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four-page special light&dry 2015 Picpoul de 2015 Pujalet, 2015 Verdicchio Pinet, Blanc Sec, Côtes de dei Castelli di Languedoc, Gascogne, France Jesi Classico, France (£5.37, (£5.49, ) Follonica, Marche, ) This is a This dinky French Italy (£5.49, Co-op) wonderfully zesty white is bursting at I’m a sucker for this little white wine, the seams with wine’s arty label and with a citrus theme summery joy. It’s a amphora-shaped The and a faint sea stunning all-rounder bottle. When you spray air. It’s with a vast array of taste it and wonder the benchmark light dishes as well how on earth its great-value French Riviera as being great for price can be so low, the picture white wine style and at this making a kir (with crème de is complete. There is one tiddly price it is this year’s cassis). Look no further for a message here – you cannot live best-value Picpoul. terrific ‘house white’. without this wine in your life! 2015 The Exquisite 2015 Verdicchio 2015 Torres, Viña 100 Collection dei Castelli di Sol, Penedès, Marsanne, J-C Jesi, Moncaro, Spain (£6.50, Mas, Languedoc, Marche, Italy reduced to £5 until France (£5.99, ) (£5.99, Waitrose) 7 June, Sainsbury’s) Flavour always comes Verdicchio is Italy’s If you’re looking for before price for me, answer to the French a bargain-priced but with a wine like summer staple, white for picnics this one I have to muscadet – only with this summer then take my hat off to a little more sunshine dive into this Aldi. It’s a sultry and therefore mid- brilliant, green Best marsanne made BEST palate fruit. This bright, citrussy, apple-scented ‘sun wine’. by wine magician bargain floral wine is bone dry and Made by the famous Torres Jean-Claude Mas white delicious with seafood or a family, it’s only a fiver and at a bargain price. tomato and mozzarella salad. tastes like a dream. Bring it on. 2015 Waitrose, 2015 Truly 2015 Picpoul de Sauvignon Blanc Irresistible Leyda Pinet, Baron de value Touraine, Loire, Valley Sauvignon Badassière, France (£6.99, Blanc, Chile (£6.99, Languedoc, Waitrose) If you Co-op) This wine has France (£7.80, don’t want to spend been a star for a few ) This name is summer whites £12 on a Sancerre or years now. It’s a little amusing, but Pouilly-Fumé, this amazing to think that perhaps the joke is neat little wine has I favour it over many lost on the winery. similar citrussy sauvignons from Regardless, there’s and sparklers flavours. It comes across the world at plenty of attitude from a region further along the twice the price. It’s packed with in this dazzler, Best for Loire river than those famous elderflower, mint, lemon balm which is heaven fish and names, but it lacks nothing in and cut grass notes and it with all fish seafood terms of impact or enthusiasm. adores Asian-influenced dishes. and seafood. 2015 Cheverny, 2015 Pecorino, 2015 Viña Domaine du Terre di Chieti, Taboexa, from as Salvard, Loire, Italy (£7.99, reduced Albariño, Rías France (£7.95, to £5.99 from 8-28 Baixas, Spain thewinesociety.com) June, Waitrose) Crisp (£7.99, Waitrose) le as This delicious wine and jolly, this feisty Launching very litt is my favourite apéritif is also good soon, new label Cheverny, made with fish. Pecora Taboexa attempts from sauvignon means ‘sheep’ in to crack the albariño blanc with a dash of Italian – they’re grape at a lower £5 chardonnay to give partial to the price than many depth and intrigue. It’s pecorino grapes best other wines. It works Specially selected by the Daily another mesmerising Loire this wine is made aperitif extremely well with tropical white which is tailor-made from, hence the bargain notes