Really super French country white. It tastes exactly (in fact better) than it should! Crisp with green apple and citrus fruit, refreshing and tasty both with and without food, it ticked both the very good and the ...

Juicy, chunky, fruity and ripe. A truly tasty red that’s easy to enjoy on its own but it’s great with a good steak ‘à point’ too! Vintage: 2010Closure: ScrewcapGrape: Carignan, MerlotCountry:...

A zippy blend of Colombard and Chardonnay grown just off the Diamond coast in South Africa.  Fresh and fruity in the mouth with a tasty creamy texture and plenty of peach, apple and spicy flavours.  Extremely...

Super Spanish red – soft, tasty and very easy to drink with and without food. Vintage: 2010 Closure: Screwcap Grape: Tempranillo, Syrah Country: Spain Region: Tierra de Castilla ABV: 13...

Really tasty red blended from Cabernet, Tempranillo and Syrah. Vintage: 2009 Closure: Cork Grape: Cabernet, Tempranillo and Syrah Country: Spain Region: Cinca Valley ABV: 13...

Fruity and fun this is easy drinking, dry and refreshing rose that's a cut above the average Pinot Grigio blush. We we did for the Pinot Grigio white, we slightly winced at the thought of listing this but when we tasted it...

Well structured and generous Cabernet from the cool climate region of Colchagua.  A long growing season, careful vineyard work and diligent wine making have produced a terrifically tasty Cabernet. Vintage: 2011 ...

We stumbled across this Bodega back in February '11 and it’s an amazing find. Based in Rioja Alta growing Tempranillo and Garnacha they’ve made the softest, juiciest and most fleshy Rioja we have ever tasted at...

Wine can fulfil many roles; as a religious cypher, a celebratory toast, partnering great meals or as a social lubricant. The latest addition to our Rosé family is a Rosé de Piscine and is created for one...

100% sensational Rioja that's booted every other contender out of the park in the numerous blind tastings we've had these last few months. It's easy to get good Rioja but it's very difficult to get great Rioja at this...

This stood out as really special in our tasting of 53 Italian dry whites in July. We love its fresh pear and peach aromas, its slightly resinous texture and its refreshing fruit on the palate. Made by La Cantina di Soave and...

THE Chardonnay to quieten the ABC’ers amongst us (anything but Chardonnay).  Unoaked, packed with exotic peach and apricot fruit.  One of our top ten sellers within a month of featuring on the Vintner 100...

Delicious southern Rhône red. Being a Villages appellation it’s a level up from your average Côtes du Rhône. Fleshy, juicy, ripe and chewy, it’s soft and smooth so ready for drinking now and...

There’s Muscadet and then there’s Muscadet, and there are few other places where it’s as important to get the vintage and the grower correct. Here it’s just right and this tiny Domaine in the...

The Vettoretti family have run this fine 50hctr estate for three generations. Harvesting is all done by hand and the winemaking by Mamma Mirella’s sons, Renato and Paolo. A delicious Prosecco – ultra fresh, ...

Made by our great friend Gavin Quinney in his vineyards just south of Saint Emilion this is a Merlot based Bordeaux that’s soft, ripe and terrifically tasty.  We started with nine months ago with his Trois...

Continuing our trend of finding great wines from audaciously young producers, we returned from our recent White Burgundy hunting trip with... a Bourgogne Aligote. Hardly the most fashionable grape in the world, and one...

This is what southern French country red should taste like. Bags of black fruit flavour, a healthy dollop of peppery spice and soft, seductive tannins to boot. This is no frills, no fancies, jolly good red. Oh, and it's...

Definitely one of our top ten wines for drinking this Summer, particularly with fish. Ripe and grapey, terrifically clean and supremely classy white from the shores of Lake Garda -  this is as good as Lugana gets...

Made from a blend of largely Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from Cadillac, not far from St. Emilion, Château Lardilley is ripe, juicy and fleshy with charming structure and tasty tannins. Vintage: 2008Closure:...

Coming Soon... Vintage: 2009 Closure: Cork Grape: Pinot Noir Country: France Region: Burgundy ABV: 12.5%

Smooth, soft, velvet-like Pinot that knocks any Bourgogne Pinot Noir we've tried into a cocked hat.  Fruity and fine, this is great on its own and even better with chicken and guinea fowl. Vintage: 2010 Closure:...

At long last we've found a Vouvray Sec that we're proud to be listing. This is exactly how dry Chenin Blanc from this region should taste. Racy, fruity, zesty and refreshing with crisp acidity, minerality and balance. An...

A humdinger of a red from Estremadura in the heart of rural Spain. Rich, juicy & fruity with smooth tannins and a yummy smack of spice. We're recommending this as the perfect Spring lamb wine. FANTASTIC! Vintage:...

Vintage: 2010 Closure: Cork Grape: 65% Sauvignon Gris, 25% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon Country: France Region: Bordeaux ABV: 13.0%

Made with the same grapes and affected by the same 'noble rot' as it's bigger brother Sauternes. Deep gold in colour, pungent barley sugar and honey on the nose, the palate perfectly balanced between sweetness and acidity...

