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Fiona Beckett highlights the fantastic Great Western Wine January sale in the Guardian. To see the full article click here. "Reds are a better bet, particularly ones from the "new world" which are not...

Quinta Do Crasto, Douro Red 2011 £11.50 reduced to... £10.12 During this busy Christmas period, I'm cheating again, borrowing a recommendation. Having re-visited Portuguese red's, I thoroughly agree w...

2008 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Reserva Anthony Rose - The Independent Dinner party recommendation "Garnet and delightfully mature in its sweet, gamey aromas, this is a classic rioja blend of mostly temp...

Wine - the affordable luxury Dom Vigné-Lourac, Cuvée Classique Blanc 2012 Comté Tolosan £6.95 Jancis Robinson picks Vigne Lourac's Comte Tolosan as one of her favourite white wines for under £10. Fina...

[caption id="attachment_438" align="alignright" width="175"] Dave Palmer, Skillogalee[/caption] Skillogalee Basket Pressed Shiraz 2009 Anthony Rose - The Independent  DINNER PARTY "Smoky dark berry ar...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Nigel Slater's apricot couscous salad. Photograph: Jonathan Lovekin for the Observer[/caption] Nigel Slater creates a Middle Eastern style salad perfect...

Crianza, Pago de los Capellanes 2009 Anthony Rose - The Independent  SPLASH OUT "Sumptuously pure tempranillo with sweet aromas of liquorice spice."...

June 21st 2013 Planeta, Carricante 2011 "As for whites, the name you need to know is carricante. The closest grape I can think of to it is another one grown on volcanic soil, the assyrtiko of Santorin...

A wonderful piece in this weekend's Guardian about Italy, Tuscany and GWW.  Fiona describes our Brusco dei Barbi 2010 as "effectively a cut-price brunello at about a third of the price and ready to dr...

Cantine Florio, Marsala Terre Arse DOC 2001 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/10032903/Why-is-marsala-so-neglected.html...

2008 Gevrey Chambertin En Jouise, Domaine Harmand Geoffroy Gérard Harmand spent his childhood in London and didn’t take over at his family’s estate, situated at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits,...

Heartland Dolcetto Lagrein Langhorne Creek 2010 "Two unusual Italian grapes duetting here to deliver a rich, peppery red with complex and facinating layers of dried cherry, ripe plums, chocolate and l...