on the nose and razor- Mail’s wine expert Matthew Jukes for summer entertaining. sheep on the label. sharp acidity on the finish. Welcome to the second part of my Summer 2015 Truly 2015 Taste the 2015 Peter Wine Collection. Last week I brought you Irresistible Difference, Yealands, the 100 best-value red, rosé, fortified and Pinot Grigio, Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, sweet wines on the High Street this year, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, and this week it’s the turn of the 100 New Zealand France (£8, New Zealand (£8, best-value white wines and sparklers. Given (£7.99, Co-op) Gosh, Sainsbury’s) The reduced to £7 until the huge range of wines available on the this is a stunner! freshness of this 7 June, Sainsbury’s) shelves today, selecting 200 that represent Made at Peter wine underpins the This perky, tangy the best value was quite a challenge. But I Yealands’ winery tinge of lemon and sauvignon is set about my task with gusto – I’ve tasted by Tamra Kelly- grapefruit. ‘Bordeaux another wine from more than 4,000 wines in the past few Washington, it Blanc’ wines are not Yealands superstar months and I hope my choices capture your contains a dash of as popular as those from the Tamra Kelly-Washington. It’s palates as they did mine. Pull out this guide gewurztraminer, which adds Loire but they offer epic value lighter and more elegant than and keep it for reference, and remember to exotic spice to the package. and punchy flavours, especially many of the soapy fruit bombs keep your eyes peeled for deals and Don’t miss out on it. with oysters and clams. which crowd the shelves. discounts. The prices here are correct at the * prices correct at the time of going to press time of going to press, but they’re notoriously fluid and there are potential bargains to be had as the summer wears on. Cheers! weekend 39

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2015 2015 Taste the 2015 Quinta de 2015 La Vieille 2015 Tapada de 2015 Ken Grüner Veltliner, Difference Azevedo, Single Ferme Blanc, La Villar Vinho Verde, Forrester, Niederösterreich, Coolwater Bay Estate, Vinho Famille Perrin, Portugal (£8.50, Workhorse Austria (£8, Sauvignon Blanc, Verde, Portugal France (£8.49, M&S) With a spritzy, Chenin Blanc, Morrisons) There are Marlborough, New (£8.29, Waitrose) Waitrose) This 2015 zesty grapefruit Stellenbosch, loads of grüners on Zealand (£8, The best Vinho vintage launches theme, this is a South Africa the shelves today reduced to £7 until Verdes are prickly very soon. Its floral raucously lively Vinho (£8.50, M&S) Ken because this grape is 7 June, Sainsbury’s) on the tongue, scent is the epitome Verde with masses of makes great wines a fascinating This is a different faintly aromatic of restraint, making appeal. M&S continue and this is a fine alternative to the take on Kiwi and raspingly dry it the perfect apéritif. to nail the heart and chenin with lemon sauvignon tsunami. sauvignon, with on the palate. Grenache blanc, ugni soul of their wines and lime and a long For value and impact none can soothing fruit notes taking the Azevedo is the UK market blanc, bourboulenc and and this makes them the best finish. It has enough character compete with this entry-level place of the standard fruit leader – and it is also one of vermentino combine to make a retailers on the High Street right to step up from fish to chicken, wine. I love its zestiness and cocktail. It’s unhurried, Zen-like the best wines if you’re on silky, sultry wine with a kiss of now. Tapada de Villar is a great and is persistent and classy in pink grapefruit scent. and calm, and a cracking price. holiday in Portugal. crunchy acidity on the finish. racy white for the summer. spite of its sleek palate. 