Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin February 9, 2019 Drink, Wine Mâcon Villages 2017, Burgundy, France, 12.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £10 to £7 until 4 March A classic white Burgundy with crisp apple and melon notes and just a hint of cream on the finish. ...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 26, 2019 Drink, Wine Louis Jadot Mâcon Villages 2017, Burgundy, France, 12.5%, Morrisons down from £6 half-bottle to 2 half-bottles for £9 until 5 February With ripe pear fruit and nutty, toasty oat complexity, this half...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 12, 2019 Drink, Wine Torres Natureo Muscat, Spain, 0.5% alcohol, Morrisons, down from £5.50 to two bottles for £10 until 5 February Proper wine, spun round so fast that the alcohol separates like cream off the milk. Only 0.5%...
Wines World – Around the World with a Glass in Hand Christine Austin January 10, 2019 Drink, Wine As the festive empties clang into the recycling bin, I am reminded of the happy occasions they accompanied, with friends and family gathered around the table. Some of the bottles we opened this year came not...
Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin January 5, 2019 Drink, Wine Burra Brook Chardonnay 2017, South Australia, 12.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £7 to £6 until 28 January Fresh-tasting peach-edged, creamy pineapple fruit with the tiniest whiff of oak adding elegance...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 29, 2018 Drink, Wine Chablis 2016, France, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £13.99 to £11.99 until 1 January Crisp, lemon and lime filled flavours, backed by crunchy pebble notes. Team with New Year’s day lunch. Cono Sur...
Fill in the Blancs – The Fiendish Wine Quiz Christine Austin December 29, 2018 Drink, General, Wine 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...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 22, 2018 Drink, Wine Taste the Difference Albariño 2017, Rías Baixas, Spain, 13.5%, Sainsbury down from £8.50 to £7.50 until 1 January Floral aromas with peach, tangerine and apricot flavours backed by crisp acidity. Good...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys This Weekend Christine Austin December 15, 2018 Drink, Wine The Best Rueda 2017, Spain, 13%, Morrisons down from £6.50 to £6 until 1 January Crisp and zesty like a Sauvignon Blanc, with melon fruit and fennel notes mid-palate. Try as an aperitif or with...
Who’s for White? Best White Wine choices for Christmas Christine Austin December 10, 2018 Drink, Wine Here is my selection of the best white wines to make your Festive Season go well. There are wines for easy drinking, wines to enjoy around the table and a few to hide away until the house is quiet and you have...