Hello and welcome to The List - my top recommendations from the supermarkets and beyond.
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👉🏼 PRICES LISTED AT THE TIME OF WRITING 👈🏼
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Waitrose | Majestic | Tesco | M&S, Ocado | Sainsbury’s
Morrisons | Aldi | ASDA | Co-op | Lidl | Costco | Low & No
Waitrose
PRICE DROP Nyetimber Classic Cuvée, England (half bottle) £15
£23(S) treat yourself, best of British imo, great balance, richness meets fruitNEW No.1 Castillo Perelada Cava Brut, Spain £9.50
£12.50(S) top winery, citrus, good complexityNEW No.1 Pinot Grigio, Italy £12
£16(W) surprisingly good, mineral streak, enticing fruitNEW Laurent Miquel, Nocturnes, Rosé, France £7.85
£10.50(Ro) great price, cant go wrong, classic light soft red fruitNEW No.1 Corbières, France £12.75 (R) bramble fruit, rustic, classic expression, great for the price
STAR PICK Loved & Found Castelão, Portugal £9.50 (R) fantastic region, delicate black fruit, good expression for the price
NEW No.1 Malbec, Argentina £11 £
15(R) top producers, fresher expression, juicy black fruit
*an extra 5% off if you buy six or more bottles.
Majestic
PRICE DROP Devaux ‘Oeil de Perdrix’ Brut Rosé Champagne NV France £23
£31(S) cracking price, elegant, beautiful soft red fruitNEW Bouvet Ladubay Saumur Rosé Brut, France £10.50
£14.50(S) clean, great balance, no brainerNEW Parcel Series No.96 Marlborough Chardonnay, New Zealand £13.50
£27(W) half price! tropical and citrus, give it a go!TOP PICK Casal de Ventozela, Arinto, Vinho Verde, Portugal £9.50
£10.50(W) benchmark expression, customers love it, floral and freshNEW Peyrassol ‘Les Templiers’ Organic Rosé, Provence, France £12.50
£17(Ro) always a pleasure, pale, soft red fruitTOP PICK Ramos Reserva, Alentejo, Portugal £9
£11.50(R) tremendous, super value, black fruits in harmonyNEW Parcel Series No.97 Marlborough Pinot Noir, New Zealand £13
£26(R) excellent value, rich red fruits, light cherryNEW Surani ‘Costarossa’ Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Puglia, Italy £11.50
£16(R) dark fruit, structured, top pick
Tesco
CC = Clubcard offer
PRICE DROP Finest 1531, Blanquette De Limoux, France CC £11 (25% off if you buy 3) (S) beauty of a price, good fruit meets a slight richness, can’t beat it!
NEW Argento Single Vineyard Patagonia Chardonnay, Argentina £14.50
£16.50CC (W) peach, oak, cracking option!NEW Finest, Viognier, France (25% off if you buy 3) CC (W) stone fruit, simple but enjoyable
NEW Boutari Dianthos Rosé, Greece £10.50 (Ro) bright, soft red fruit, floral
NEW Terre Di Faiano Primitivo Organic, Italy £9
£10.50CC (R) red fruit, vanilla, like an Italian hugNEW Grahams Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal £13
£18.25CC (R) what a price!, superb producers, deep red fruit
M&S | Ocado
STAR SPARKLER Cremant De Bordeaux Blanc, Brut, France *£11 (S) good price, ripe apple, well balanced
STAR PICK Found, Palomino, South Africa *£10 (W) saline, dry, bitter citrus
NEW Found Lucido, Italy *£8.50 (W) floral, aromatic, a little belter
NEW Amie Rose, France £13.75
£17.50(Ro) delicious, blossom, cherry, v popularNEW M&S Costier De Nimes Rose, France *£9 (Ro) light, fresh, balanced
NEW M&S Old Kapunda Road Barossa Shiraz, Australia *£12 (R) black fruit, good level of fruit, cracking for the price
STAR PICK La Cascata Passivento, Italy *£10 (R) dark cherry, bold but rounded, cracking
*Buy any 4 and the cheapest item will be free
Sainsbury’s
NP = Nectar Price
NEW TTD, Cremant d’Alsace £10
£11.75NP (S) new style, worth a crack, savoury element against orchard fruit, soft bubblesSTAR PICK TTD, Chardonnay, South Africa £9.50
£11.25NP (W) excellent, buttery oak, tropical fruitNEW TTD, No 54 Field Blend Gemischter Satz, Austria £8
£10NP (W) steely, crisp, citrus, exciting!!NEW Bruce Jack Sauvignon Blush Rose, South Africa £7.25
£9NP (Ro) crowd favourite, elegant balance, crushed red fruitNEW TTD, Discovery No 53, Frappato, Italy £7.75
£9NP (R) light as a feather, delicate red fruit, slight bubblegum element, chill it!NEW TTD, Malbec Cahors, France £7.75
£9NP (R) cracking deep expression, dark fruit, tannin
Morrisons
MC = More Card
PRICE DROP Codorniu Vintage Organic Cava Brut, Spain £8.50
£11MC (S) can’t go wrong, well balanced, slightly floral meets appleNEW The Best Cremant De Limoux, France *£12.50 MC (S) can’t go wrong, well balanced, slightly floral meets apple
NEW Inzuzo Chenin Blanc, South Africa £8
£10MC (W) orchard fruit, good intensity, tropical, roundedNEW La P’tite Pierre Rose, France £6.50
£7.50MC (Ro) light, classic style, bright red fruitSTAR PICK Ramos Family Reserva, Alentejo, Portugal £8.50
