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Wines that are indeed Extra Special

Memorable wines from Asda for you to try this week (including two unusual Italian whites and a great £6 carmenere) – along with the usual Best of the Rest feature and my monthly “Sunday Best” look at more expensive wines.

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Lidl treats to enliven the Bank Holiday

The third special “Wine Tour” promotion of 2018 starts in Lidl today and I have selected seven of its highlights to feature PLUS an opportunity to secure Oz Clarke’s excellent new book with a 20% discount for MidWeekers!

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More reasons to relish summer

Morrisons often say that their size (as not the biggest supermarket) gives them access to smaller and more specialised parcels . See here what that can mean in practice. Also featured today is the usual Best of the Rest item and an interesting insight into what influences younger drinkers.

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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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