"THE LIST" February Update 2025
*NEW Chiarli Vecchia, Modena Sparkling Pignoletto, Italy £7.99 £9.99 (S) light, clean, always good to try something a little different
*NEW Lambrusco Pruno Nero Dry, Italy £12 (S) “A renaissance of a classic!”, dark fruits, gentle fizz, highly enjoyable
*NEW Fenaroli Pecorino Superiore, Italy £11 (W) cracking little wine, good expression of the grape (can often be dull), bright, clean, zest
*NEW Vento'z, Alvarinho, Portugal £10 (W) top expression of the region, lively, peach, fresh
*NEW Waitrose Loved & Found Castelão, Portugal £9 (R) bright red fruit, a bit of bite, worth trying a new grape
*NEW Little Giant Barossa Shiraz, Australia £9.99
£12.99(R) what Oz Shiraz is all about, big, good complexity, dark fruit
Mix Six Price = (MS)
*NEW Bouvet Ladubay Saumur Rosé Brut, France £10
£15(MS)(S) can’t beat it, soft red fruit, great quality and a great price*NEW Devaux 'Oeil de Perdrix' Brut Rosé Champagne, France £22
£30(MS)(S) old favourite, great balance between fruit and richness, top class price*NEW Nettie, Viognier, California, America £9.99
£11.99(MS)(W) served this at a thanksgiving meal and went well, stone fruit, fresh*NEW Muga Rioja Blanco, Spain £10.99
£14.99(MS)(W) beauty of a wine, good level of oak, tropical fruit, lots of complexity*NEW Gérard Bertrand 'Côte des Roses' Rosé 2023/24, Languedoc, France £10.99
£13.99(MS)(Ro) light, balanced, Provence alt*NEW Behind Closed Doors, Reserva Red, Lisbon, Portugal £8.99
£11.99(MS)(R) medium, friendly, attractive red fruit, good representation of Lisbon region*NEW Negrar, Appassimento Rosso Veneto, Italy £11.99
£14.99(R) flavoursome, mini Amarone, great price, popular
CC = Clubcard price
*NEW Louis Couturier Cremant de Bordeaux Brut Rose, France CC £8
£10(S)(V) soft red fruit, good price, gentle bubbles*NEW Bird In Hand Rosé Sparkling Wine, Australia CC £10
£16(S)(V) great price, fresh strawberry, fresh, fun*NEW Paul Mas Reserve Viognier, France CC £8
£10(W)(V) top price, stone fruit, solid producerFinest, Sauvignon/Semillon, Australia £9 (W) great blend, clean, fresh, mineral
*NEW Fleurs de Prairie Luberon Rose, France £8
£10(Ro) super pretty, crushed raspberries, hint of zing, ding-a-ling*NEW Tesco Finest Ribera Del Duero, Spain CC £10
£12(R) good representation, dark fruit, complexityCare, Garnacha, Nativa, Spain £12 (R)(V) ripe, black fruit, spice, modern winery
*NEW El Enemigo Cabernet Franc £14
£18(R)(V) black fruit, herbal, inky plenty, level up complexity
M&S Cremant De Bordeaux, Brut, France £9.80 (S)(V) super price, award-winning, floral
*NEW M&S Found Lucido, Sicily £8 (W)(V) cracking price, lively, fresh
*NEW Boschendal Appellation Series Elgin Chardonnay, South Africa £26
£34(W)(V) step up but worth it, brilliant expression, layered, fruit meets oak meets minerality*NEW Colpasso, Grillo, Sicily £8
£10(W)(V) flavour filled, slight touch of honey, plenty of fruit*NEW Beronia Rioja Crianza, Spain £10
£13(R) classic expression, good price, black fruit meets oak*NEW Purato Organic Siccari Appassimento, Sicily £10
£12.50(R)(V) deep red fruit with a touch of spice, slight sweetness, dense
Nectar card prices
*NEW TTD, Crémant de De Loire, France £9
£12(buy 3 or more) (S)(V) green apple, fresh, lively*NEW TTD, Dc Muller Thurgau, Italy £7.50
£8.50(W)(V) ripe, zesty, bright, super price*NEW TTD, Pinot Gris, New Zealand £7.75
£11(buy 3 or more)(W)(V) fair expression, zesty, vibrant, enjoyable*NEW Cune, Crianza Rioja, Spain £8.50
£10.50(R)(V) big red fruits meet vanilla, plump, top value*NEW Kanonkop Kadette Cape Blend, South Africa £11.75
£13.50(R) complex, great producer, choc block alt, strong price*NEW Invincible, Vinho Tinto Douro, Portugal £10.50
£12.50(R)(V) plump, bold, juicy, red fruit
*NEW The Best Cremant De Limoux Rose, France £12.50 (S)(V) red berry, soft, decent
*NEW Cuba Azul Alvarinho, Portugal £10 (W)(V) really good expression, citrus, fresh
*NEW The Best Vinho Verde Rose, Portugal £10 (Ro)(V) touch of sweetness, soft red fruit, fresh, easy to take down
Le Verdier, Cairanne, France £11.50 (R) dark fruit, rich, good complexity, CNDP alt, star buy
The Best Ribera Del Duero, Spain £10.50 (R)(V) medium, fair representation, dark fruit
*NEW The Best, Douro, Reserva, Portugal £11 (R)(V) strong expression, dark fruit, decent weight
*NEW Specially Selected Blanquette De Limoux, France £8.99 (S) can’t go wrong, fruit meets a touch of richness, cracking celebration fizz
*NEW Mimo Moutinho Vinho Verde, Portugal £6.99 (S) fresh, citrus, worth a go!
