Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin September 29, 2019 Drink, Wine Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier 2018, Chile, 14%, Booths, down from £7.85 to £6 until 22 October Light and crisp with apricot and peach flavours and a touch of spice. A perfect aperitif, or team it with...
Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys this weekend Christine Austin September 22, 2019 Drink, Wine Rustenberg Chardonnay 2018, South Africa, 14%, Waitrose down from £14.99 to £10.99 until 8 October An elegant, precise, peach and apricot style of wine, with just a hint of oak to round out the flavours....
Off the shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin September 15, 2019 Drink, Wine Bruce Jack Chenin Blanc 2018, South Africa, 13%, Sainsbury down from £7 to £6 until 17 September Fresh crisp, honeysuckle aromas, with white peach and crunchy apple notes on the palate. Team with...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin September 8, 2019 Drink, Wine Giesen Dillons Point Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Marlborough, New Zealand, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £9.49 to £6.99 until September 10 Supercharged Sauvignon with refreshing gooseberry and tropical fruit...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin September 1, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin August 25, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin August 18, 2019 Drink, Wine 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...
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...
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,...