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Sainsbury’s New Promotion Starts Today

See my top picks from the promotion that starts at Sainsbury’s today along with soft malbec (but not from Argentina), lovely chardonnay (with a dash of oak) and a wine route through the Garden of England.

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Good Results and Wine to Match

To coincide with their good financial results, today’s spotlight goes on wines from Majestic and couples that feature with our usual Best of the Rest selections and the Sunday Best choices for special occasions.

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Another promotion at Tesco

Today’s post picks the bones out of the Tesco promotion that starts this morning – highlighting for you wines in the £5.50 to £7 mark – and steering you towards excellent Best of the Rest options from other retailers plus a neat trick for cooling wine.

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A peek at middle range wines

While there are three £5.99 wines featured today, we also take a more detailed look at a retailer with a very strong mid range collection. Don’t forget the Best of Rest options too and a timely Top Tip.

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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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