2015 Zalze 2014 The Gum, 2014 The Gum, 2015 Massey Dacta, 2015 Morrisons 2015 Plumpton Reserve, Chenin Single Vineyard Semillon/ Sauvignon Blanc, Signature Estate, Pinot Blanc, South Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, Pouilly-Fumé, Blanc, East Africa (£10, reduced Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills, New Zealand Loire, France (£11, Sussex, England to £7.50 until 7 June, South Australia South Australia (£10.99, reduced to Morrisons) I’m very (£11, M&S) Sainsbury’s) This (£10.50, M&S) Made (£10.50, M&S) £8.99 each for six until fussy about Pouilly- Plumpton is the refreshing Zalze uses by one of Australia’s Another fascinating 29 August, Majestic) Fumé because many UK’s centre for oak in its production most distinguished white in The Gum This scintillating overpriced versions winemaking studies to underpin the citrus estates, The Lane range is this blend sauvignon got its trade on the famous and this is the finest fruit. It’s bracingly Vineyard, this is a of lime-soaked hilarious moniker name without English pinot blanc refreshing, perfect ravishing pinot grigio. semillon and mint from winemaker delivering on the I’ve ever seen. with fish and super It packs in more drama than any and lemon balm-kissed Owen Glover’s children. It’s how palate. I’m delighted to say that Smooth, moreish BEST salads and can with Italian wine at the same cost. Its sauvignon blanc. It proves that, they pronounced the name of this wine lives up to the hype and confident, it english cope with fuller salads haunting perfume alone is in the right hands, two can the Massey Ferguson tractor he and is a fair price, too. Well done puts Plumpton dry white flavours too. worth the ticket price. definitely be better than one. drove around the vineyards. Morrisons – great taste. on the wine map. 2015 Pouilly- 2015 Craggy 2015 Finest 2015 Truly 2015 Berton, Fumé, Jean- Range, Avery aromatic Torrontés, Salta, Irresistible Metal Label, Claude Chatelain, Sauvignon Blanc, Argentina (£6.50, Viognier, St Vermentino, Loire, France Marlborough, 2014 Sainsbury’s, Tesco) Most torrontés Gabriel Vineyard, South Australia (£14.99, reduced to New Zealand Winemaker’s wines are fruit- Pays d’Oc, France (£7.49, Co-op) This £10.99 from 8-28 (£14.99, reduced to Selection German cocktaily on the nose (£6.99, Co-op) vermentino has only June, Waitrose) £9.99 from 8-28 Riesling, Germany and while I’m not Wow, this is a classy 12% alcohol and yet Pouilly-Fumé should June, Waitrose) (£5, Sainsbury’s) keen on those that viognier! With the tropical fruit is be flinty under the With citrus on the Remember the 70s lapse into soapiness delicate peach and sublime, balanced lush sauvignon nose and a bracing and 80s rieslings, I do like the ones that apricot notes on the by bracing acidity notes, and this nails acidic finish, if you such as Black Tower have a ginger and nose it’s a less and a tang of stone it. I like to see a difference like leaner, tighter BRILLIANT and Blue Nun? This pineapple husk terrific perfumed wine than some of fruit. It’s cleverly bolstered with between Sancerre and sauvignons this sauvignon wine is a flashback kick. Try this chap with thai the other viogniers here but drizzles of sauvignon, semillon Pouilly-Fumé and this year’s is a crazy deal. bargain to this style of grapey with Malaysian food it’s very gentle and has a and fiano, lending layers of wines are spot on. Don’t miss out. German riesling and I love it. or Thai food. mouthwatering finish. complexity. It’s a bargain, too. 2015 Vendanges 2015 William’s Well, 2015 Pulpo, 