This family estate In the Minervois region of southern France has a couple of hectares of old vine Carignan that produces a Vin de Pays that is full of the flavours of the ripe fruit and wild herbs of the garrigue. Great with barbecued meats.
This wine is made for us by Bodega Muriel which is a relatively new cellar, founded in 1986 when Julian Murua took over his parents business in the town of Elciego in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa. The majority of the vineyards lie close by the rive...
We cherry-picked this pure Tempranillo, with its plump, ripe red fruit flavours, from the massive range on offer from Navarra's Bodegas Principe de Viana. Established in 1983 in Murchante, to the north of the region, it has a gleaming new, techno...
Grange Rouge's unique volcanic soils were formed one million years ago off the Med coast (near what's now Agde), when a geyser spurted ash and lava 1km into the air. The Phoenicians and Romans made wine here; Pierre Bésinet (whose ance...
A full, spicy edged mouthfull from this Carmenere, the adopted grape of Chile. The latest addition to our Casa Rivas range (showcase for Chilean brilliance) comes courtesy of grandiose, century-old Viña Tarapacá. Their 2, 600 hectare Ro...
Juicy blackberry, cherry and cassis, a chunk of chocolate and a hint of cinnamon and vanilla. Firm tannins lead to smoky toastiness on the finish. The grapes for this wine are specially selected by the winemaker, so that only the highest quality fr...
Reach for this if you're cooking up something spicy. Well-made Grenache has a vibrant, peppery edge and you won't find one better built than Tim Gramp's. Heir to a winemaking dynasty dating back to 1847 (his forebears planted the first Ba...
A classic Rhône mix of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and a dash of Counoise, full of lively, herby red fruit flavours. A terrific wine for everyday drinking, yet with backbone enough to pair handsomely with chargrilled meats or pasta dishes...
Heir to Rioja's Remelluri estate, energetic Telmo Rodriguez trained in Bordeaux and the Rhône. Having overhauled his family's wines, he looked beyond Rioja to create some of Spain's most exciting wines. Roaming relentlessly, he seek...