SO Organic Shiraz

Many of you will know that SO is the Organic brand/label that Sainsbury's (a UK Supermarket) offer. Now, we used to shop at Sainsbury's regularly before the Pandemic, and then we just stopped. It was so much easier to take the car down to Waitrose if we were going to have to queue for over …

M&S Sauvignon Blanc Atlantique

I want to share this little find with you before it completely vanishes from the shelves of Marks & Spencer. We have our nephew Wills to thank for this little find, who very kindly walked into the town centre to pick up some fruit from M&S (because they have the best fruit) and I asked …

Esprit de Buganay Côtes de Provence Rosé

We embraced our recent trip to France by sampling the house rosé at every restaurant we graced (when in Rome!) Oh how I have missed France. Here I am reminiscing on the pleasantries of our travels, when I ought to be sharing the tipple of the week. When not in France, I have difficulty finding …

Kendermanns Dry Riesling

If there are two words I love to hear or read about a white wine they are "fresh" and "zesty". So really Kendermanns knew how to sell me this bottle as you can see from their label. A crisp dry white wine is perfect for a summer's day, and there is a mild hint of …

Kaiken Malbec

There is a shop at the end of our road that sells, amongst other produce, bottles of wine averaging £40. I rather resent spending that much money on wine. However, they also sell a wine that we have fallen for for a more modest £13.50. Kaiken Malbec has everything you would want in a red …

Montidori Sangiovese

I think I actually fell in love with this bottle of wine. I remember my illicit affair with this dashing Italian very well. It had been a very bad week. I was stressed out. Robert picked a few random bottles of wine from the supermarket and he picked the one he thought would cheer me …

Yalumba Organic Shiraz

I wanted to like this red wine before I even tasted it - organic and vegan - directions we firmly want to head towards. My truthful assessment of my first glass was that it was delicious. There was a nice sparkle in this red wine which made it refreshing - after reading the label I …

La Selva Organic Privo Sangiovese

Here was a wine that I got on with very well. I do love cherries, and the pleasant cherry aromas and aftertaste made this a wine I know we ought to stock up on. It is easy-going and fits in with whatever we are having for dinner without dominating the dinner table. But although there …

Finca Las Moras Malbec

Apparently this is the produce of a large wine estate in Argentina. I read up about the Finca Las Moras estate in San Juan and about the Malbec grape variety and I still struggled for something to say to you about this wine. It was adequate. I was not embarrassed to have it at the …

Barossa Ink Shiraz

I have been postponing my review of this wine, and I don't know why because I enjoyed it so much. Three of us shared a bottle and we all enjoyed it. Lots of rich fruit, something deliciously dark pulling it back from being too sweet. When we first opened the bottle I could not get …