2015 Gewurztraminer, 2015 Yalumba, 2014 Tahbilk, Nocturnes Gewurztraminer/ Albariño, Rías Turckheim, Alsace, Y Series Viognier, Marsanne, Viognier, Riesling, New South Baixas, Spain France (£9.99, South Australia Nagambie Lakes, Laurent Miquel, Wales, Australia (£9.99, Wine Rack) Waitrose) The ‘gewurz’ (£9.99, Wine Rack, Victoria, Australia Pays d’Oc, (£9, M&S) If you blend This is one of the grape is the most Bargain Booze, (£11.99, Taurus Wines, France (£8.99, two aromatic grapes finest young aromatic of all white Morrisons, Sainsbury’s; 01483 548484) Waitrose) This is like this you’re likely albariños I’ve seen varieties, with rose reduced to £8.99 each Tahbilk have given us another wine with an to create something so far this year and petal, spices and musk for six, Majestic) This a stunning wine that amazing perfumed extraordinary, and it’s really going to invading your senses. is one of my 100 Best will no doubt taste as onslaught of peach that’s what the De impress fans of this This fellow balances Australian Wines for enthralling in ten fuzz, apricot kernel Bortoli winemakers fashionable variety. lush fruit with a 2016/17 (the full list years’ time as it and lemon balm. The grapes have done. There is a lushness I love the octopus on the label zesty finish. I love best with is at matthewjukes.com). Peach does today. The one to are picked at night to retain on the palate that tips over into and he (or she) gives you a clue drinking this with cheese kernels, nutmeg, digestive main thrust is lay in the all their aromatic splendour sheer naughtiness. If you like as to what type of dish the pâtés, terrines and pate biscuits and apricot blossom lemon zest and cellar – hence the romantic name. lean, dry wines, look away! Spanish would eat with it. and cheese. flood the senses. pineapple husk. 2015 Château de 2015 Bellingham, 2015 Journey’s 2015 Hunter 2014 Tesco Finest 2015 Picpoul de Flaugergues The Bernard End, Honeycomb Valley, North Row Pinet, Les Girelles, Blanc, Languedoc, Series Roussanne, Chardonnay, Chardonnay, New Vineyard, Jean-Luc Colombo, France (£10, M&S) Paarl, South Stellenbosch, South Wales, Sauvignon Blanc, Languedoc, France If I had to choose one Africa (£10, reduced South Africa (£10, Australia (£10.50, Marlborough, New (approx £11.35, wine from this to £8 until 7 June, M&S) This is a richer M&S) Made by Zealand (£11, Tesco) Oddbins, hennings section to amaze a Sainsbury’s) This is wine than those Tyrrell’s, one of the What’s a sauvignon wine.co.uk) Don’t wine lover it would be another bonkers which precede it here greatest wineries in blanc doing in this think I’m losing my this. Made from rolle bargain which you but it’s still not a big, the world, this stays section? Well, it’s marbles, because and grenache blanc, must attack today! busty chardonnay like controlled and fabulously intense picpouls usually it is aromatically This rare and so many out there. focused throughout and with an extra belong in the light exquisite with peach, lemon wondrous roussanne is a The trick is to load creaminess its flavour while hinting at year under its belt it has grown section, but this wine arrives on and pear on the nose and stone fruit-scented beauty and distinction without richness. It is so dramatic and and billowed, giving more the shelves very soon and it palate. I love it – it is simply with racy acidity and an reaching the tipping point – thrilling it puts most High depth of citrus fruit and the packs such a punch that it’s a effortless and all-pervasive. enticingly sleek finish. Honeycomb does this with style. Street Chablis to shame. power to romance fish curries. genuine main-course picpoul.