Unearthed Beira Interior, Portugal £8.49 (W) light spritz, fresh, floral
*NEW Specially Selected Margaret River Rosé, Australia £3.33 (Ro) stupid price, zinger, chill it down
Specially Selected, Salice Salentino, Riserva, Italy £7.69 (R) good complexity, bold, red fruit
*NEW Makaraka New Zealand Pinot Noir, New Zealand £9.99 (R) bright red fruit, a window into NZ pinot, worth a stab
Animus, Douro, Reserva, Portugal £6.99 (R)(V) plump, ripe, dark fruit
Specially Selected Toscana Rosso, Italy £7.69 (R)(V) cherry, good expression of the region, super value
*PRICE DROP Extra Special, Crémant De Loire, Rosé Brut France £9.36 (S) soft red fruit, fair expression, easy win!
*NEW Azul Marinho Alvarinho, Portugal £8.42 (W) brilliant wine for the price, fresh, vibrant, balanced
Extra Special Viognier, France £9.50 (W) stone fruit, fair expression, good price
The Wine Atlas, Feteasca Regala, Romania £5.98 (W) light, balanced, value
*NEW Famille Perrin Les Cardinaux, France £8.88
£11(R) cracking price, classic Rhône flavours, dark fruit with good body*PRICE DROP Beaujolais Villages, La Camensarde, France £8.97(R) light, a match with chicken, red fruit, can be chilled
The Wine Atlas Cotes Du Roussillon Villages, France £6.97 (R) dark fruit, fair expression, ripe
*PRICE DROP Extra Special Marques Del Norte Rioja, Gran Reserva, Spain £12.19 (R) dark fruit meets oak, fair for price
La Maison du Vin Cremant, France £12.75 (S) fresh, balanced, good value
Jim Barry, The Lodge Hill Riesling, Australia £11.75 (W) zesty, citrus, refreshing, old-school fave
*NEW Cantine San Marzano, Miluna Vermentino, Salento, Puglia, Italy £10.75 (W)(V) melon, lemon, worth a crack
Château Millegrand, Aurore, Minervois, France £10.50 (R) menthol, inky, bright, solid!
Baron de Ley, Rioja Reserva, Spain £13.75 (R) follower favourite, red fruit meets oak, classic expression
*NEW Monticelli Rosso Piceno, Italy £9.95 (R) cherries, friendly, easy going little wine
Vergelegen Cabernet Merlot Fairtrade, South Africa £10 (R) star buy, strong price, Bordeaux style
*NEW Cuvée de Brieu Sauvignon, France £6.99 (W) super price, more tropical flavours, not the acidity you expect
*NEW Encostas de Caíz, Vinho Verde, Portugal £8.49 (W) subtle spritz, ripe fruit, citrus, cracking expression
*NEW Salneval, Albariño, Spain £8.49 (W) good expression, clean, citrus, slight saline element
*NEW Eje, Monastrell, Spain £7.49 (R) big boy, dark fruit, robust
Chianti, Riserva, Italy (price in-store) (R) cherry, subtle oak, excellent value, balanced
Buy 12 mixed bottles of wine, save £5.99
Faustino Rivero Ulecia, Albariño, Spain £11.98 (W) fresh, citrus, good expression
Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, USA £12.99 (R) medium, vanilla, dark fruit, fair
Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy £10.99 (R) crowd pleaser, young fruits, slight spice
Vallone Special Selection Appassimento Salento, Italy £9.49 (R) top pick, sweet fruits, bold, rounded
Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino, Italy £30.99 (R) big winery, big wine, delicious
Thomson & Scott, Noughty, Organic Sparkling Chardonnay, Spain £9.50 (S)(V) fair, not too sweet, good alternative
Community.Co zero alcohol sparkling white NV £5.50 (S) used to serve this at my events, not too sweet, does the job!
M&S Alcohol, Free Fizzero, Rose £6 (S) tea, light sparkling, not trying to be wine
*NEW Wednesday’s Domaine, Rosé Still + Sparkling bundle £33.99 (Ro) great Valentine’s day options, plenty of fruit
Three Spirit Non-Alcoholic Alternative Spirit- The Livener, 50cl £26 (SPIRIT)(V) spicy kick, in a category of its own, good alternative to a cocktail