Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 23, 2020 Drink, Wine Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier 2018, Chile, 14%, Sainsbury, down from £7.50 to £6 until 3 March Light and crisp with apricot and peach flavours and a touch of spice. Team it with roast pork and lightly...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 16, 2020 Drink, General, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 9, 2020 Drink, Wine Adrien Chopin Brut Champagne NV, Morrisons, down from £18 to £12 starting 10 February until 18 February Definitely worth a detour to Morrisons to scoop up this quick-fire special offer. Buy more than you...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 2, 2020 Drink, Wine Villa Blanche Terret Blanc 2018, Pays d’Oc, France, 12%, Waitrose down from £8.49 to £6.49 until 18 February Terret is an ancient grape variety with peach and green herbal notes and a fresh, minerally...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 26, 2020 Drink, Wine The Best Rueda, 2018, Spain, 12.5%, Morrisons down from £7.75 to £6.50 until 28 January Crisp and zesty like a Sauvignon Blanc, with melon fruit and fennel notes mid-palate. Great with salads and grilled...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 19, 2020 Drink, Wine SO Organic Chenin Blanc 2019, South Africa, 13% Sainsbury down from £8 to £6.50 until 21 January Wines don’t get better credentials than this - Organic, Fairtrade and with no added sulphur – and it...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 12, 2020 Drink, Wine Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2018, France, 13% Tesco down from £8 to £6.50 until 20 January A great value white Rhône wine, made from Viognier and Grenache Blanc it has dry peach and pear fruit...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 5, 2020 Drink, Wine The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Marlborough, New Zealand, 13%, Tesco, down from £9.50 to £7.50 until 20 January After all the excesses of the festive season this fresh, vibrant, gooseberry and...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 22, 2019 Drink, Wine Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Marlborough New Zealand, 13%, Morrisons down from £9.50 to £7 until 31 December Don’t worry that this is a big brand, it is remarkably good. Zingy with gooseberry...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 15, 2019 Drink, Wine Plaimont Côtes de Gascogne 2018, France, 11.5%, Sainsbury down from £8 to £6.25 until 31 December Crisp and refreshing with notes of pink grapefruit and lemon. Ideal as an aperitif, or with...