NICE - French Sauvignon Blanc | White Wine in a Can | Quality Dry & Crisp | Vegan & Recyclable | 12 x 250ml | 11.5% ABV

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Every barbecue requires a solid red wine to stand up to all that flame-grilling. Enter the 2016 Rioja Reserva, a deliciously affordable red that’s ideal with your summer BBQ. CVNE is a family-run wine company established in 1879 and specialises in the wines of Northern Spain. The family pioneered the oak-ageing process for Rioja, thus transforming thin, young wine into the powerhouse of warmth and richness that good Rioja is known for today. Indeed, this bottle has all those qualities and more. Located in Macedonia in northwestern Greece, Alpha Estate has been creating delicious, sustainably made wines since 1997. This wine practically defines balance: The acidity is nearly perfect, letting the tart fruit flavors sing without overwhelming the palate; the texture is rich yet refreshing and not overly tannic; and it hugs the palate with notes of fruit and pepper. With flavors similar to Barolo, but at a much better value, this wine can be enjoyed now or aged in your cellar for a few more years. Either way, it is sure to be a memorable one.

We’re your wing-wine when you’re out. Your chill-wine after work. Your lazy wine, your dinner wine, your catch-up wine whenever. Opinion & Analysis Tim James: Vineyards and varieties – where we are now and where we were 30 October 2023 The wines of Englishman Philip Cox and his Romanian wife Elvira’s Cramele Recas estate have consistently high quality to price ratios. They do a mean range of budget pinot noirs, but I’m particularly fond of this spicy, floral, lychee-scented white, a kind of brisker, fresher version of gewurztraminer.Merlots have milder flavors and lower tannin levels than other varieties of red wine. Although still a type of dry red wine, they’re sweeter than Cabernet Sauvignons and are made of dark blue-colored wine grapes. Merlots are a fruit-forward wine with plenty of flavors, with spicy and sweet notes that come from aging in oak barrels. Pinot Grigio: If you’re gifting wine for a birthday or wedding, it has to be a special one. Weddings in particular call for a luxury wine that you probably wouldn’t buy for yourself, such as fizz from one of the big champagne houses, or a rare, prestigious red. As a general rule, spend at least as much as it costs the newlyweds to host you on their big day. Sharpham Wine won several medals for its efforts at the Wine GB Awards in 2020, with this fabulously cool 2019 vintage Pinot Noir scooping the Gold. Ripe yet light, it offers classic British wild strawberry flavours, red berries and just a hint of spice that encapsulates the terroir of its South Devon vineyard. Use your imagination when you’re buying wine for someone who’s willing to think — and drink — beyond Cabernet Sauvignon (the most widely planted wine grape in the world) and Chardonnay (the most popular wine in the U.S.). Go for something unexpected, like a harder-to-find Barolo and Brunello from Italy, or a Spanish Tempranillo-based blend. has been a year like no other at VinePair, in wine country, and beyond. But despite, or perhaps because of, the uncertainty this year has brought, the VinePair team has tasted thousands of wines over the last 12 months.

We also explored up-and-coming American regions, including Virginia, New York’s Finger Lakes, and Michigan, and dug into unheralded varieties like Teroldego and Aídani. This list also features multiple old-vine wines from historic vineyards — including the world’s second-oldest Sémillon and a Zin that survived two world wars. Natural corks can’t go in your recycling bin. You can recycle natural corks through Recorked UK , either by posting them or dropping them off at your nearest collection point.Bodega Catena Zapata is a family-owned winery located in Mendoza, Argentina, and is one of Argentina’s high-altitude Malbec pioneers. The winery launched in 1902 and, setting up camp in one of the country’s most exciting up-and-coming wine regions, it’s no surprise that it immediately released a successful range of bottles. Its vision is to produce rich and unforgettable wines, something it’s done over time alongside revolutionizing the Argentine wine industry in the last 50 years. It’s a brand that’s won multiple awards over the years and is certainly one to savor. Chateau Latour Blind tasting: This allows for an unbiased evaluation of the wine and is when the identity of the wine is hidden from the taster. Malbec goes well with meat, especially beef. Taste varies depending on where the grapes are grown, but plums, berries and spices are common flavours. It’s sometimes blended with other varieties, but is often a soloist in Argentina.