Been looking forward to trying this Hachón Ribera del Duero from the latest Lidl ‘Iberian Wine Tour’ and I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the quality even with…

I make no apologies for highlighting a couple of Spanish wines this time, one of them which featured in my previous post as part of a case from online retailer…

It’s not always possible, as much as we may like, to drink fine wine, for a start it’s a costly business and there is so much good wine out there…

Found this I wrote a while ago now and forgot about, thought it might be worth highlighting and perhaps hunting out some Txakoli wine when the weather picks up. Whilst…

Another two reasonably priced bottles to talk about from Lidl’s latest ‘Iberian Wine Tour‘ this time a Portuguese White Branco made with the Muscat grape and a delicious Spanish Monastrell…

Wine tours are not a new thing for Lidl, usually they promote a series of them throughout the year on a WIGIG (when it’s gone it’s gone) although some of…

As popular as it is I still occasionally hear people moaning about Sauvignon Blanc, I’ve even heard some call it ‘Sauvignon Plonk’. For me, I like **Sovee Bee, not as…

One of the few joys in life at the moment is opening a good bottle of wine and you can be almost certain that if it has Muga on the…

Carrying on the excellent start to 2021 (I am only talking drinking wine here) we are off to our Australian friends for an unusual fusion of Chardonnay grapes from from…

Had this bottle sitting around now for a while, can’t even remember where I bought it, I know it wasn’t in this country, I’ve got a feeling I picked it…

Hot on the heels of my last post in which I gave you all snapshot of some of the brilliant wines I tasted over the last year, I decided to…

Welcome to a review of some of my favourite wines of 2020. This year has largely been one to forget starting and ending with the global ‘COVID -19’ pandemic causing…

Sweet wine or dessert wine is something I don’t drink a lot of, not that I don’t enjoy it, I do but for me the big dilemma is when to…

No I wasn’t out in the glorious sunshine by the beach with a plate of grilled seafood drinking this Villarei Albariño, more like sitting in a kitchen on a damp…

Still regarded as one of the most popular wines in the world, Chardonnay has gone through some rocky times, remember the 1990’s when over oaked Chards were everywhere. Well, times…

Seems like everything these days is falling into the ‘trendy’ camp of being organic or biodynamic and this wine covers both, made by Robert Eden, vintner and co-owner of Château…

La Scolca Gavi Gavi Tasting – I was kindly invited to a digital wine tasting of a selection of Gavi’s made by one of the top white wine wineries in…

I find Sauvignon Blanc such a hard drink to review, sometimes I think, oh no, not another Sovee Bee, not that I don’t enjoy it but sometimes it can get…

Más Querido literally translates to (Most Beloved) and what’s a ‘White Field Blend’ ? I hear you cry, well, you may ask. My understanding is that it was popular years…

Although sounding like a land from Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ this Taste the Difference Morador Malbec is a decent enough drink without hitting any heights. It’s not your typical…

Australian producer De Bortoli has launched a range of three sustainably produced wines under the label ’17 Trees’ including a Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and Shiraz, these are Organic and vegan…

Nearly passed on this wine, my wife wanted a Sauvignon Blanc with dinner and I wasn’t all that fussed thinking not another run of the mill Sovee. In the end…

Not had a bottle of Wolf Blass for a while now, don’t really know why as I have always enjoyed their wines, great value, nice enough for any a occasion…

You may well look at this German Riesling and dismiss it as a novelty wine with its quirky cartoon label but in my opinion this is a pretty decent Riesling…

Back to France and the Loire Valley with this very pleasant Sovee from the house and estate of Pascal Jolivet which was founded in 1987, centered around 120 acres of…

With over 700 vineyards now in England you don’t have to travel very far to visit and appreciate how good English wine has become. On a recent short break to…

Big shout out for this lovely example of what Cabernet Franc is all about, from the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. The Dolomite is made by the Raats family who…

Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the wine, well today it does as I had a double header turn up in the form of a wonderful bottle of Ridgeview Bloomsbury NV sparkling…

This Verdejo from Lidl found its way into my shopping basket without too much thought apart from the fact that it was £5.99 and Spanish. Stuck it in the fridge…

English fizz, just keeps getting more and more popular and with over 700 Vineyards and around 133 wineries (all producing world class sparkling wine) in the UK at the moment,…