Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.
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Never heard of grapes called zibibbo or treixadura? Here’s an honest appraisal of them in my review of Lidl’s latest Wine Tour (Spoiler alert; all wines featured are excellent).
Use this fast lane through wine aisle chaos and dilemmas for a smooth journey to reliable yet budget-friendly wine gems.
Bottom shelves in supermarkets are usually reserved for less popular, modest quality items but here are three unfairly anchored there.
Use current promotions today to explore the less familiar. For example, New Zealand beyond sauvignon and the unique flavours that Bordeaux can offer.
Of course, excessive alcohol is harmful but today’s recommended wines could help folk drink “less but better” in a cost neutral, quality upgrade.
Pinot Grigio and Malbec from unexpected places head the TopTips feature today with a bonus item about offers at Aldi.
The latest Lidl Wine Tour cleverly combines the predictable (good sauvignon blanc and reliable malbec) with the unexpected (Chilean roussanne and an Aussie adapted Bordeaux blend).
Today, Italy and Romania provide wines with less than familiar names that, nevertheless, are great offerings and terrific value.
Today, a guest writer provides insights into an underestimated French wine region and even considers that rarely seen example – white Beaujolais.
Today’s Top Tips involve an impressive Portuguese red, one of those re-discovered Italian whites and, in case you forgot, Burns Night whisky.
