2019 Lidl Wine Tours Start Here
Lidl’s two monthly Wine Tour promotion starts today so here are my top picks from its content – along with the usual Best of the Rest selections and a Top Tip (about rosé).
2019 Lidl Wine Tours Start Here
Lidl’s two monthly Wine Tour promotion starts today so here are my top picks from its content – along with the usual Best of the Rest selections and a Top Tip (about rosé).
Five around a fiver for impecunious January
Let’s kick off 2019 with five great value wines that offer presentable fare at terrific prices (and recently updated about changes to the Magic Bullet wine) along with our usual Best of the Rest Section and another Top Tip – this time about glass sizes.
Making Your Christmas Sparkle
Christmas and New Year bring bubbles to the fore so here are my recommendations on the great value options that I have unearthed in a variety of retailers.
When White is right for Christmas
With turkey no longer a given for Christmas lunch, interesting fish based options are gaining ground. Here are terrific whites that could go well one of those dishes and much else besides.
Dreaming of a Red Christmas
Today, red wine for Christmas goes into the spotlight. The recommendations are in two groups – a mid-priced selection for use as appropriate over the festive season plus a clutch of more expensive options for the big day itself.
Sweet and Fortified Wine for Christmas
Although those much neglected genres – sweet and fortified wines – are not just for Christmas they do suit this time of the year well, and here are some that offer exceptional value for money.
Which Party Wines to Buy for Christmas
Party wines need to tread a middle path between the unnecessarily expensive and the cheap but nasty. Here is a trolley load of wines that are dependable but reasonably priced.
What the People Chose
The people have spoken – or, at least, a host of everyday wine drinkers have selected the finalists for the People’s Choice wine awards. Today we look at five quite different wines that made it to the shortlist – as well as starting the countdown to Christmas.
Wines to partner Asda’s Christmas Ad
Today’s post pinpoints good value wines from around £5 upwards at Asda along with Best of the Rest choices from elsewhere in the High Street and a Top Tip about classy Italian fizz that does not begin with “P”.