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week beginning 20/04/2009
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?the Times - Jane MacQuitty
2006 Champteloup Crémant de Loire Brut, France. Tesco, £6.99lively, floral, lemony Loire sparkler with sufficient froth and soft fruit.
2008 Finest Nero d’Avola, Cantine Settesoli, Italy. Tesco, £4.49joyous, bold, burly, inky palate with lots of ripe, spicy fruit
2007 Santorini Assyrtiko, Hatzidakis Winery, Greece. Waitrose £7.99terrific, strong, steely, smoky, lemony white
2006 Primitivo del Salento, Donna Marzia, Conti Zecca. Waitrose £5.59limited stocks, so race for this ripe, spicy, prune and bitter chocolate red
2005 Averys Pioneer Range Yarra Valley Shiraz, Australia. Averys £6.67big, fat, savoury, briary shiraz with some chocolatey spice
the Sunday Times - Bob Tyrer
Basa 2007, £7.99 Adnamscocktail of bright flavours including plums and grapefruit.
Dehesa Gago 2008, £8.99 AdnamsEarthy, brambly and powerful; A wine to match masculine food
Pintia 2006, £41.95 Roberson
elegant, bright, polished, fruit-filled and drinkable young
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2008 Marlborough Hills Sauvignon Blanc. 2 = £4.99, Majestictropically fruity, gooseberryish fruit salad of a dry Kiwi white
2007 Porcupine Ridge Limited Collection Syrah/Grenache. £9.99, Oddbinsirresistibly spicy and rich red.
2007 Henry, Brouilly, Cuvée Georges Fessy. £11.99, HandfordEssence of beaujolais at its purest; cherryish fruit flavours
the Observer - Tim Atkin
2007 La Différence Carignan (£4.99, 13.5%, Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, Co-op)sun-kissed, plummy, herby
2008 La Grille Cool Fermented Chenin Blanc, Anjou (£5.99, 11%, Majestic)appley, off-dry
2008 Paul Mas Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (2 @ £6.49 Majestic)lightly oaked, seamlessly structured
2007 Laurent Miquel Nord Sud Viognier, Vin de Pays d'Oc (£7.99, 13.5%, Tesco)best of all; creamy, peachy
2007 Fleurie, Paul Sapin £8.99, 12.5%, Marks & Spencerjuicy cherry and raspberry fruit and gentle nip of tannin.
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Tanqueray Gin (widely available, £16.49)fairly robust flavour of juniper and citrus
Hendrick’s (Waitrose, Oddbins, Sainsbury’s, £20.79)Pretty, summery notes of cucumber and aromatic rose
Martin Miller’s (Oddbins, Majestic, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, £19.99)clean, pure, smooth taste. There’s a citrus tang, too
the Guardian - Victoria Moore
Laura Aschero Vermentino 2007 Riviera Ligure di Ponente (£18, swig.co.uk)all smooth, undulating green curves stretching into the distance
M&S Langhe Arneis 2007 (£7.99; 13% abv)has a juiciness that is brought into mouthwatering focus
Cristina Ascheri Langhe Arneis 2007 (£13.29, Noel Young, 13% abv)Even more concentrated
Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2007 (£16.75, armit.co.uk; 13% abv)complex, but so fine it almost floats, like a spider's web, invisibly suspended
Asda Extra Special Gavi 2007 (£7.03, Asda; 12% abv)has the weight of a chablis and would be delicious with chicken
Château Ka Source Rouge 2005 (£7.99, until 17 May, Waitrose; 14% abv)Lebanese red is a feisty blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and syrah
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