Small is Bountiful Christine Austin November 10, 2019 Drink, Wine No matter how organised you might be with your weekly shop or delivery there are times when everyone runs out of something. It might be milk, eggs or, worst of all, wine. That’s when you might think off...
Top of the Pops Christine Austin November 3, 2019 Drink, Wine It has been tasting season again when I have to sniff, swirl and spit my way through around 1000 wines in a very few days, making notes on the good ones and turning up my nose at others. This week the focus...
Off the Shelf – Best Buys this Weekend Christine Austin November 3, 2019 Drink, Wine Tempus Quartz Chardonnay 2018, South Australia, 13%, Sainsbury down from £9 to £7.50 until 19 November Limestone Coast, Barossa and Adelaide Hills fruit gives a fresh, zesty style of Chardonnay, with...
Off the Shelf – Best Buys this Weekend Christine Austin October 27, 2019 Drink, Wine Tenuta Rapitalà Grillo 2017, Sicily, 13%, Waitrose down from £9.99 to £7.99 until 5 November Grillo is a local Sicilian grape known for its flavours of floral, lemony fruit with herbs and a rounded...
Lucky Break – Majestic Returns Christine Austin October 27, 2019 Drink, Wine It was as if they had never been away. The first Majestic tasting I have been to for at least a year was like waking up after a nightmare. Ever since the mail-order specialist Naked Wines managed a...
Finest pickings – Quality Wines from Tesco Christine Austin October 20, 2019 Drink, Wine Despite the discount stores snapping at the heels of the major supermarkets, Tesco has retained its majority share of the UK grocery market. Just over 25% of our weekly spend goes through Tesco’s tills,...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin October 20, 2019 Drink, Wine Lot Series Redwood Hills Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Marlborough, New Zealand, 13%, Aldi £7.99 Fresh, zesty, gooseberry-infused flavours in this single vineyard Sauvignon. Newly arrived for the...
Four-letter Worth – Great Wines from Aldi and Lidl Christine Austin October 13, 2019 Drink, General, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin October 13, 2019 Drink, Wine Boschendal Chardonnay 2017, South Africa, 13.5%, Waitrose down from £10.49 to £7.79 until 5 November From one of the most beautiful and historic estates, this is a bright, fresh Chardonnay with creamy,...
Hated to Feted – Pinotage makes a Comeback Christine Austin October 6, 2019 Drink, Wine I spent last week in South Africa and had a wonderful time. I am not telling you because I want to boast about a holiday. In fact I was working from the moment I arrived until the day I left. Along with...
