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£9.99Long overlooked by the wine cognoscenti, the burgeoning interest in Portuguese wine is finally resulting in more awareness of the potential of this proud country. The previously undervalued Tejo region, lying to the south of Lisbon, is capable of producing wines of enormous value and character – something that is […]
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£22.50This family-run winery based just north of Fleurie dates back to the early 1900s and has been run by current Winemaker Dominique Morel since 1967. Dominique’s philosophy is to make wines he likes to drink, with plenty of fruit, a good colour and a rounded mouthfeel. Dominique has 18 hectares […]
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£10.50Back in 1988, three families decided to invest in a winery in Romania, starting with 650 hectares of slightly unloved vineyards and a rusty, once state-owned winery. Yet Englishman Philip Cox and his Romanian wife Elvira, have turned the Cramele Recas Estate into the most successful winery in Romania. Recas […]
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£41.99The Brancaia estate as we know it, celebrates its 40th birthday this year. Swiss couple Brigitte and Bruno Widmer purchased Brancaia in Castellina in Chianti in 1981 and their wines have been critically praised from the start. Having studied oenology, their daughter Barbara Widmer heads up the winemaking team whilst […]
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£17.99Fowles embodies an inherent respect for the environment with generations of knowledge and a passion to improve farming practices. The rugged and beautiful Strathbogie Ranges are located an hour and a half drive northeast of Melbourne. It is here, in vineyards peppered with massive ancient granite boulders, at elevations between […]
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£11.50Loureiro is from Vinho Verde in Northern Portugal and only made in the best years. Refreshing with aromas of grapefruit and green apple, this delicious wine is medium bodied with a touch of spritz on the palate, typical of wines from this region. The palate is dry, with hints of […]
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£13.50Montalcino, an ancient and fascinating Sienese village of Etruscan origin, lies amongst a forest of oak trees at an altitude of 600m. On a hill at the border of this region, named Poggio del Sasso – or ‘pebbles peak’ – Sangiovese grapes perform particularly well for the winegrowers of Da […]
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£23.99This vineyard can trace its origins back to the Gallo-Roman era when Lucter, Chief of Cadourques was the last Gallic to resist the Roman legions. These days, the proud Vigouroux family follow in the footsteps of their ancestors. This pure and honest wine is gently perfumed with aromas of blackberries, […]
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£11.99Metic was the term used in Ancient Greece for a foreigner living in Athens that contributed to the cultural and economic life but did not have the same rights as a true citizen. This wine was inspired by famous song ‘Le M t que’ by Georges Moustaki and led Luca to call [...] -
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£10.99A wonderfully exotic and lighter style of dry white, using grapes grown within sight of the azure Mediterranean. A delicious, zingy/zesty dry white with a style that just makes you smile. If you’re a Sauvignon Blanc fan, you really need to try this wine. So easy drinking and utterly delicious! […]
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£12.99Back in 1988, three families decided to invest in a winery in Romania, starting with 650 hectares of slightly unloved vineyards and a rusty, once state-owned winery. Yet Englishman Philip Cox and his Romanian wife Elvira, have turned the Cramele Recas Estate into the most successful winery in Romania. Recas […]
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£10.99Vidigal is an award-winning family run winery based in Lisboa in central Portugal. The vines for this wine are located close to the Atlantic Ocean with the sea breeze aiding levels of acidity and freshness in this wine. The perfect mid-week red – easy drinking and versatile yet full of […]
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£36.99Located in the world’s southernmost winegrowing region, the name ‘Carrick’ is derived from the gold-mining town and the mountain range to which the estate points. Famous for their quality Pinot Noir and dedicated to producing estate-grown, wild fermented, small batch and sustainable wines, the Carrick Bend on their logo is […]
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£48.99‘Among Australia’s very greatest reds’ – James Suckling, international wine critic and journalist on This Charming Man. On a beautiful hillside in the Clarendon sub-region of McLaren Vale, three generations of the Smart family have devoted their lives to Grenache. Decades have passed where precious few valued their crop and […]
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£13.50Carlos Lucas is the man behind the wine, first and foremost a farmer, but now a very talented winemaker with over 25 years of experience across Portugal. He started the estate 15 years ago on an ancient property once owned by the local priest. A stream encircles this quaint vineyard […]
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£23.99A pure expression of Central Otago Pinot Noir. Luscious and fruit focused with great flavour and soft supple tannin. An appealing Pinot Noir with rich ripe fruit from a lovely warm vintage. Aromas of red cherry and wildberry combine beautifully with enticing red and dark fruit flavours, lovely brown spice […]
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£17.50After experiencing the splendour of the Royal Court of Versailles, this vineyard, extending over nearly 5,000 hectares in 1830, was damaged by phylloxera and various wars. The Auxois region has been forgotten since the 19th Century until 1979, when the vineyard obtained the certification of Indication Géographique Protégée ”Côteaux de […]
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£31.50Ata Rangi, meaning ‘dawn sky, new beginning’ is owned and managed by a family trio – Clive Paton, his wife Phyll and his sister Alison. In 1980 Clive planted the bare, stony, home paddock at the edge of Martinborough, becoming one of a handful of people who pioneered grape growing […]
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£15.99The origins of Casa Ferreirinha date back to 1952, when the first vintage of Barca-Velha was produced. Fernando Nicolau de Almeida pioneered the quality revolution in Douro still wines, with Casa Ferreirinha becoming the first producer in the region dedicated entirely to this style rather than Port. Named after legendary […]
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£39.99The Pieropan family has produced wines in Soave since the 1890s and today, their estate comprises 58 hectares of vineyards planted on the stony hills of Soave Classico. In the early 1930s, they were the first producer to bottle a wine with the name Soave on the label. Nino Pieropan […]