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2015 Mud House, 2015 Le Grand 2015 Montes, 2015 Picpoul de 2015 Esterházy, 2015 Domaine Sauvignon Blanc, Ballon, Reserva Pinet, Languedoc, Sauvignon Blanc, Begude, Terroir Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, France (£9, M&S) Burgenland, 11300 Chardonnay, New Zealand Joël Delaunay, Casablanca, The picpoul grape Austria (£9.95, Haute Vallée de (£8.75, Waitrose, Touraine, France Chile (£8.99, Co-op) has fast become a fromvineyards l’Aude, France Tesco, Majestic) Ben (£8.79, reduced to I love the fresh mint favourite in the UK. direct.co.uk) The (£9.99, reduced to Glover is one of New £6.49 from 8-28 which overlays the It’s not too dear, it Esterházys have £7.99 from 8-28 June, Zealand’s most gifted June, Waitrose) citrus fruit on the reminds us of been making wine Waitrose) Begude winemakers. With The ‘big balloon’ is scent of this lively holidays in France since the early 18th moves to the bright citrus notes classic sauvignon wine. It’s razor-sharp and it’s lemony, century. Apparently sprightly 2015 and a fine mid-palate with an unmissable and perfect with refreshing and Haydn, their court vintage of this this wine seems ethereal and offer. Its flavour bargain spicy dishes. Montes proves bright. This is one of the most composer, asked for his salary ‘postcode wine’ (11300 is the demure, but then the finish and finesse sauvignon that France and New Zealand accomplished of all of the to be partly paid in wine! This address of their high-altitude swoops in with acidity and even challenge classic don’t quite have the sauvignon examples out there because of sauvignon is a thriller with as vineyards) very soon. It’s their drama and you’re left reeling. pricier wines. blanc grape to themselves. its flavour and depth. good a back story as it gets. finest yet and at a bargain price. 2015 Marea, 2015 Morgadio da 2015 Aconcagua 2015 Gavi del 2015 Sancerre, 2015 Stanley Valle de Leyda Torre, Alvarinho, Costa Sauvignon Comune di Gavi, Domaine Jean & Estates, Sauvignon Vinho Verde, Blanc, Reserva, Madonnina, Michel Naudet, Sauvignon Blanc, Blanc, Chile Portugal (£11.99, Chile (£11.99, Araldica, Loire, France Marlborough, (£11.97, Asda) With reduced to £9.99 each Waitrose) I’m told Piemonte, Italy (£12.99, Waitrose) New Zealand amazing pea shoot for six until 29 August, that this wine will (£12, Morrisons) I Well done Waitrose (£14, Booths) It’s not and elderflower Majestic) This is one ‘arrive very soon’ at haven’t found as for finding this rapier- a well-known name notes on the nose of the most noble of Waitrose and it’s many good Gavis as sharp Sancerre, in the UK yet, but and lime juice on all Vinho Verdes. Don’t worth the wait. It’s I’d have liked this which has purity and Stanley (named after the palate this is a expect a light, spritzy spectacular with year, so I’ve picked momentum in every a Land Rover) is a brilliant example of wine – it has a more incredible complexity out only the best. sip. It’s a food wine great precision-built an aromatic Leyda sauvignon, distinguished flavour of lemon and a world-class finish. More Madonnina is an most as opposed to an apéritif and is wine. I’m fascinated by the with a long finish. It’s and apple with a weightier mid- pungent and expressive than apple and pear- elegant more complex and detailed grassy nose and the pin-sharp superb with spicy food, in palate and a lingering finish. any other Chilean sauvignon loaded wine with gavi than the less expensive Loire purity of lemon balm on the particular Japanese dishes. Fresh fish is the only way to go. blanc, this is a fantastic wine. true class. sauvignons in my collection. palate. Give it a whirl! 2015 Morrisons 2015 Banrock 2015 Oxford 2015 Domaine de 2015 Torres, 2014 Mas Neuf, Signature Station, Fiano, Landing Estates, Mandeville, Viña Esmeralda, Muscat Sec, Albariño, Spain South Eastern Viognier, South Viognier, Pays Catalunya, Spain JeanJean, Pays (£8, Morrisons) It’s Australia (£8, Australia (£8, d’Oc, France (£8, (£8.50, Waitrose) d’Oc, France rare to find a decent Morrisons) Fiano is Tesco) Oxford M&S) You’ll not find One of the most (£8.99, reduced to version of Spain’s usually found in Landing is part of dodgy viognier successful wines in £7.99 each for six most alluring white southern Italy, but the Yalumba wine aromatics in my Spain, this muscat until 29 August, grape, albariño, it’s starting to work company, Australia’s recommended wines, and