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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Fritsch Roter Veltliner 2024 Wagram
A rare Austrian variety revived and worthy of a place at the table. From €13.15, £20.10, $24.19. It was pouring rain, cold water dripping from the sides of the tents...
Tara Q Thomas
Friday 5 December 2025
• 4 min read
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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...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
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A smashable rosé, completed by a story of positive change, that retails from €16.99, £22.50, and its fine-dining cru classé...
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A thrilling coastal white inspired by the Hindu concept of Brahman. From €13, $14.95, £24. Ivan Giuliani, winemaker and co-owner...
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A no-added-sulphites Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc raised to the power of tea. From $18.99, £22.99. Did you know that dandelions represent...
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A terrific red wine from an under-the-radar region and a little-known grape. Above, bunches of Nero Buono framed by the...
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Beaujolais at its best – affordable, crushable and responsibly grown and made. From €14.90, $18.95, £18.99. It rather fascinated me...
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The first bottle emptied is always the tastiest. This vibrant white, discovered at an MW seminar, is a case in...
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An exceptional sweet wine made especially irresistible at the price. From £21.76, €27.60 and $264 a case of six bottles...
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One of wine's most faithful friends, from the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel. From €12, £15, $26 depending on...
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A distinctive white burgundy not made from Chardonnay. Priced from £27 and $36. Pictured above, the Clos des Perrières la...
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A lightly sparkling, super-flexible pale red from the vineyard pictured above in the mountains of mainland Greece and available for...
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A reassuringly firm and generous red from a legendary Loire producer at a stellar price. Above, Matthieu and Bernard Baudry...
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A producer whose every release is a tête de cuvée – and yet an incredible buy at prices as low...
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A perfect choice for those who don't, or can't, drink white wine. From £10.95, €15.85, $21.
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A lively Lambrusco for purposeful pleasure seekers, f rom €8.85, $13.95, £19.95
Alberto Paltrinieri (below) was one of the few...
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Or Fontanel’s Rancio Sec – two perfect wines for the festive season, one sweet, one dry, both revelations, and incredibly...
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A wine worthy of gifting and holiday drinking, starting at $24.99 or £23.10 per half-bottle. It’s the season for gifts...
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