A tale of two countries that have made significant, positive changes in relatively recent years – plus wines that brilliantly illustrate their progress.
Lidl Wine Tours have now become monthly events (instead of being launched six times a year) and here are my commendations from the first of their new style promotions.
Enjoy a dependable example of an endangered species (wine around the £5 mark) along with a quality white fully justifying £7 of anyone’s money.
A tale of two regions – dissimilar in several ways – but currently united by offering a pair of tasty wines at nicely discounted prices.
OK Dao reds have changed for the better as this post illustrates but, come on guys, this white really has no need to do so.
Romanian pinot noir and lovely dry riesling to tempt your taste buds go in the shop window in this latest post.
A pair of everyday Italian wines are just the tip of the iceberg that is the wide-ranging and diverse Italian wine scene.
In recent years, the reputation of chardonnay has struggled. Here, though, are six examples of how unjust those knee-jerk responses often were.
A delightfully smooth Spanish red and intense South African white are today’s great value featured recomendations.
Two tasty chardonnays (one blended with semillon) for you in this post along with an impressive modern chianti.
Two French wines today. They are from regions not too far apart – but both represent terrific value for money.
If we do get the sunny autumn we are surely due, here are wines to accompany it – but it should not end there.
Today the spotlight goes on a rising star among Greek whites and on the perpetually popular region of Bordeaux.
Two lovely white wines and a classy malbec reveal the value of heading for areas outside the best known ones.
Sauvignon blanc with restraint and Rioja without aging defy conventional thinking in today’s post.
Ignore doomsayers claiming Beaujolais has had its day – here are current, and great value, masterpieces.
