Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 9, 2019 Drink, Wine Tilimuqui Organic Fairtrade Torrontés 2018, Argentina, 13%, Waitrose, down from £9.49 to £7.59 until 19 March A light, spice-edged wine from high altitude vineyards in Argentina. Team this with any...
Rack up the Reds – the Best Wines under a Tenner Christine Austin March 2, 2019 Drink, General, Wine As the garden starts to spring into action it is tempting to think that winter may be over. Even so, with warming food still on the menu and the occasional need to drown out the politics of the day this...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin March 2, 2019 Drink, Wine Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Marlborough, New Zealand, 13%, Co-op down from £10 to £7 until 12 March Packed with fresh-tasting gooseberry citrus flavours. Springtime in a glass. Bohoek...
Not just Icewine – Canada Plus Plus Christine Austin February 25, 2019 Drink, Wine Canada? They make sweet wines don’t they? Yes they do, but these mainly come from the Niagara Peninsular in Ontario where grapes stay on the vines until they are frozen solid and are picked in the dead...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 23, 2019 Drink, Wine Springfield Estate Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Robertson, South Africa, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £12.49 to £9.99 until 19 March. One of South Africa’s best Sauvignons – all cut grass,...
Elgin Marvels – World Class Chardonnays Christine Austin February 16, 2019 Drink, Wine If there is one challenge in winemaking it is persuading consumers that your wine, however nice it is, stands up to comparison against the wines of the world. There is always the thought that, somehow, those...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 16, 2019 Drink, Wine Workshop Bench Blend Pinot Grigio 2017, Australia, 13%, Morrisons down from £5.75 to 2 bottles for £10 until 5 March Easy-drinking Pinot Grigio with just a splash of Riesling to add freshness. Enjoy...
Dried and Tested – The Story of Amarone Christine Austin February 9, 2019 Drink, Wine ‘We check the grapes every day – they are like babies’, said Andrea dal Cin, director of winemaking at Masi, Valpolicella producer in northeast Italy. Andrea dal Cin, director of winemaking at...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 9, 2019 Drink, Wine Mâcon Villages 2017, Burgundy, France, 12.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £10 to £7 until 4 March A classic white Burgundy with crisp apple and melon notes and just a hint of cream on the finish. ...
Widen your Tasting Horizons with New Grapes and New Regions Christine Austin February 2, 2019 Drink, Wine Dry January is at an end and while this brings all the usual signs of spring, such as snowdrops and daffodils, the great benefit is that people stop banging on about how little they have drunk during...