Simon Judge
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Friday Find at Tesco. All good things Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc £9.75 -> £4.88 (49% off) (25% off £6.50) Double discount. Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/ #wine
Abbotts & Delaunay ‘Les Fleurs Sauvages’ Chardonnay. I love this one, and I do not usually like 'Chardonnay': winedrinker.co.uk/abbotts-dela... #wine
La Belle Angèle Pinot Noir new 2024 vintage feels more balanced and also has more mouthfeel than the previous vintage: winedrinker.co.uk/la-belle-ang... #wine
Asquith Gardens English Sparkling Wine. Someone I tasted it with, said they would never have known it was not Champagne. winedrinker.co.uk/asquith-gard... #wine
Zurriago Argentinian Malbec is one of the stars: winedrinker.co.uk/zurriago-arg... #wine
Friday Find, also on my Pick List. Sainsbury's Ellercombe English Sparkling Wine. Double discount. £22.00 -> £13.50 (38% off) (25% off £18.00) Lots more top percentage offers at: winedrinker.co.uk/offers/ #wine
The Gathering Storm is so called because the message behind this great wine is contentious and feeds into the question of what is the future of wine: winedrinker.co.uk/the-gatherin... #wine
My thoughts on the 'value' wines in Decanter World Wine Awards 2026: winedrinker.co.uk/decanter-wor... #wine
Kleinood ‘De Herder’ Rhône Blend brings a Southern Rhône-style, a style that has been championed across South Africa’s Swartland and Western Cape regions: winedrinker.co.uk/kleinood-de-... #wine
The Wine Tastings That Became a $3.9 Million Supreme Court Showdown: winedrinker.co.uk/the-wine-tas... #wine
Sainsbury’s CVNE Rioja Gran Reserva. I have followed this wine over the years because it changes more than you might expect from vintage to vintage: winedrinker.co.uk/sainsburys-c... #wine
Moillard Brouilly Les Fées. During the UK 35°C heatwave, I found it worked really well cooled: winedrinker.co.uk/moillard-bro... #wine
Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons all have 25% off at the moment. Waitrose has a new 4 for 3 offer that is sort of 25% off. Please see my web site for the exact dates. This is the last '25% off' post I'll be posting here because social is now negligible compared to my site traffic. #wine
A new study on cork closures shows that the story is not as simple as “cork lets air in”: winedrinker.co.uk/new-research... #wine
Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Privada. I purchased this wine because it was on special offer and it worked out well: winedrinker.co.uk/chile-cabern... #wine
Taste the Difference Portuguese Lisboa. It would be easy to walk past this bottle, assuming it sits in the same space as Porta 6 and its many imitators. It does not. This is much better: winedrinker.co.uk/taste-the-di... #wine
Château des Sarrins Rosé Grande Cuvée uses first pressing only, and the “Cuvée” in the name points to that choice, with only the purest juice drawn from the initial press of the grapes: winedrinker.co.uk/chateau-des-... #wine
For Altano Tinto the aroma is the main event, full of blackberry, violet and dark chocolate: winedrinker.co.uk/altano-tinto/ #wine
Cuatro Rayas Four Lines Verdejo is dry, light to medium in body, with medium to high acidity, with a fresh, herbal, salty finish: winedrinker.co.uk/cuatro-rayas... #wine
W/O Nero d’Avola Rosato is made around the idea of a wine made without (W/O) compromise, with sustainability placed front and centre: winedrinker.co.uk/w-o-nero-dav... #wine
How to Sound Wine Smart is a journey through the language of wine: winedrinker.co.uk/how-to-sound... #wine
Friday Find. Morrisons has 25% off wine until 14 June. Double discounts on the following wines I have previously picked: Ramos Family Reserva Tinto £11.25 -> £8.50 -> £6.37 Cuatro Rayas Four Lines Verdejo £10 -> £7.75 -> £5.81 Yealands Sauvignon Blanc £10.75 -> £7.50 -> £5.63
Lidl Summer Press Tasting revealed more picks this time than I usually find at Lidl: winedrinker.co.uk/lidl-summer-... #wine
Siglo Tempranillo Special Edition comes covered in a jute sack: winedrinker.co.uk/siglo-tempra... #wine
Waitui Bay Marlborough Rosé is different from typical Rosé and a variant of Sauvignon Blanc too: winedrinker.co.uk/waitui-bay-m... #wine
Villemarin Picpoul de Pinet comes from the only major Picpoul producer to be Terra Vitis certified sustainable: winedrinker.co.uk/villemarin-p... #wine
Tenuta Sant’Antonio Scaia Rossa Corvina s the last, and best, of a few wines I bought on a recent trip to Italy: winedrinker.co.uk/tenuta-santa... #wine
Melpo Valley of the Muses Rosé is full-bodied for a rosé, soft and round: winedrinker.co.uk/melpo-valley... #wine