Silkily Seductive – Pinot Noir from Around the World Christine Austin December 8, 2018 Drink, Wine In a world of big-flavoured Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Syrah there is something rather relaxing about Pinot Noir. For one thing it doesn’t leap out of the glass, challenging your senses, but rather it...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 8, 2018 Drink, Wine Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2017, Friuli, Italy, 12.5%, Marks and Spencer down from £10 to £6.67 until 31 December At last, a Pinot Grigio with all the right flavours of ripe pears, lime and a touch of...
Off the Shelf- Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin December 1, 2018 Drink, Wine Grüner Veltliner 2016, Markus Huber, Austria, 12.5%, Waitrose down from £10.79 to £7.99 until 1 January Grüner really starts to sing in winter when its dry, pepper-dashed flavours show well against a...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin November 24, 2018 Drink, Wine La Fortezza Vermentino Terre Siciliane 2017, Italy, 13% Marks and Spencer down from £7 to £6 until 3 December Terrific quality and value from Sicily where Vermentino grapes develop herb-scented, crisp...
Argy Barge in Christine Austin November 23, 2018 Drink, Wine It was when I was standing in a slightly muddy field, hot sausage in one hand, glass of wine in the other, watching the local firework display that I really appreciated the flavours of Malbec. Its rich,...
Sweet Sensation Christine Austin November 22, 2018 Drink, Wine I wish I had a fiver for every time I have heard someone say: ‘I don’t like sweet wines.' Yet if you slip a small glass of something sweet into someone’s hand, probably alongside a sliver of cake,...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys This Weekend Christine Austin November 17, 2018 Drink, Wine The Best Trentino Pinot Grigio 2017, Italy, 13%, Morrisons down from £7 to £6 until 27 November This is how Pinot Grigio should taste. Grown in the cool-climate Trentino region, this has pears, crisp...
Mail Order Magic – The Wine Society that Delivers Christine Austin November 10, 2018 Drink, Wine There is something very enjoyable about a Wine Society tasting. For a start the reasonable number of wines put up for tasting means that the whole lot can be done and dusted in a couple of hours. This...
Off the Shelf – Best Wine Buys this Weekend Christine Austin November 10, 2018 Drink, Wine Koha Gisborne Chardonnay 2017, New Zealand, 13%, Marks and Spencer down from £8 to £6 until 3 December Stylish, rounded peach-driven flavours, with lime and just a hint of oak adding texture. Perfect...
Pick of the Bunch – The best wine selection from Waitrose and Marks and Spencer Christine Austin November 4, 2018 Drink, Wine It has been tasting season again when the major supermarkets twist off the stelvins and uncork their clarets for the waiting palates of the press. I have sniffed, swirled and spat my way through around 1000...