Bodegas Cota 45 Ube El Reventón 2022, 13% (c £25-30, decantalo has the 2023, Fourth and Church has the 2021 - or find it internationally via Winesearcher) In February 2024 I gave a masterclass at Barcelona Wine Week. It was a great experience - excellent event, interested people,...
Banks Brothers Chardonnay No.3, 13%, Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa (13%) (£21 for three 250ml cans) We've been trying a fair few wines in so-called alternative formats recently. Including cans - like this one. And this is, without doubt, the best wine we've ever tried out of a can. It's very...
Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay, Margaret River, Australia, 13.5%, (£12.99, Majestic, Waitrose and others) So this...
David & Nadia Aristargos 2018, Swartland, South Africa, 13.5%, (£25, Justerini & Brooks) We cracked open this voluptuous but energising white to mark South Africa’s Heritage Day (24th Sept). You can see a short vid we filmed for the occasion, as below. Many wine industries around the world...
Dog Point Chardonnay 2017, 13.5%, Marlborough, New Zealand (£26, Berry Bros & Rudd) Hello. We're Susie and Peter. And we have a problem...
Saint Veran Domaine Trouillet 2018, France, 13.5% (£17.99 or £15.99 when you ‘mix six’, Majestic) Majestic Wine has been through a pretty rocky patch of late and it’s left most of us wondering what exactly is happening with one of the country’s favourite wine retailers. The company first...
Rabl Grüner Veltliner 2018, Kamptal, Austria, 12% (£9.50, Marks & Spencer) There was a time when the Grüner Veltliner grape variety was touted as the next big thing that was going to take over the wine world. It hasn’t really happened. Notwithstanding, it’s still a great grape to get...
Brancott Estate Living Land Series Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2018, 12.5%, New Zealand (£9, Tesco) This is a wine that wears its virtuous side very firmly on its sleeve. If the ‘Living Land Series’ branding doesn’t get the message across then the ‘Organic and Vegan Wine’ banner on the...
Bin #003 Ribolla Gialla 2018, Italy, 12.5% (£9.50, The Wine Society) This is the third edition of the Wine Society’s new experimental ‘Bin’ range dedicated to quirky varieties and wines and it’s the most successful to date. Ribolla Gialla is an ancient but little known white variety grown...
Vasse Felix Filius Chardonnay 2016, 13%, Australia (£13, Booths) Based in the north of England, Booths is known for its wine range and rightly so. Based on the supermarket’s recent tasting in September 2019, the wine range shows strength and depth, with some particular high points in the...