New Name but Same Great Value

A new Lidl promotion starts this morning containing great value options such as a “less than a fiver” Portuguese red as well as tasty Austrian Gru-Vee. Featured too are excellent reds from a well known on-line retailer.

January Wine Budgeting starts here

MidWeek Wines 2018 reviews start with commendations for 5 great value wines on promotion from £5, then looks at the Best of the Rest from other retailers – and concludes with a detailed look at a seriously underestimated wine region.

NEWSFLASH: FABULOUSLY PRICED BIN ENDS

To make room for an upcoming Wine Festival, bin end prices have been applied to three really classy wines – which include a tasty £10 Burgundy – but, understandably, only while stocks last.

2017 Going Out with a Fizz

When the world celebrates, it does so with bubbles – so here is a selection of wines that sparkle yet will suit most palates – and pockets.

Puddings get their Just Desserts

“Course I don’t like sweet wines” is a chorus we often hear but life has few joys like an opulent dessert partnered with one of the brilliant “stickies” on display here.

So what really works well with Stilton?

Stilton seems an inseperable part of Christmas but selecting its ideal liquid companion is not as easy as it looks. Find out what worked for us in this rather special taste test.

Dreaming of a red Christmas

The UK’s only real surviving feast day calls for something a little special so here are some (largely High Street) red wines that will grace the occasion for you.

Savouring a White Christmas

Christmas lunch should always be a bit special so here are some brilliant examples – most of them easily accessible – that will provide the quality that this occasion demands.

Fortifying Yourself for Christmas

If ever there is a time for the full range of fortified wine it has to be Christmas. So here are seven great examples of the style – plus pointers toward eight others that brilliantly display the strengths fortified wines have to offer.

Wine Books for Christmas

A neat range of drink related books here (ranging from the authoritative to the mildly irreverent) for wine enthusiasts to enjoy and for those who buy presents for them to note!