Some wines are good. Some take good to another level. This is one of the latter. It is so good that if you spilt it on a white carpet, it would...
It’s easy to split the wine world into ‘old’ and ‘new’, and not without good reason, but as ever, things turn out to be not as simple...
Chile's Leyda valley is squeezed between the Andes and the Pacific, its climate dominated by dense fogs and the strong sea wind that...
To wine geeks, Roederer is best known for the sheer quality of their fizz, but to the world at large, they’re probably better ...
Forgive us, gents, we're talking to the ladies here. Michael Fassbender (Prometheus, A Dangerous Method…) is the kind of man-god who ...
Amarone is about as full-flavoured and juicy as a red can get without help of fortification; very smooth and silky with a tantalizing ...
Chateauneuf is a classic. And this is as breathtaking an example as you're likely to come by at this outstandingly reasonable price tag....
There's something inherently hedonistic about pink champagne, something inescapably self indulgent. And why not? What's wrong with...
Roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrocks. If those don’t stir your national pride, try the humble bluebell; The Hindleap Classic Cuvée
It's quite something to think that in 1917, as WWI was at its most hellish in northern France, 300 miles south just outside the rustic hamlet of Pouilly...
Forceful approbation from all and sundry is enough to indicate that this label has got to be doing something right and those who return to...
Underwater wine? Was it rescued from the Titanic or Whisky Galore’s S.S. Cabinet Minister? Maybe it was made by mermaids?...
This is one for Tony. No not Tony Montana. Nooo, not Tony Benn. Tony Robinson! Time Team Tony! Yes this one hails from a...
Here at Oddbins, we know when we’re on to a good thing. We like this wine, we can see that you like it too, so what did we do? We got..
Verget's philosophy can be summed up in one simple sentence: "the best wine from the best grapes". But in Mâconnais...
Jonathan Maltus is the established maverick of Bordeaux – the novice Englishman who turned up at Château Teyssier in the 1990s...
Drappier is not a Parisian curtain maker, it’s one of the finest Grower Champagnes on the market and was a firm favourite of Charles de Gaulle, the...
I like big La Butte and I cannot lie. Sir Mix-a-Lot was not talking about this wine, but he probably should’ve been. La Butte is a small...
Barbara-Dee Alba is the stage name of a rotund burlesque dancer from Arbroath. One of her exotic routines garnered critical acclaim...
Oregon, “the beaver state”, has 26 official emblems. These include a crab, a predatory sea snail called the Oregon Hairy Triton, a square dance...
Tokaji has a place in the hearts of the Hungarians just as much as Yorkshire Pudding does in the hearts of the English. As we pen this, we’re kind of wishing we were Hungarian. Talk about short...
Nuit-Saint-Georges is a place in France where they make really extraordinary wine. It is not a reference to the “Night of Saint George”,...
Our French is rudimentary, but we think that Canard-Duchêne roughly translates as “duck of oak”. And we believe this to be...
Smoother than George Clooney in a tuxedo, this is a very special Port at its optimum maturity
Appledore sounds like a realm from Lord of the Rings, populated by wizards, hobbits and dragons. But it’s not; it’s the sleepy home to Gusbourne Estate...
The year, 1300; the place, Tuscany. The dawn of the Italian Renaissance was a turbulent time, and three small villages on...
Like a truffle-hunter who’s just visited a sweet shop after being dragged through a blackberry bush, this wine has powerful aromas of...
It may be that Luciano Sandrone is just a little bit obsessive. When he set his heart on a particular spot in the Valmaggiore to plant his ...
Do not be fooled by the Maltese Cross and the black uniform that Lanson wears, it is not a member of the St John Ambulance. It can’t patch...
When we tell you that Valpolicella is made using dried-up grapes left for ages in a box, it doesn't sound very nice, does it? But hear us out...
Like the Royal Family at the moment, Cillar de Silos just go from strength to strength, and they don’t even have Kate Middleton on their team...
With a family history that goes back to the land before time, Quinta do Noval know a thing or two about making wine. They could be...
