Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 2, 2019 Drink, Wine Taste the Difference Limoux Chardonnay 2017, Languedoc, France, 13.5%, Sainsbury down from £10 to £7 until 5 February Ripe peach fruit with creamy oaky tones make this a good wine to pair with roast...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 26, 2019 Drink, Wine Louis Jadot Mâcon Villages 2017, Burgundy, France, 12.5%, Morrisons down from £6 half-bottle to 2 half-bottles for £9 until 5 February With ripe pear fruit and nutty, toasty oat complexity, this half...
A Toast to Herbs – the No-Alcohol Approach to Drinking Christine Austin January 25, 2019 Drink, Wine There is a 250-litre capacity still - somewhere in North Yorkshire - known by the magnificent name of Ebenezer. ‘My great grandfather was Ebenezer Bax, and he was a Baptist lay preacher,’ said Chis Bax,...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 12, 2019 Drink, Wine Torres Natureo Muscat, Spain, 0.5% alcohol, Morrisons, down from £5.50 to two bottles for £10 until 5 February Proper wine, spun round so fast that the alcohol separates like cream off the milk. Only 0.5%...
Wines World – Around the World with a Glass in Hand Christine Austin January 10, 2019 Drink, Wine As the festive empties clang into the recycling bin, I am reminded of the happy occasions they accompanied, with friends and family gathered around the table. Some of the bottles we opened this year came not...
Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 5, 2019 Drink, Wine Burra Brook Chardonnay 2017, South Australia, 12.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £7 to £6 until 28 January Fresh-tasting peach-edged, creamy pineapple fruit with the tiniest whiff of oak adding elegance...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 29, 2018 Drink, Wine Chablis 2016, France, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £13.99 to £11.99 until 1 January Crisp, lemon and lime filled flavours, backed by crunchy pebble notes. Team with New Year’s day lunch. Cono Sur...
Fill in the Blancs – The Fiendish Wine Quiz Christine Austin December 29, 2018 Drink, General, Wine Welcome to the Fiendish Wine Quiz, specially designed to keep your brain cells sharp in this season of endless fun and excess food. As always it will be well worth testing your wine knowledge and research...
Fizz for Christmas – the Best Buys Christine Austin December 22, 2018 Drink, Wine Fizz is essential for Christmas. Whether you pop the cork at breakfast-time, when the wrappings come off the presents or wait until evening when all the visitors have gone, there is nothing like a glass of...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 22, 2018 Drink, Wine Taste the Difference Albariño 2017, Rías Baixas, Spain, 13.5%, Sainsbury down from £8.50 to £7.50 until 1 January Floral aromas with peach, tangerine and apricot flavours backed by crisp acidity. Good...