Bastide Miraflors, may well sound like a villain from a James Bond film but this blend of Syrah and Grenache from the Roussillon, in the southernmost part of France bordering…

Still can’t understand that if you enjoy white wine, why you would drink anything else other than Spanish. Well, you may say I’m a little biased (surely not!) but for…

Following on from the last post and continuing the Malbec theme, I opened another bottle, this time not from Argentina but from its spiritual home, Bordeaux. This particular bottle comes…

After opening up all the good stuff over Christmas, today it was back to quickly grabbing a bottle from my rack, without giving it too much thought, to pair with…

Another year bites the dust, another year of uncertainty, fear and hardship with a major health crisis having a devastating effect on diverse communities, peoples mental health and not to…

If you’re looking for a New Zealand sovee that actually tastes like a NZ sovee then look no further than this bottle from winemaker Emma Marris daughter of Brent Marris…

Before we get into reviewing this excellent case from ‘Wickhams Great British Wine Merchant’ I’ve got to give a shout out to the excellent packaging the bottles came in. Not…

I make no excuses for featuring another excellent Spanish red, the ‘Lasendal’ made by ‘Celler de Capçanes’ from the Montsant DO (Denominación de Origen) in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia….

Produced by one of the oldest wineries in Rias Baixas (Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes), in Galicia on the southwest coast of Spain. Made by the owners of Fefiñanes, Joaquina…

Aah!, back to Spain again and back to Celler Alimara for another one of their impressive wines, this time the strangely named Pinzellada (translates to a brushstroke or swirl) a…

Following on from Gary’s organic white comes the next imaginatively titled wine called, you guessed it ‘Gary Barlow Organic Red’ a wine made with Tempranillo and Syrah. The white which…

Here we go again with another celebrity wine this time from ‘Take That’ frontman Gary Barlow, following in the footsteps of others including Sir Ian Botham, Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard,…

If you feel the need to pop into a high street supermarket to pick up a bottle of wine as I did during a short break away you can do…

It didn’t take long for another Sovee Bee to surface, and this time it’s not from Marlborough but from Australia’s, Adelaide Hills. A cool climate region with its share of…

Been hearing a lot about how good Spanish Cava is these days and how it’s reinvented itself over the last few years. So with the festive season rapidly approaching, I…

Can a can of wine taste good? Yes it can, sorry, I know too many cans in a sentence, but like it or not it seems that ‘wine in a…

Just a quick shout out for this again and one of my favourite Sauvignon Blanc’s the ‘Ned Pinnacle’ which is unmistakably a New Zealand Sovee but with a little more…

Carrying on from where I left off in the last review, we have another excellent offering from the ever reliable Wickhams, this time a very agreeable Pinot Noir. Although Pinot…

Up next is another wine from ‘Wickhams’ a small but up and coming independent wine and spirit merchant which from what I’ve discovered so far are offering some pretty decent…

Been a while since a wine enthralled me like this one did, what an absolute delight it was, even for a Monday night. I grabbed this Barossa Shiraz to bring…

Off we go again with another one of Lidl’s excellent wine tours, this time featuring a selection of French wines to try. During a quick shop, I managed to grab…

Back to the Southern Rhône in this review, been a while since I’ve poured myself a ‘Pope’s new castle’ and rummaging though my rack I came across this bottle ,…

Semillon, another wine that divides opinion, but for me it deserves serious consideration if you want a white wine that is just a little different. Apart from Bordeaux, Semillon is…

Back to Italy today and before I give you my thoughts on this wine I must give congratulations (through gritted teeth) to the Italian football team for winning the Euro’s,…

Always nice when you get a recommendation for a wine that turns out to be not exactly what you thought it would be like but surprises you and that’s exactly…

Been a while since my last wine review as I have been away for a few days for a much needed twin break in Hampshire and Dorset respectively, walking, relaxing…

Celebrating my 63rd birthday a few days ago (getting closer to my bus pass now !) we opened up some lovely bottles which we shared with family sitting in the…

Back to Lidl again and a wine that surprised me ( I do find myself saying this a lot when it comes to this store). In terms of value for…

Introducing an easy to use Wine Finder facility from the People’s Choice Wine Awards……….. What are the People’s Choice Wine Awards? The saying ‘ It does exactly what it says…

Yet another Sovee Bee from New Zealand, this time an intense offering from Marlborough and the Framingham winery, established in 1981. A unique place for both wine and music in…