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
Richard Hemming MW
Friday 20 February 2026
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The ultimate Fino? Richard reveals what's in his fridge door. From $8.99, €9.90, £15.99, 318 Mexican pesos, 159 Swedish krona...
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An unpretentious start to 2019. From 11.80 Swiss francs, 280 Czech koruna, $14 (by the case only), 139 Swedish krona...
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Another exceptional, burgundy-beating New Zealand Chardonnay.
From £21.95, AU$28.50, $30.73, NZ$33, 25.85 Swiss francs, €27.50, HK$208, CA$40, SG$48, 2,294 Russian...
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Julia recommends an exemplary dry German Riesling.
From €12.90, £15.80, $19.99, CA$30.70, AU$62
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From £10.90 (Gibraltar), US$13, £11.95, €13.53, CA$24.99, 2,100 yen, AU$42, NZ$69 Find this wine Almost everybody I know outside the...
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From €10.90, 12.80 Swiss francs, $17.25, £16.95 Find the Cuvée Classique Find the Vieilles Vignes Of the 972 Rhône wines...
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A tonic for those winter blues.
From 170 rand, €16.69, £16.69, CA$28.40, $23.25, NZ$46.99
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A great-value red bordeaux for current drinking. From €6.95, $13.29, £11.50, CA$20.75, 144 Swedish krone Find this wine I tasted...
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Julia tracks down a heart-winning, intense dry white from the Sicilian island of Lipari. From €13, $22, £18.50, 3,300 yen...
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Red Crozes can be really, really good.
From £17 (six-bottle minimum order), 28 Swiss francs, €29.38, 319.90 Norwegian krone, $41.98...
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Tam unearths a versatile and refreshing red from a little-known outpost of the greater Loire region. From €9.35, £10.95, $14...
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Two highly recommended and surprising whites from New Zealand. Riesling: from £11.95, NZ$18.90, SG$18.95, $14.99, CA$22, €20.95 Sauvignon Blanc: from...
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Julia discovers a delicious and – currently – affordable wine from the Thienpont family responsible for Pomerol’s Le Pin and...
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A South African bargain that is certified organic but is effectively biodynamic too. From 120 rand, £10.49, €13.50, 198 Swedish...
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From €14.50, £16.60 (per bottle if you buy a case of 6), $29.99 Find this wine As I mentioned in...
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From 129 South African rand, €10.20, £10.90, $18.79, SG$31.50, 126.60 Danish krone Find the 2017 Some things in life are...
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