The summer of 2003 was hot. It was more than Hubert de Boüard de Laforest could take...
Devaux is, in our opinion, the BBC 6 Music of the Champagne world. If you’re not familiar with it, 6 Music brings good music to a world ...
Gloria. It’s not just a name, it’s a way of life. Just think about it, practically every famous Gloria out there has warbled an uplifting song...
Good old Pol Roger! The noblest of the Champagne houses and one of the region's elder statesmen. The consistent good ...
2009 was a great year for Verget’s Chablis, hailed by many as their best. Handpicked from 40 year old vines in a Grand Cru site, fermented in oak...
A casual glance down the list of the prominent names of Champagne will before long reveal Laurent Perrier as one of the...
Classic Champagne. And a no-risk, fail-safe guarantee of good order. Taittinger is one of the thoroughbreds and might as well...
There's an intriguing golden, almost amber hue to the delicate pink of this rose fizz, reminiscent of an alpine sunset. Together with...
Pink champagne? That's all a bit frivolous, isn't it? Well, yes - that's the point of it - but also, no, not necessarily...
Rodent racing was an incredibly popular spectacle in Bellefontaine, Ohio. However, a sad day befell the town in 1843, when a Frenchman named Edmond rode into town. ..
Could this Champagne house be the king of all Champagne? It's a good bet, and you won't get better odds on any other candidate...
Like a Sorcerer's Apprentice who actually knows what he's doing, Patrice Cacheux took over operations from his father, Jacques Cacheux,...
It's no coincidence that in the same way that Veuve Cliquot's label sets it apart from all other Champagne, this very...
How do you take your tea or coffee? It’s a deeply personal thing isn’t it? Strength, ratio of milk, brand, how many sugars, there’s...
In 1977 the market town of Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border, was appropriated by a charismatic man called Richard Booth, who...
When you learn that Montrachet unappealingly means “Scabby Hill”, it teaches you that the wine must be pretty impressive for it to...
I don't know about you, but I hate being told to have fun. When the MC gets on the mike to ask "are we having a good time?"...
Laurent Perrier's Ultra Brut is a "zero dosage" champagne, meaning that no sugar is added at the end of the fermentation process. It might surprise...
Taittinger's Rose is a deep, ruby tinted pink. It's almost exactly the colour of quince jelly - and in the same way the quince jelly ...
Taittinger is one of the very oldest of all the champagne houses, and one of the few now (back) under family control. The house style...
Although apparently back into vogue, white stilettos still have a dodgy reputation. Police cars are turning silver because the white ones have...
Ruinart is not a call to write on a Rothko, paint over a Banksy or put a traffic cone on a statue; it’s the oldest Champagne house....
This star brand (not band) has made this label a household name. Made from 100% Pinot Noir this undoubted darling of the pink ...
2004 was the International Year of Rice. That same year Condoleezza Rice replaced Colin Powell as United States Secretary, the Dutch...
Big. The name of a notorious rapper and the buzz-word at most American eateries. It is also, however, the size of bottle that the goddamn...
Beard? Moustache? Or just experimenting with whiskers? Then this is for you. Corton Charlemagne was named after a French Emperor ...
The ultimate groupies' Champagne, one can imagine this being enjoyed and passed around between members of a...
Top-flight Champagne doesn't get any better than this. This is Laurent-Perrier's showpiece Champagne and one of the region's finest ...
Let’s be honest, when we invest in a bottle of luxury champagne, it’s not only the booze we’re buying. We’re making a statement...
Since 1921 Dom Pergnon has more or less defined the term ‘vintage champagne’, not least because Dom Perignon only makes...
This is the good stuff. Dom Pérignon was tinkering in his cellar making inroads into this inimitable style of wine before your great- great-...
If Sassicaia were a person, it would have to be London’s confused, bumbling, loveable Mayor Boris Johnson. Mr Johnson has a family ...
Now we don’t want to start a bar room brawl and we will say from the outset that we are massive fans of French wine, but the British love...
