Valley Bears Fruit – Exploring Okanagan Christine Austin August 11, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys This Weekend Christine Austin August 4, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Drink in the Silence – Wine in the Aisles Christine Austin August 4, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys for this Weekend Christine Austin July 28, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys for this Weekend Christine Austin July 20, 2019 Drink, Wine The Doctor's Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Marlborough, New Zealand, 9.5%, Booths down from £10 to £9 until 30 July Naturally lower alcohol wine with all the zippy, fresh herbaceous taste of a full-strength one,...
Not so Sweet – New-Look German Wines Christine Austin July 13, 2019 Drink, Wine Last week I came across a delicious range of wines with fabulous flavours and personality. They had a sense of place and they were made by a new generation of skilled winemakers who had travelled the globe...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin July 13, 2019 Drink, Wine The Best Rueda, 2018, Spain, 12.5%, Morrisons down from £7.75 to £6.50 until 16 July Crisp and zesty like a Sauvignon Blanc, with melon fruit and fennel notes mid-palate. Try as an aperitif or with...
Eyes on the Prize – A Quiz Winner’s Trip to Burgundy Christine Austin July 6, 2019 Drink, Wine ‘The whole trip was a truly unique experience, everyone was really welcoming and I learnt so much about the wines of Chablis and Burgundy.’ This was Susan Doyle’s reaction to her trip to William...
Off the Shelf- Best Wine Buys This Weekend Christine Austin July 6, 2019 Drink, Wine Vinus by Paul Mas Clairette 2018, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 12.5%, Morrisons down from £8.25 to £6.50 until 16 July A fresh-tasting, floral-edged, apple and citrus style of wine. Good as an...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin June 29, 2019 Drink, Wine Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2018, France, 11.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £7 to £6 until 29 July Crisp, crunchy citrus and gooseberry flavours from France. Team with summer salads. Château...