The Astronomer Viognier, from Australia, via Aldi, was a discovery worth making: winedrinker.co.uk/the-astronom... #wine
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Friday Find at Sainsbury's. Coolwater Bay Marlborough Sauvignon White Wine £10.00 -> £5.25 (47% off) (25% off £7.00) This happens to also be one of my tasted picks from the Spring press tasting, made by Yealands. Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/
Screaming Devil Brut is a new arrival at Asda and it’s an interesting next step for a wine brand that started life as a bit of a cheeky imitation: winedrinker.co.uk/screaming-de... #wine
Morrisons Autumn Winter Tasting had a greater emphasis on 'Wine of the Week' promotions: winedrinker.co.uk/morrisons-au... #wine
Exceptional Pouilly-Fumé has picked up a Decanter Gold Medal with an impressive 95 points: winedrinker.co.uk/exceptional-... #wine
Sainsbury’s Autumn Winter Tasting had a much more interesting and varied range of wines than in previous years. Here are my picks. winedrinker.co.uk/sainsburys-a... #wine
At The Wine Society Autumn Winter Press Tasting my main aim this time was to find exceptional wines that offer great value at more accessible price points: winedrinker.co.uk/the-wine-soc... #wine
Waitrose Autumn Press Tasting had more than 150 wines on show so there was plenty to work through. Here are the bottles I found most interesting: winedrinker.co.uk/waitrose-aut...
Palumbo Falanghina is a lovely wine and one that also worked well for us with food: winedrinker.co.uk/palumbo-fala... #wine
Tesco Autumn Winter Press Tasting showed that Tesco remains an exciting place to shop for wine: winedrinker.co.uk/tesco-autumn... #wine
Kew Series Carricante is almost a wine with two personalities: winedrinker.co.uk/kew-series-c... #wine
Maison Galoupet ‘G de Galoupet’ Organic Rosé is very much a food wine: winedrinker.co.uk/maison-galou... #wine
Friday find at Sainsbury’s. 62% Off. Discovery Pet Nat Sparking Wine, Taste the Difference Double discount. £12.00 -> £4.50 (62% off) (25% off £6.00) Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/ #wine
The Co-op Autumn Winter Press Tasting highlighted a refresh of its Fairtrade range, both in terms of quality and branding: winedrinker.co.uk/co-op-autumn... #wine
I came away from the Vintage Roots 40th Anniversary Tasting particularly impressed by the quality AND the prices of their organic wines: winedrinker.co.uk/vintage-root... #wine
For this Nero d'Avola is good to see the producer, Colomba Bianca, actually named rather than finding another anonymous bulk-bottled wine: winedrinker.co.uk/finest-nero-... #wine
Friday Find at Sainsbury's. The wine with the greatest (double) discount today is by well-known winemaker David Hohnen. Australian Shiraz Red Wine, Taste the Difference £10.00 -> £5.25 (47% off) (25% off £7.00) Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/ #wine
Stylistically, Veuve Ambal Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blanc sits somewhere between Cava and Champagne, and the price lands in much the same territory: winedrinker.co.uk/veuve-ambal-... #wine
I decided wine with Asian food was worth investigating in more detail: winedrinker.co.uk/wine-with-as... #wine
Only hours after I mentioned Open Wine Map, World Winery Map popped up, another ambitious wine mapping project: winedrinker.co.uk/exploring-vi... #wine
Friday Find at Sainsbury's. DV Catena Malbec. Double discount = 47% off. £14.25 -> £7.50 (47% off) (25% off £10.00) Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/ #wine
The UK independent wine retail sector has faced a difficult two years: winedrinker.co.uk/independent-... #wine
Wine in a can is nothing unusual these days, but a full 750ml can certainly is: winedrinker.co.uk/vinca-organi... #wine
