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Prawn, broad bean and buttered asparagus risotto with Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc Last Saturday I decided to cook a yummy summery dish, and after scouring through lots of recipes, I fin ...
Old vine Garnacha with reach and ripeness(Post)Cruz de Piedra, Garnacha £7.95 reduced to... £7.00 + 10% off 12 bottles Spicy forest fruits (redcurrants, blackberries) follow on from the ripe, fruity nose. Consistently one of our best value wines, ...
Exceptional consistency and value for money(Post)Leyda Syrah Reserva, Leyda Valley "What I love most about this wine is the way it combines amazing freshness with complexity. Notes of roasted meat, dark fruit, black pepper lead into a dense yet ref ...
It's got to be Trimbach(Post)Trimbach, Riesling Réserve 2010 With this month's Trimbach offer, we had the honor of re-tasting the whole range. What great wines! They can age for years, with the Frederic Emile hitting it's peak ...
Richard Recommends(Post)Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Garuma Vineyard, Leyda Valley, Chile "If you were to take the best bits of a classic Loire Sancerre, and a tip top Kiwi Sauv Blanc, you'd get this. Leyda's cool climate Leyda ...
Following Fellini: Seresin(Post)With a successful career in creating stories for the screen, perhaps most notably the Oscar-winning and visually spectacular Gravity, it seems only natural that Michael Seresin would create wines w ...
Winter Warmers(Post)With November more than half way over, there's no more denying it: winter is well and truly on its way. So now's the time to pull the woolen scarfs and beanies out from the depths of your cupboard, w ...
Tried & Tested: Peking duck summer rolls & J.Lohr Wildflower, Valdiguie(Post)Cravings for a delicious takeaway style treat but want to stay healthy for summer? This week I tried and tested a lighter version of the classic Peking duck wraps using plenty of refreshing ingredie ...
Tom's Tasting Suggestions(Post)I’ve dug out of the cellar six vintages of one of my favourite Bordeaux estates – Château Picque Caillou – which presents a probably never-to-be-repeated opportunity for a vertical tasting. For less ...
Tried + Tested: Tomato pan fried chicken with Ken Forrester's Petit Pinotage(Post)Courgette fries, pan fried chicken thighs in a garlic, tomato and basil sauce with a Petit Pinotage wine match from Ken Forrester. On recommendation, I chose a tomato based dish to try out with this ...
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Greetings from Skillogalee(Post)You can cook for three guests (living or dead): who are they, and what would you cook them? Also give us a run-down of what you'll be drinking Guests: Dame Margot Fonteyn, Spike Milligan, Eric Clap ...
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An elegant, svelte and super pure wine with delicate nose of hedgerow flowers, it has finesse, vibrant green fruit and a characteristic toasty flavour. Pale gold in colour and well-balanced on the... Read moreNV 12% ABV 75cl
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Sun-dried apricot, marzipan and rose petal aromas, with rosemary undertones. This wine is big with some prominent leesy, toasty notes among the fruit. The finish is clean, fresh and long with some... Read more2023 13% ABV 75cl
Single£17.00Was £20.00 Save £3.00Multibuy ? Save 10%: £15.30 per bottle when you mix 12+ bottles£15.30 Buy 12+ Save £1.70There are only in stock
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This unforgettably sumptuous Sauvignon Blanc, with the unmistakable pink grapefruit aroma of the variety, coupled to an unctuous texture like white Burgundy could only come from Orin Swift's... Read more2023 15% ABV 75cl
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CastelGiocondo is yet another chapter that encapsulates the wonderful story of this wine. The ruby-red colour is vibrant and intense. The wide-ranging bouquet is utterly elegant with fruity... Read more2010 15% ABV 75cl
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CastelGiocondo is yet another chapter that encapsulates the wonderful story of this wine. The ruby-red colour is vibrant and intense. The wide-ranging bouquet is utterly elegant with fruity... Read more2013 14.5% ABV 75cl
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The 1.75 hectare La Nieta vineyard at Paganos in Rioja Alavesa was planted in 1975, and its poor clay-limestone soil results in a low yield of fruit that is packed with character and flavour... Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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Beautifully fresh with complex aromas of spring flowers, fresh mint, capsicum and pea pod. A rounded texture and vibrant acidity. Touraine-Oisly was created to showcase Sauvignon Blanc from the... Read more2023 13.5% ABV 75cl
Single£22.00Multibuy ? Save 10%: £19.80 per bottle when you mix 12+ bottles£19.80 Buy 12+ Save £2.20There are only in stock
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CastelGiocondo is yet another chapter that encapsulates the wonderful story of this wine. The ruby-red colour is vibrant and intense. The wide-ranging bouquet is utterly elegant with fruity... Read more2011 14.5% ABV 75cl
Single£88.00Multibuy ? Save 10%: £79.20 per bottle when you mix 12+ bottles£79.20 Buy 12+ Save £8.80There are only in stock
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Ranked a First Growth Barsac in 1855, Château Climens was acquired by Lucien Lurton in 1970, the year in which his daughter, Bérénice, was born, who now owns and manages the estate; farmed according... Read more2014 14% ABV 75cl
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This demonstrates how delicious Carmenere can be when it’s grown in the right place, carefully-tended and picked fully ripe. It’s a dusky-deep colour and full of juicy,... Read more2021 13% ABV 75cl
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An incredibly distinguished wine from the tiny, 1.4 hectare, El Bosque vineyard, planted on a deep gravel terrace overlooking the Ebro River. The Egurens recognised the similarity of this... Read more2021 14.5% ABV 75cl
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This has ripe, rich, enveloping purple plum, espresso and vanilla aromas, with hints of malt extract and carob. On the palate, it is tight, tangy and focused, yet even at this early stage of... Read more2020 14.5% ABV 75cl
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