2nd Sep 2010
"Buy on an apple, sell on a piece of cheese," runs an old wine trade saw. It's good advice for consumers, too. If a wine, especially a red wine, can survive the tart, hard-skinned assault of a slice of Granny Smith, then it must be... Read more
2nd Sep 2010
2008 Maycas Reserva Especial Syrah, Limarí (£12.99, 15%, Waitrose)
The Pacific-influenced region of Limarí is producing some cracking Chardonnays and Syrahs at the moment. This is deeply coloured, spicy... Read more
26th Aug 2010
What's the most insulting thing you can do to a grape? Mixing it with cola, lemonade or tonic water is a slap in the face, but the lowest of low blows is surely to confuse it with a sultana. That's what some of the biggest wine companies Down... Read more
5th Aug 2010
As oxymorons go, they may not be as absurd as "French resistance", "amicable divorce" and "camping holiday", but there's still something fundamentally silly about Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Spaghetti... Read more