gewurztraminer Majestic) This has hitting the shelves very well in South greatest producer so bubble-bath and blend is a beauty and a shockingly direct under a tenner. This is Australia. A pungent, of viognier, so it air-freshener notes the value for money grapey scent, and a fine-tuned wine mildly tropical white follows that this is are banned! Instead is incredible. It has the palate is with a sultry palate and some with a juicy mid-palate likely to be a decent wine. But I you’ll be greeted by faint peach a wonderfully exotic indulgent and fruity. Then the beautiful floral notes on the balanced by crunchy acidity, never expected it to show this blossom, apricot kernel and exotic fruit nose spanish acidity on the finish comes in, nose. Forget the iffy label and Banrock’s wine is perfect with amount of class. Prepare to wild flower nuances. Mandeville and a juicy, thirst- stunner returning your tastebuds to bathe in this wine’s heady scent. seafood and fresh fish. have your socks knocked off. is a perfect example. quenching palate. normal, ready for another sip... 2011 O’Leary 2014 De Bortoli, 2014 Mas Lavail, 2014 Robert Walker, Polish Hill full-flavoured Daydream Carignan Blanc Oatley, Signature River Riesling, Chardonnay, Vieilles Vignes, Chardonnay, Clare Valley, 2015 Errázuriz, 2012 Tim Adams, Yarra Valley, Terre d’Ardoise, Margaret River, South Australia Estate Series Semillon, Clare Victoria, Côtes Catalanes, Western (£12.99, Waitrose) You Chardonnay, Valley, South Australia (£9.79, France (£9.99, Australia (£9.99, can only find this wine Chile (£8.99, Australia Waitrose) The reduced to £7.99 Co-op) Raise a glass in 35 branches of reduced to £7.99 (£9, Tesco) This De Bortoli empire each for six until to Bob Oatley, an Waitrose but it’s worth each for six until extraordinary has brought us 27 June, Majestic) incredibly influential the hunt. Made by 29 August, Majestic) semillon is full, ripe, Daydream – a This is a very rare man in the Aussie David O’Leary and If you enjoy rich, toasty, honeyed finely tuned, bold wine, and very wine scene, who Nick Walker, two of the most textured, layered and yet a bargain. chardonnay core without assertive, with serious structure passed away earlier this year. talented chaps in the region, it’s chardonnay but are Chicken, tarragon, excessive oak or power. This is and presence. A bold, heather This wine is signed by the great a lime curd-scented wine with on a budget, this is butter and a lemon, a sensual wine with lovely lines and lavender-scented, citrussy man, so you can be assured one of the driest palates around. the wine for you. plus this wine, equals joy. and an attenuated finish. white, it’s extremely impressive. that it is epically beautiful. 2014 Mâcon 2015 Marananga 2013 Kendall- 2013 Oldenburg 2015 Robert Blanc Villages, Dam, Marsanne/ Jackson, Vineyards, Oatley, Finisterre sparkling Louis Jadot, Viognier/ Vintner’s Reserve Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France Roussanne, Chardonnay, Stellenbosch, Margaret River, NV Waitrose (£12, Booths, , Barossa Valley, California (£15.95, South Africa Western Australia Cava, Catalonia, Bargain Booze, ) South Australia slurp.co.uk; £14.95, (£15.99, Wine Rack, (£18.99, Waitrose) Spain (£6.99, From one of the most (£15, M&S) One of Hailsham Cellars, Bargain Booze) I’ve This wine made my Waitrose) I’m certain highly regarded the richest whites in 01323 441212) This been tracking this 100 Best Australian cava is on its way houses in Burgundy, the collection and full-bodied vineyard’s progress Wines report this back into our hearts, this beautiful wine unctuous, too, this is chardonnay gets and this is the wine year. Only nine having been usurped seems like it has been a roast chicken’s its class and depth that has finally made Waitrose branches by trendy (often given more than a kiss of oak, favourite date. I BEST from layering fruit from the grade. It is rich, scented and stock it, but try to seek it out sweeter) prosecco. but the depth of flavour is down love this honeyed with roast four different Californian fascinating. The 2014 will be because it’s made by genius This wine is very to the quality of the chardonnay and perfumed chicken sub-regions. It’s a fabulous reduced to £14.99 until 21 June winemaker Larry Cherubino good – an elegant grapes. A treat for the classicists. wine so much. main-course white. at Ocado. You heard it here first! and it will thrill you. sparkler at such a keen price.

