It’s hard to imagine a more enjoyable white wine for the price (5,5€). Half the bottle was gone in 10 minutes at a family dinner, I mean by me alone – I just then realised I had to slow down. It’s that delicious. Continue reading
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Three affordable ports
Supermarket wines: Tesco Finest Tempranillo 2022
This humble tempranillo might be even better than its previous vintage (the 2021, reviewed here) which was already superb. What makes it outstanding is the level of refinement – this is as good as such cheap wine gets. I’m quite picky but there is not even the slightest detail here I could complain about. Honestly, I enjoyed this more than many expensive reds… Continue reading
Supermarket wines: Tesco Finest Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2020
Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Cotes de Bourg 2021
A great example of vintage variation: compare this 2021 to the previous release of the wine (reviewed here), it will be quite obvious how better 2020 was. Continue reading
From weird to lovely – cheap Spanish reds from Lidl
Spain is strong when it comes to the budget friendly red category, but it can’t always deliver. From the ones I tried recently I disliked two, but also found one which is unbelievable for its price… Continue reading
Supermarket wines: Lidl Negroamaro Salento 2022
A real achievement for so little money. Continue reading
Supermarket wines – Gál Szőlőbirok és Pincészet Chardonnay 2022
An entry level Hungarian chardonnay that delivers in most vintages, and the 2022 is a pleasant wine again. Continue reading
Supermarket wines: Pierre Chanau Alsace Gewurztraminer 2021
Supermarket wines: Bock Rozé 2022, Villány, Hungary
Following on the Kakas, here is another rose from Villány, but this time from Bock, a just as big and well-known producer as Vylyan. Theirs is a more successful wine if you ask me, I would definitely recommend it.