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What’s hot for summer at Aldi

A real treat for you today with top tips on where good value wines might abound in Australia from Kym Milne – a prestigous wine maker as well as an MW – along with my own pointers on tremendous options back here in Blighty.

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It’s not all about discounts at Tesco

Instead of the usual focus on Tesco’s promotions, today’s post finds some great value wine on their on-going list. Then, just as this went to press, came news of another “25% off when you buy 6” promotion at Sainsbury’s that starts this morning.

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“Pick up on the way Home” stardust.

Apparently, “top up” shopping is growing fast, so here are details of a kindly priced wine promotion at the type of retailer ideally placed to make the most of this new trend. Plus over a third off on a great Tasting event for users of this website.

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A Lidl help to celebrate Easter

Read all about a tasty everyday Hungarian white in the Lidl promotion that starts today which also includes an appealing claret under £10 and an Alsace classic for very little more.

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A Wine in a Hundred

Lovely white burgundy on offer to excite wine drinkers today – plus other picks from a large scale promotion (around 100 items) and the low down on foil cutters.

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The Bridge from Supermarket to Indy

Today, we stray away from Supermarket wine – but not the High Street – to look at a selection of impressive wines from Majestic. In addition, there are a couple of Best of the Rest wines and a new feature on wines for slightly more sophisticated occasions – and this feature has been dubbed “Sunday Best Wines”

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Good with Food: Fine with Wine

This week we uncover excellent and well priced wines that suggest the Co-op is as good with wine as its TV adverts tell us it is with food. Best of the Rest wines start at £4 along with helpful advice on decanting.

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More Handy Own Label Discounts

Today’s focus is all about useful discounts on four Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference stars – plus pointers on another half dozen. In support, we have Top Tips about glasses and two great Best of the Rest options.

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Finest*s that Justify Superlatives

Supermarket own label premium wines are often a wise buy – and Tesco have discounted many of theirs (the Finest* range) by up to 20% in their current promotion. Here are some highlights from this promotion.

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It’s Festival Time at Aldi

Get the lowdown on what impressess in the brand new Aldi Wine Festival that starts this morning – along with the usual Best of the Rest from other suppliers and a guest piece on wine from a terrific Spanish region.

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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.

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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.

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