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NV Clairette de 2013 Philippe NV Valdobbiadene, NV Tesco Finest 2013 Tesco Finest NV Prosecco, Die Tradition, Michel, Crémant Prosecco Superiore, Bisol Prosecco, Blanquette de Il Cortile Sereno Cuvée Elégance, du Jura Extra Dry, Italy Veneto, Italy Limoux 1531 Brut, Brut, Italy (£9.99, Méthode Dioise Chardonnay, (£7.49, Aldi) This will (£8, Tesco) Bisol is a France (£8.50, on offer at £9.49, Ancestrale, France (£7.49, Aldi) never be described brilliant producer in Tesco) Legend has it virginwines.co.uk) France (£6.99, ) The low prices may as a looker, but who the Veneto region that this hails from With a more noble Three cheers for Lidl be attractive, but cares when the of northern Italy, the oldest sparkling flavour and a drier for unearthing such you’d be wise to wine’s so clean and so there’s a wine-making finish than most, a great find. Slightly shop carefully at and enticing? The valid reason for property in the this is a good deal at off-dry, frothy and Aldi because great bubbles are tiny writing ‘finest’ on world, hence the 1531 the full price – and fruity, this is a wines are very thin and the palate is this wine. Do not date – long before even better with £6 very rare style of best on the ground. Having said that, soft, juicy and best for miss out on this prosecco – it’s the Champagne region got in on off per case for Weekend wine which has bargain this pristine sparkler has been a refreshing. Load summer a cut above its competitors the act – on the label. And it’s readers (mention Weekend immense style rarity dead cert from day one. It’s dry, up for summer parties with very fine bubbles and a one of the smartest sub-tenner when ordering). Ideal for and allure. refreshing and looks smart too. entertaining. genuinely refreshing finish. wines in the country. summer celebrations. NV Codorníu, 2015 Taste the NV Château de NV Codorníu, NV Les Pionniers, NV Jansz, Selección Difference, L’Aulée, Crémant Cuvée Barcelona Brut, Champagne, Premium Cuvée, Raventós Conegliano de Loire, Cuvée 1872 Brut, France (£16.99, Co-op) Tasmania, Cava, Spain Prosecco Jeanne d’Arc, Penedès, Spain This cleverly blended Australia (approx (£9.99, reduced to Superiore Brut, France (£12.25, (£12.99, reduced to own-label sparkler – £17, cambridgewine. £7.99 each for six Veneto, Italy (£10, Oddbins) Here’s £9.74 from 8-28 50% pinot noir, 30% com, Oddbins, until 29 August, reduced to £8 until another staggeringly June, Waitrose) pinot meunier and waitrosecellar.com) Majestic) While 5 June, Sainsbury’s) competent sparkler, With just one look 20% chardonnay – is A Jansz sparkler has cava seems to The old adage, this time made at this elegant fizz’s the most rewarding featured in all but be losing out to ‘the smaller the from chenin blanc. lovely Art Nouveau of the sub-£20 one of my annual prosecco these bubbles, the finer Elegant, detailed and bottle design you champagnes. It’s lists of 100 Best days, this is a very classy, the wine’ holds true with this rewarding, it has tiny bubbles can feel the party starting. It a fine fizz with a best Australian Wines over the well-made Spanish fizz, elite prosecco. Possessing an and a wistful flavour that runs seems to hail from a genteel, good depth of champagne past 13 years, and this one with – dare I say it – a irresistibly creamy mousse, rings round the big champagne bygone era and its palate has flavour and a under £20 shows why, boasting a full champagne-style palate. it’s a wine of distinction. brands’ inexpensive offerings. a real air of sophistication. crisp, tidy finish. flavour and a thrilling finish. NV Waitrose, NV Sainsbury’s, NV Veuve NV San Leo, NV Waitrose, NV Josef Chromy, Brut Champagne, Winemaker’s Devanlay, Prosecco Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Tasmania, France (£18.99, Selection Blanc Brut Rosé, Italy (£20.99, Brut Champagne, Australia (£22, Waitrose) Waitrose de Noirs Champagne, magnum, Waitrose) France (£21.99, reduced to £18 until is a very solid name Champagne, France (£20, No, I haven’t lost the Waitrose) I’ve been 27 June, M&S) Made when it comes to France (£20, Morrisons) What’s plot, advising you writing this wine up by the renowned, wine and I’m a huge Sainsbury’s) This going on with to pay this much for for every one of my boutique Josef fan of the Blanc de Sainsbury Blanc rosé champagnes a prosecco – this 16 years at Weekend, Chromy winery, Noirs (see four de Noirs (made these days? It’s price is actually for which shows just this is another epic places right), but from pinot noir and all too easy to pay a magnum bottle how reliable it is. Tasmanian sparkler this year they’ve pinot meunier) has an exorbitant (150cl). And it There’s a faint wild with more panache tweaked the non-vintage been a top fizz amount for a very somehow looks even bigger, strawberry note on the nose than many of its French brut and it’s a beauty. Another for as long as I can remember. unappealing wine, so I urge you making it great for impressing and a little more weight on the counterparts. This part of keenly priced wine, it gets the It’s smooth, juicy and silky, to grab this rare example of a your guests at parties. Oh, and palate, making it rich enough Australia is fast becoming a Jukes seal of approval. with no rasping acidity. gorgeous fizz at an honest price. it tastes delicious too. for main-course dishes. vital wine destination. NV Benedick, 2013 Camel 2014 Ridgeview, NV Hambledon, 2010 Nyetimber, 2011 Gusbourne, Rosé Brut, Valley, Classic Marksman Brut Classic Cuvée Classic Cuvée, Brut Reserve, Champagne, Cuvée, Cornwall, Rosé, East Brut, Hampshire, England (£31.99, England (approx France (£27.95, England (£28, M&S) Sussex, England England (£29, Waitrose, Wine Rack) £32.99, bbr.com, reduced to £25.95 Camel Valley makes (£28, reduced to £23 M&S) A lush, full, When this first went selfridges.com, for Weekend sublime wines of until 27 June, M&S) unusual style of on sale I declared in fortnumandmason. readers, leaand all styles and this This rosé is one of English sparkler, Weekend that it was com, ewsco.co.uk) sandeman.co.uk) terrific, elite sparkler the leading English this is a seriously the finest young Another superb The best-value rosé is world-class in pink sparklers, and hedonistic wine with English sparkler I’d home-grown fizz, this champagne sold by every way. Some it’s subject to a immense class and ever tasted. Nine has deep, low notes a top independent reckon English wicked discount breeding. I’ve been months on it’s even that make it ideal wine merchant, this has a manufacturing is classy for most of June, bargain shadowing its progress ever better! Made by Canadian with richer canapés and fish pure, nervy, uplifting flavour. in decline – if so, english so make sure you English since it was first released – and couple Brad Greatrix and Cherie dishes. A prime example of Mention Weekend when this is definitely sparkler don’t delay in pink fizz now is the time to strike. You’ll Spriggs, this bubbly can hold how much English wines have ordering to get the discount. bucking the trend. tracking it down. be staggered by its bravado. its own on the world stage. improved in the past decade. NV Pol Roger, Brut Réserve, Free bottle of Champagne, DON’T MISS France (£40.99, prosecco worth reduced to £35.99 £11.99 for every each for six until Matthew’s 27 June, Majestic) reader when you At the deal price spend £40 at brilliant wine this is one of the F ree most affordable Majestic Wine. column in ultra-premium champagnes bottle of See today’s Best on the shelves value paper for details. Weekend today. A flawless posh FIzz achievement. Prosecco Terms apply. every week

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