Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.
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Wine Fairs can be excellent ways to try different wines to see which tick boxes for you but do so without risking your hard earned cash. Read about one here and also look at the latest Tesco offers.
There is always a touch of excitement about a new Lidl promotion and, for the first time, this one puts a focus on Spain and Portugal. I have taken a slightly broader brush, however, to bring you wines that range from well made, tasty whites at under a fiver to an impressive claret from a very good vintage
Here is a collection of six well made wines, starting at less than a fiver, at a seriously underestimated retailer many commentators are finally beginning to appreciate.
With the so-called premium discounters still stealing headlines, here is my current top three from Aldi – plus, of course, great value options from Sainsbury’s and Morrisons in my new “Good Buys Elsewhere” feature.
Check out my new “Good Buys Elsewhere” feature that has now been added to my regular single retailer focuses.
British shoppers are so conditioned to “money off” bargains that undiscounted wines (however good) seldom get a proper look in – here are three illustrations of why folk need to recalibrate that thinking to avoid missing out on well made wine at great value ongoing prices.
Wimbledon fortnight signals June turning into July and words like strawberries and champagne spring onto everyone’s lips – so here is a great way to go with the flow (or at least the bubbles) yet keep the bank manager smiling too
Don’t let the absence of fresh promotions this week put you off – here are wines from eight High Street suppliers that punch above their price point even without “money off” labels.
With all the current excitement about discounters and the new strategies being adopted by Tesco, it is easy to overlook what (literally in many cases) is almost on your doorstep. Here though is some excellent wine from surprisingly close to home.
Here is a group of wines on promotion that nicely live up to the retailer’s sales mantra about offering quality you would expect at prices you wouldn’t.
