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Brian Elliott

Brian Elliott
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Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.

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Superstars from Lidl’s Summer Collection

Lidl’s latest wine collection has been unveiled and, as before, there are some great – and sometimes unusual – wines to savour. An excellent Iberian trio will, I think, be enjoyed by most drinkers – and their bank managers.

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Survival Plans for Prosecco Shortage.

Usually convenience store wine shelves mean limited choice, higher prices and – sometimes – patchy quality. Come with me though to a retailer represented in most towns and villages that skilfully averts all three of those drawbacks and also has a great option for any prosecco famine.

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Something for everyone at Waitrose

Catch up with the varied and reliable batch of promotions that Waitrose have assembled for the rest of May. I have pinpointed four particularly strong examples but there are many more in store to engage the incurable wine browser.

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Sainsbury’s see May out with cracking discounts

Inexpensive Bordeaux wine often seems an oxymoron but the latest Sainsbury’s promotion (along with its bulk buy discount where it applies) turns it into reality. I have pinpointed three of the region’s wines that, to me, illustrate the point perfectly.

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