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Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2018, France, 11.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £7 to £6 until 2 March Bright, crisp and breezy with a citrus twist and a minerally finish.  Team this with fish. Cave...

The Nottingham is a noble successor to those famed Victorian pie shops, where the workers would get their daily sustenance with a pint or so of their choosing, and the conviviality seems to have seeped down the generations.

What do you serve when your guests arrive?  A glass of fizz is a favourite, but a cocktail is fun and will get everyone in the party mood a lot quicker.  The main problem with cocktails is that it is...

It seems that more of us are heading to the ‘discounters’ as Aldi and Lidl supermarkets are known. Apparently they acquired another 1.6 million shoppers in the last three months, pushing their joint share...

At first it was ‘dry January’, which I don’t really mind.  After the excesses of the festive season everyone’s liver needs a period of rest and recuperation.  And the fact that my family has several...

‘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,...

The Best Trentino Pinot Grigio 2018, Italy, 12.5%, Morrisons, down from £6.75 to £6 until 16 July Proper Pinot Grigio, grown in the cool-climate, mountainous Trentino region, this has pears, crisp apples...

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...

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...

Extra Special Barossa Chardonnay 2017, Australia, Asda £5.98 Not on offer but a great value, easy-drinking Chardonnay with ripe, aromatic melon and pear fruit.  Good on its own or with creamy pasta and...