Lidl, Monbazillac 2015
£6.99 for a full 75cl bottle of tinned-peach and concentrated mango juice. What's not to like!
£6.99 for a full 75cl bottle of tinned-peach and concentrated mango juice. What's not to like!
Canada is one of the few places on earth that has the right conditions to make icewine, one of the most sumptouous styles of sweet wine. This has flavours of marmalade, peach, apricot and quince...
Named after the mother of the winemaker, this is sweet alright with 172 grams per litre of residual sugar...
The second wine of Château Moulin Haut-Laroque, this has a higher proportion of Merlot for an earlier drinking style...
Named after the famous British sports car, Bullnose Syrah was first produced in Hawke's Bay in 1990...
The Carignan used for this wine is sourced from 25 year old vines grown on stony soils. The result is elegant, fresh and vibrant with a nice intensity...
This wine actually consists of 9% Semillon alongside the Sauvignon Blanc. Combined with an extended lees contact of 100 days, the result is a creamy textured palate with ripe exotic fruit...
Such a reliable wine from the experienced hand of Paul Cluver. There is some residual sugar (10.3 grams per litre), although it is not cloying...
An exclusive blend for Waitrose, which has a proportion of declassified Regnié cru in it. Lovely vibrancy, showing fresh, juicy and bright cherry fruit with hints of rose...
This may not be the most complex Barbaresco, but what do you expect when buying a sub-£10 bottle from a fine wine appellation...
Grown in the slate and clay soils of Bierzo, this wine is all about complexity and structure. A lovely aroma of ripe citrus and tropical fruits with almond and herbal hints leads into a rounded body with good grip and nice weight...
Jean-Claude Mas is a winemaker who knows a thing or two about how to get the best out of vines in this part of the world...
Juan Garcia is a rare grape native to Arribes del Duero. It gives this Crianza rich aromas on the nose of cherries, raspberries and strawberries...
From dry-grown vineyards in Paardeberg and Darling, this is an unoaked, fresh and pure example of an increasingly popular variety seen mainly as a blending partner in Swartland reds...
Bergerac offers Bordeaux-like wines, and can be excellent value. This example, made from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle has an enticing aroma of tinned peaches and cream...
This winery, owned by La Rioja Alta, produces some of the best Albariño in the region. Using less malo than the 2014 allows the classic mineral character to shine, alongside some really exotic stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours...
Thirty years ago this tiny region only had a handful of producers, and 5ha planted...
Move over Albariño, Godello is now the new kid on the block in Galicia, which produces some of Spain’s most delicious whites (and reds)
Treixadura is little-known grape that has its home in the lush, green northwestern corner of Spain...
This extremely good value, all-Pinot Noir Champagne comes exclusively from grand cru vineyards. While it is packed with ripe pear and apricot fruit aromas, it is lifted by citrus and white flower notes...
Founded in 2003, Amalia have produced a lovely Barolo made from two small vineyard sites; one hectare in Le Coste and two hectares in Bussia...
This Riserva has enough age to it to really help make it accessible straight off the shelf...
The Marsanne grapes are sourced from the commune of Chavanay, home of Condrieu. This charming wine is from Yves Cuilleron’s entry level range, however, it offers much more in quality...
Made for Corney & Barrow by Domaine Dominique Cornin, this wine benefits from the slightly warmer climate of the Mâconnais where the domaine is based...
This lovely red is a six-way assemblage between mostly Syrah with the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot and a splash of Mourvèdre.
This mid-weight, quaffable red makes the perfect weeknight winter warmer...
A poised, refined Pinot from vines planted 430m above sea level. There’s an abundance of wild berry aromas
This name refers to the torment of growing bush vine grapes in dry-farmed shale soils as well as to the Cape of Good Hope...
Lots of complexity on the nose and palate...
Burgundian-style aromas of struck match followed by fresh pastry notes on the palate....