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Whispering Angel Rosé 2024 - Shop Now (2025) Like the first cuckoo of Spring, here we have the latest vintage of global sensation, the Whispering Angel Rosé. A massive brand, especially since LVMH took a controlling share, it is the...

As I talked with Sacha, he let me into a secret.  He thinks 2024 is one of the finest vintages he has ever seen in Provence.  And, if this wine is anything to go by, he is right.  This is...

2024 De Wetshof Estate, Bon Vallon Chardonnay, Robertson, South Africa (£15.95, www.finewinedirect.co.uk) Buy Now I first visited De Wetshof some twenty years ago.  Back then, this impressive winery, overlooking the Breede River, in the relatively cool and breezy climate of...

2021 Tignanello, Tenuta Antinori, Tuscany, Italy (£189.95, www.finewinedirect.co.uk). Buy Now I have drunk Tignanello more times than I can remember, but in the last few years, I have somewhat lost touch with this wine as it has skyrocketed in fame...

Albariño Attis Mar 2022Special Offer - £89.95 per bottle - Buy Now There are a few still wines aged underwater (aside from those on the 1890 list), such as Attis Mar Albariño from Attis Bodega in Rias Baixas, Spain (£99.95,...

Château Beaumont, Haut-Médoc 2016 Special Offer - £19.95 per bottle - Buy Now   A well-regarded Cru Bourgeois located between St Julien and Margaux, Beaumont's 2016 is more or less equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 9% Petit Verdot....

2023 Château Beaulieu, Cuvée Alexandre, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, France (£19.95 per bottle & £34.95 per magnum, sold by the case only, www.finewinedirect.co.uk) BUY NOW I am a massive fan of this wine, and not only have I written about it on...

Whispering Angel - Shop Now (2024) 'Tall poppy syndrome' refers to the tendency for some people to cut successful entities 'down to size'. There's no doubt that the mega-brand of Whispering Angel suffers from that; some commentators claiming it is...

Pale Rosé - Buy Now Beach Rosé - Buy Now Speaking of rosé, in this aisle it’s not just the label that is highly stylised. There are square bottles, round bottles, bottles that are squat and bottles that are tall with...