£11.25MC (R) red fruit, spice, touch of oak, dinner party sortedNEW The Best Cotes du Rhone Villages, France *£9.75 MC (R) dark fruit, touch of spice,
*Buy 3 Save 30% - More Card
Aldi
Only available in-store
STAR PICK Veuve Monsigny, Champagne Brut, France £15.99 (S) consistent quality, great price, best QPR on the market for Champers
Specially Selected, Premium Rias Baixas Albarino, Spain £8.99 (W) fresh, citrus, zippy zappy
NEW GR Assyrtiko, Greece £7.49
£8.99(W) fresh, saline, fair expressionSpecially Selected Muscadelle 2025, France £9.99 (W) aromatic, floral, tropical
NEW Specially Selected Cotes du Rhone, France £7.69 (W) citrus, good body, fair expression
Le Petit Poulet Rosé, France £6.79 (Ro) red berry, easy drinking, crowd pleaser
STAR PICK Animus, Douro, Reserva, Portugal £7.69 (R) dark fruit, good complexity, very good
NEW Specially Selected Chassaux et Fils Rouge Clair, Pays d’Oc, France £6.69 (R) sweetness immediately noticable, chill it, juicy, worth a try
PRICE DROP Mimo, Moutinho, Dao Portugal £5.99
£6.49(R) medium, good fruit, fair expression of the region
ASDA
AR = Asda Rollback
PRICE DROP Crémant de Bourgogne Brut, France £10
£12AR (S) great value, fruit meets a creaminess, good textureSTAR PICK Azul Marinho, Alvarinho, Portugal £8
£9AR (W) award-winning, brilliant wine for the price, fresh, vibrant, balanced, viral!The Wine Atlas, Feteasca Regala, Romania £7 (W) stupid price, light, balanced, value
NEW Voga Italia Rosa £7.75 (Ro) award winning, sumptuous, little dark horse
NEW Extra Special, Dão, Portugal *£7.50 (R) silly price, award-winning, light to medium, red fruit
STAR PICK Extra Special Marques del Norte Rioja, Spain £9 (R) award-winning, classic style, good balance between oak and fruit
NEW Exceptional by ASDA Exceptional by Amarone, Italy £16
£21AR (R) think dark fruit, dark chocolate, indulge
*Mix and match - Any 3 for £18
Co-op
Irresistible Fairtrade Tilimuqui Sparkling £9.85 (S) fresh, balanced, good value
NEW Crémant de Bourgogne, France £11 (S) lemon, clean, good value
NEW Irresistible Limited Edition Grenache Blanc, France £9.25(W) fairly neutral, decent citrus fruit, middle of the road but fair
NEW La Petite Laurette du Midi Rosé, France *£9.85 (W) provence in style, delicate, clean, red fruit
Irresistible, Douro, Portugal £9.50 (R) plump black fruit, rounded, good expression
STAR PICK Cune, Ribera Del Duero, Spain £12.50 (R) good producers, savoury black fruit meets savoury oak, reliable
NEW Irresistible Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir, France £8.50
£9.50(R) BBQ pleaser, cherries, likes a chill
*Buy 2 save 20% until 23 June 2026
Lidl
In-store only
NEW Albariño La Virazón Wine, Spain £8.99 (W) citrus, fresh, clean
NEW Caíz Avesso Wine, Portugal £8.49 (W) slight spritz, zesty, tiny bitter element - think gin and tonic
NEW João Pires, Setubal, Portugal £8.99 (W) honeyed, slightly off dry, peach
NEW Cabriz Dão Rosé, Portugal £8.49 (Ro) juicy, good soft red fruit, lovely
NEW Hacienda Uvanis Garnacha, Spain £8.49 (R) light, simple red fruit, does a job!
NEW 5 Oros Rioja Wine, Spain £8.99 (R) nice bit of age, red fruits, basic but fair
COSTCO
Faustino Rivero Ulecia, Albariño, Spain (W) fresh, citrus, good expression
Kirkland Signature, Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, USA (R) medium, vanilla, dark fruit, fair
PRICE DROP Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Italy (R) crowd pleaser, young fruits, slight spice
Vallone Special Selection Appassimento Salento, Italy (R) top pick, sweet fruits, bold, rounded
Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy (R) big winery, big wine, delicious
Low & No
Thomson & Scott, Noughty, Organic Sparkling Chardonnay, Spain (S) fair, not too sweet, good alternative
Thomson & Scott, Noughty, Sparkling Rosé (S) hit of sweetness, red fruit, decent
M&S, Alcohol Free, Fizzero, Rose (S) tea, light sparkling, not trying to be wine
Zero Regrets, Pinot Grigio 0% Alcohol Free (W) fruity, good for a glass!
M&S, Divin Alcohol Free Pinot Noir (R) light red fruit, great branding, good for a couple of glasses
Wednesday’s Domaine, Rosé Still + Sparkling bundle (Ro) plenty of fruit, touch of sweetness
Zero Regrets, Primitivo 0% Alcohol Free (R) just about no regrets, fruity, good for a glass!
Tread Softly, Everything except Pinot Noir, Australia (R) light, bright, berry fruity
Oddbird, Domaine de la Prade (R) black cherry, passable









Hi Luke thanks for these great recommendations! Any chance you could add the prices so that I can know which ones are relevant to my not so healthy wallet?! Thank you!
The Aldi Viognier is truly fantastic. Have been stocking up, but unfortunately not matching my rate of consumption!