WHITE WINES
2020 La Mia Strada Falanghina, Campania, Italy, Alc. 13%, £7.50
A beautiful crafted white wine that presents subtle notes of ripe apples and spice that tantalises the tastebuds way beyond the swallow.
Score 9/10
Grape Variety: Falanghina
Closure: Cork
Unoaked
Vegan friendly:
Available: 1144 stores
2021 Co-op Fairtrade Torrontes Chardonnay, Famatina Valley Argentina, Alc. 11%, £5.25
Easy drinker! A Torrontes Chardonnay blend that delivers a delicate lychee Gewurztraminer like taste.
Score 8/10
Grape Variety: 89% Torrontes 11% Chardonnay
Closure: Screwcap
Unoaked
Available: 2546 stores
2021 Jim Barry Lodge Hill Riesling Clare Valley Australia, Alc. 12%, £10.50
This is a high-quality Riesling, from Australia’s Clare Valley. It presents pungent apple, citrus and subtle petrol notes that tweak the tastebuds through to the swallow.
Score 9/10
Grape Variety Riesling
Closure: Screwcap
Unoaked
Available: 110 stores
2021 Pouilly Fume Les Chaumes Bardin Family Loire France, Alc. 12.5%, £14.50
Want an ‘Old World’ Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire? This Les Chaumes delivers benchmark SB Loire aromas and flavours in grapes!
Score 8/10
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Closure: Cork
Unoaked Vegan friendly:
Available: 367 stores
2021 Sancerre Domaine Roblin Loire France, Alc. 13%, £15.00
An elegant Sauvignon Blanc wine that pleasures the palate from sip to swallow.
Score 9/10
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Closure: Cork
Unoaked
Vegan friendly:
Available: 447 stores
ROSE WINE
2021 Cuvee Bijou Terre de Providence Rose Languedoc, S. France, Alc. 12.5%, £8.00
A French rose has that ‘I must have another and another glass quality’.
Score 8/10
Grape Varieties: Grenache & Cinsault
Closure: Screwcap
Unoaked
Vegan friendly:
Available: 357 stores
FORTIFIED WINES
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2013 Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas, Douro Valley, Portugal, Alc. 20%, £32.00
All the port from Taylor’s is always of the highest quality and this single Quinta will impress whoever is drinking it. One bottle won’t be enough.
Score 9/10
Grape Varieties Douro Blend
Closure: Cork
Oaked
Available: 121 stores
Vegan
Co-op Irresistible Pedro Ximenez, Jerez, Spain, Alc. 17%, Half Bottle £6.65
If you enjoy very sweet wines, then this PX is heaven sent Not well known outside the Sherry region of Jerez, but trust me it is a real treat for the sweet toothed!
Score 10/10
Grape Varieties Pedro Ximenez
Closure: Cork
Available: 560 stores
RED WINES
2020 Famille Perrin Vinsobres, Rhone, France, Alc. 14%, £10.50
Want a well-crafted red wine that will trade punches with rich flavoursome food? Then grab a few bottles of this French wine.
Score 8/10
Grape Varieties Grenache & Syrah
Closure: Cork
Unoaked
Available:98 stores
2018 Barolo Santa Vittoria, Piedmonte, Italy, Alc. 14%, £16.00
The very best Barolos fetch £100s a bottle, so at £16 this wine is at the bottom rung of a very long ladder, that said this a well-crafted wine that displays black fruits ripe tannins long finish. A must try for the red wine lovers.
Score 9/10
Grape Variety Nebbiolo
Closure: Cork
Oaked
Available: 87 stores
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