Ukrainian...
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The perfect cheeseburger wine, and multiple other reasons to relish this classic California Zinfandel.
From $14.99, CA$31, £32, HK$295, SG$73...
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A great-value, delicious and widely available red from the south of France.
From €8.30, 175 rand, £9.99, 129 Swedish kronor...
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Dom Tempier DNA defines this wine from Terrasses du Larzac in north-eastern Languedoc. See also Tam's collection of 82 Languedoc...
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An exciting new force in Rioja Alavesa.
From €8.60, £11.50, 15 Swiss francs
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It’s always reassuring to...
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A truly fine organic Verdicchio that successfully walks a natural tightrope.
From €14.50, $19.99 (2020), £22
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