Author Christine Austin

Finest Breede River Sauvignon Blanc 2018, South Africa, 12.5%, Tesco down from £7.50 to £6 until 9 September Fresh, bright and gooseberry-fresh, perfect as an aperitif, or team it with grilled sea...

‘I really only drink rosé wine,’ said the big burly builder who has been working in in my loft for the last two weeks.  I was surprised, since he looked more like a Malbec-man, but I was delighted too,...

Sir Irsai 2018, Etyek, Hungary, Haraszthy, 11.5%, Lidl, £6.49 Dry, light and fragrant with a touch of spice.  Perfect with fish cakes.  A new wine at Lidl and only while stocks last. Jim Barry...

The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand, 13%, Tesco, down from £9.50 to £7.50 until 19 August A fresh tasting, thirst quenching,gooseberry and citrus-charged wine that is perfect as an...

Gérard Bertrand was straight off the plane from London when I met him at Château l‘Hospitalet in the south of France a couple of weeks ago.  He had just received one of the ultimate accolades in the wine...

La Fortezza Vermentino 2017, Sicily, Italy, 12%, Marks and Spencer, down from £7 to £6 until 26 August Terrific quality and value from Sicily where Vermentino grapes develop herb-scented, crisp Granny...

Everyone knows that bears like honey, so what do you do if you are in bear country and you decide to keep beehives? ‘It is really quite simple’, said Taylor Whelan, winemaker at Cedar Creek in the...

Plaimont Côtes de Gascogne 2018, France, 11.5%, Sainsbury down from £8 to £6.25 until 13 August Crisp and refreshing with notes of pink grapefruit and lemon. Ideal as an aperitif, or with...

There is always some point in a summer holiday when you need to get off your sunbed and go and look at something.  It might be no more spectacular than the wine shelves of the local supermarket, but if you...

Jackson Stich Sauvignon Blanc 2018,Marlborough, New Zealand, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £12.99 to £9.99 until 13 August A good step up from many Kiwi Sauvignons, this is packed with punchy gooseberry...