Wine

Every month our wine shelves expand to accommodate new bottles, but it’s hard to know which to try. To assist I have selected my favourites from the latest list of “new finds” to come onto the market,...

Sales of Provence rosé exploded last year as consumers became enthused by the mouth-watering – and versatile – liaisons its drier versions strike up with food. Encouragingly, consumers also appear...

The compatibility of Indian dishes and wine is a hotly debated subject. For years, the quality of wines offered in UK curry houses was so poor, we happily drank lager with our chicken jalfrezis. Now we are...

It was an agreeable lunch for two Scots that provided the genesis of From Vineyards Direct. Esme Johnstone was co-founder of Majestic Wines and once top man at Château de Sours. David Campbell was a...

Looking for something different to quaff this summer? Swap your pinot grigio or chardonnay for one of these 12 quirky dry white suggestions from lesser known grapes to spice up your summer garden drinking...

Many folk feel that wine competitions hand out far too many medals but – as a sometime judge at two major UK contests – I have no qualms about the quality of those awarded the very highest...

This week’s column is for those who love searching for good quaffing bargains, rather than serious wine – with dry whites, rosé and reds all under £6 – and some even under a fiver – to suit all...

A while back, I featured a “one-stop” supper (where all the food ingredients and wine came from one retailer - M&S that time). The launch of their Summer Wine Collection a few days ago, prompted me...

Racy and vivid with mouthwateringly fresh acidity and moderate alcohol – what more could you want for your summer garden quaffing wine? That is what dry German rieslings taste like, but so many of us avoid...

Surprisingly, Languedoc growers – often considered anything but French winemaking “insiders” – have a sub-group that calls itself “The Outsiders”. With members from eight countries as distant as...