week beginning 21/01/2013
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?Mail on Sunday – Olly Smith
Taste the Difference Gruner Veltliner 2011 (Austria) £7.49 Sainsbury’sa sparky white with subtle aromatic edges
Charles Smith ‘Kung Fu Girl’ Riesling 2011 (US) £11.95 Slurpbrilliant wine with a fruity wow factor
Yali Reserva Gewurztraminer 2011 (Chile) 2 @ £6.99 Majesticintensely fragrant and with a fantastic zingy freshness
Finest ‘La Francese’ Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2011 (Italy) £6.99 Tescojuicy, mellow red is a good all-rounder
Castillo Andaluz Tempranillo Shiraz 2011 (Spain) £5.99 Sainsbury’sgreat value week night sipper with a decent fruity oomph to it
the Independent – Anthony Rose
2010 Tesco Finest* Saint-Mont, Plaimont. £5.49 on offer Tescointense tropical fruit zest is great value even at the list price
2010 The Hedonist Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia. £12.99, Waitrosesmoky, biodynamic Aussie red has opulent, blackberry-fruit flavours
2009 Château Boutisse, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux. £25, Marks & Spenceryouthful, fragrant, modern; succulence with a stiffening backbone
the Observer – David Williams
Paul de Albas Ribera del Duero, Spain 2011 (£7.98, Asda)deftly oaked; glossiness of texture and plenty of bright red and black fruit
Terra d’Alter Alfrocheiro, Alentejo, Portugal 2011 (£9.95, Lea & Sandeman)filled with the flavours of ripe strawberries, cherries and plums
Tamaya Halcón Reserva, Limarí Valley, Chile 2010 (2 @ £8.79, Majestic)complex, minerally red blend; flavours of crushed black fruit and black pepper
The Guardian – Fiona Beckett
Copper Fox, Single Malt Barrel Kit. (£120, Milroy’s, the Whisky Exchange)two-litre charred oak cask and two 70cl bottles of 62% unaged spirit
Milroy’s Finest Blend Malt (£19.95; 40% abv)Not complex or thought-provoking, just a very drinkable whisky
Compass Box Great King Street Artist’s Blend (£23.45 masterofmalt, Whsky Exnge, Royal Mile)fragrant, heathery; a whisky to try even if you think you don’t like whisky
The Scotsman – Brian Elliott
2011 Chateau de Cléray Muscadet Sur Lie, 12 per cent. £7.99, Majesticclean and fresh grapefruit flavours; some nutty, mineral touches
2010 Pecchenino San Luigi Dolcetto di Dogliani, Italy, 13 per cent. £12, Oddbinsdelivers vibrant spice and nutty undertones; pronounced plum and cherry fruit
the Telegraph – Susy Atkins
Biberius Temperanillo 2011, Ribera del Duero, Spain (£9.99 James Nicholson)Smacks of fruitcake and plum, with a note of mocha
Domaine Bellier Cheverny 2011, Loire, France (£10 James Nicholson)fresh and succulent sauvignon blanc, with a bright note of tangerine
Massaya Classic Red 2009, Lebanon (£12.75, James Nicholson)Mingles ripe red berries with spicy, savoury, leathery hints
the Telegraph – Victoria Moore
Torres Viña Esmeralda 2011 Spain (11.5%, Waitrose, £5.49 until Jan 22)floral, grapey; gewürztraminer and muscat blend is juicy as a ripe pear
Dolcetto Diano d’Alba Andrea Oberto 2010 Italy (14.5%, Lea & Sandeman, £13.75)Compact and assured, as if it has a fine layer of granite inside it
Atlantis Santorini 2011 Greece (13%, M&S, £10.49)bright and narrow as a shaft of morning sunlight glittering across the water
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