£3.92 12.5% White 3/5

I usually buy the cheap Asda Soave but thought I’d give this a try for a change. It’s a 2006 vin de pay d’Oc according to the label.

It was OK. Apparently, it has apricot overtones and goes well with chicken liver pate.

Drink it with or without food. I wouldn’t swap it for my Soave on a regular basis, but it was alright for a change.

£2.69 ?% White 4/5

The sub £3.00 price tag caught my eye, so I thought “Let’s give it a go”.

Not surprisingly, there’s no information on the bottle about grape varieties or regions, so I assume it’s a blend of grape varieties Read more…

Loire valley white wines, particularly the sauvignon blanc variety are a favourite of mine and this bottle of Sancerre 2005 from Waitrose is a very fine example. Read more…

Have to admit Muscadet Sevre et Maine is a long time favourite of mine. Read more…