Fleurie is perhaps the finest and most elegant of the Crus in Beaujolais. Chapelle des Bois is owned and run by Eric and Chantal Coudert. They make both Fleurie and Chiroubles and this is their top cuvée...

Cracking vintage Crémant delivering more than we found from most Champagnes. A rich mousse with fine fresh fruit – a delicious aperitif! Vintage: 2008 Closure: Cork Grape: Chardonnay, Gamay, Pinot Noir ...

Made by our good friend Claudio Viberti, this is perhaps the silliest wine on our wine list as we drink more of it than we sell. A mere 5% alcohol with acidity and balance to make this just the perfect match for a tub of...

We thought we had the best Chablis our money could have bought until we tasted these wines in January. Beautifully crafted Chablis with minerality, ripeness, well balanced acidity and perfectly pure fruit. This is...

Beautifully pretty pink Crémant that not only looks the part but tastes just too delicious for words.  Bright salmon pink in colour – sparkling strawberries in the glass! Featured in The Independent's...

A corking white burgundy for the money.  Fresh acidity combines with ripe, spicy fruit and a hint of vanillin from the brand new oak barrels.  Young still but delicious all the same and it’ll get better and...

This Chianti Classico was the shining star in a series of three tastings we did to find ourselves a really grown up Tuscan red. It was tasted blind against forty other wines and beat off Brunellos, Vino Nobile’s, not...

Another screamer from the Comte Jean Maréchal stable. Ultra expressive Pouilly Fumé with all the classic hallmarks of crisp gooseberry fruit combining with that smokey gunflint you get from the best wines of...

The most impressive of Julien's three wines! Every tasting we have put this in to people swear blind that they're drinking a Puligny or a Meursault. This is THE best St. Véran the Vintner team have ever tasted! ...

At last we've found a Rioja Reserva that really deserves to carry the 'Reserva' label. Crammed with ripe, blackberry and liqourice with those classic smoky, toasty notes so typical of the great wines of Rioja, this really is...

Wow what a cracker this wine is!  Made from the young vines, it’s the intro into the amazing wines from the Archangel Estate.  Save the top wine, the Archangel, for really special occasions but don’t...

Following the madness of recent en primeur campaigns it’s a relief to be able to find parcels of mature Bordeaux that we can still afford to drink. 2007 is a great vintage to be buying and drinking now. Many of the...

A great vintage and a grower who we love.  This is traditional southern Rhône red as it should be - meaty, spicy &  lively but fine at the same time.  The flavours develop as the wine opens up and it...

Pure, elegant and fine Premier Cru Chablis from this small but meticulous Domaine in Fleys. Steely acidity combine with complex minerality, nervous acidity and lean, elegant fruit.  A superb wine with shellfish and...

Also available in magnums. One of the finds of our tasting! Fantastic Champagne with exceptional balance.  The green apple fruit and creamy texture combine magnificently to create a moreish, dry and crisp Champagne...

Coming soon.... Closure: Cork Vintage: 2009 Grape: Chardonnay Country: France Region: Cote de Beaune, Burgundy ABV: 13.0%

This is REAL wine.  From deep in the Northern Rhone valley it’s easy to taste the slate and mineral flavours of the soil and the ripeness and finesse of this Syrah – the label might look humble but this is...

This range of wines from Peter Franus are among the most exciting that we’ve found over the last two months.  Hand crafted to the extreme this is a monster Zin with power and class – spicy, rich and...

Sensational Californian Cab from a producer who takes ‘hand crafted’ to the extreme.  Made with loving care, this monster of a red is powerful and elegant.  Ripe, black fruit combine with a rich creamy...

Made by our longest standing friend and supplier Jean Francois Clouet, this is terrific Grand Cru Champagne made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes. Elegant and fine with a rich and biscuity flavour. See pictures of our...

Fabulously pretty, this pink tastes exactly as it looks. Liquidised strawberries in a glass. A top quality pink Champagne. Vintage: NV Closure: Cork Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir Country: France Region:...

This is super serious red burgundy that outgunned every Nuits St. Georges, Gevrey Chambertin etc. etc. that would be costing us €10 a bottle more. It's super saturated, rich, ripe and juicy with structure and balance...

Very grown up, single vineyard Barolo from a great vintage and a star grower, this commands respect and changes in flavour as you work through the bottle. Vintage: 2006 Closure: Cork Grape: Nebbiolo Country: Italy ...

A classic – it is a balance of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a touch of the Pinot Meunier giving it freshness with plenty of fruit, tremendous balance and length. Vintage: NV Closure: Cork Grape: Chardonnay,...

Bollinger is as reliable as ever, and has the House’s trademark richness and length. Vintage: NV Closure: Cork Grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir Country: France Region: Champagne ABV: 12...