Chile

2nd Sep 2010

Acid trip

"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

Wine of the week

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

In defence of Chardonnay

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

The other side of own-label

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

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