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week beginning 17/12/2012
Why not print this page off as your shopping list?Mail on Sunday - Olly Smith
House NV Pinot Noir (£4.79, Sainsbury’s)A cheap-and-cheerful Romanian beauty with softness and easy-going fruit
Moncaro Verdicchio Classico 2011 (£5.29, Waitrose)A great little wine with zippy citrus freshness; touch of mellow roundness
Domaine Les Yeuses Vermentino 2011 (£6.95, Lea & Sandeman)Amazing white with laser freshness and cool refreshment in every sip
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Prosecco Conegliano DOCG 2011in 1.5l bottles for £14.99. Great fun for a party
Tesco Simply Prosecco NV £6.49for value for money is top notch
Tesco Cava Brut NVfor under a fiver remains incredibly tough to beat for sheer value for money
Sainsbury's Blanc de Noirs Champagne (£18)a toasty richness as well as zesty purity and is a fair price
Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV Champagne (widely available around £32)for sheer excellence and upbeat freshness, has real wow factor
Bollinger Special Cuvée NV (around £35)For a richer, rounder sip, the more powerful
Veuve Clicquot Grande Dame 2004 (£120, Majestic)floral delicacy and intense refreshment, outstanding quality
the Telegraph - Victoria Moore
San Leo Brut Prosecco NV Italy (12%; Waitrose, £6.66 until Jan 2)Crunchy and herbaceous
Finest* Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Italy (11%; Tesco, £50.94 per case)Feather-light prosecco, with a gentle taste of pear skin
Villa Cialdini Lambrusco Rosso 2011 Italy (11%; Real Wine Company, £8.99)a red that sparkles but it's also dry and reminiscent of sour cherries
JS Blanc de Blancs Brut NV Champagne (12%; Sainsbury’s £14.98 until Jan 1)All-chardonnay champagne made for by Duval Leroy. Very good
Real Wine Company Marc Chauvet Brut Tradition Champagne NV (12%; £19.99)Warm in style, nicely biscuity, with personality
Sainsbury’s Brut Rose Champagne NV (12%; Sainsbury’s, £19.99)Delicate pink fizz made, like the blanc de blancs, by Duval Leroy
Les Pionniers Vintage Champagne 2004 France (12.5%; £22.99 until Jan 1, Co-op)Made by Regis Camus at Heidsieck this is a real in-the-know buy
Barnaut Blanc de Noirs Brut Grand Cru Bouzy (12.5%; Lea & Sandeman, £24.95)Very alert, with a spicy, big-boned warmth
Bollinger Grande Annee 2004 (12.5%; around £70, Berry Bros, Waitrose, Majestic)with the added complexity and dimension of this superb vintage
Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus Non Dose 1er Cru NV (12.5%; Lea & Sandeman, £36.95)Very dry and very invigorating. An extreme grower champagne
Bollinger Rose NV Champagne, France (12%: Berry Bros, £52.20)Better than pink LP and better than pink Veuve; masterful
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2002 (12%: £120 Berry Bros; Bordeaux Index)Understated but highly sophisticated – this will improve
the Independent - Anthony Rose
2011 Tesco Simply Garnacha. £4.49, Tescojuicy party quaffer with aromas of plum and prune; spicy edge
2011 Carmagnole Prestige Caramany. £9.99, M&Spepper and liquorice fragrance; garrigue herb and a rustic flourish
2009 Chanson Meursault. £25.99, Sainsbury'speachy chardonnay fruit; subtle oak; finishes on a mineral dry high
the Observer - David Williams
Fonseca Bin 27 Finest Reserve Port (from £8.99, Majestic, Morrisons, Tesco)bold, fresh, dark fruits-of-the-forest compote; sweet Christmassy dried fruits
Quinta do Noval Colheita Port 1997 (from £35.99, ocado; shjones; cambridgewine)The complex flavours flit between nutty and figgy
Montalto Nero d'Avola Appassimento IGT Sicilia 2011 (£10 part of a case of 6, Tesco)mixes dark cherry and, yes, raisins, in a robust, powerful and bittersweet red
The Guardian - Fiona Beckett
Marks & Spencer's Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy 2008 (down £5 to £13)clean-as-a-whistle
Domaine Brocard Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu Sainte Céline 2010 (£13.99 Sains)classy
Joseph Drouhin Chablis Vaudon 2010 (13% abv Wine Society £10.95)superb
Tesco's Mâcon Blanc Villages 2011 (£4.99, though only in 503 stores; 12.5% abv)A bargain
Nicolas Potel Pouilly-Fuissé 2010 (£10.99 from £14.99 at Waitrose; 13% abv)has the heft to deal with the chestnut stuffing and gravy
Domaine Vincent Delaporte 2011 Sancerre Chavignol (£15.95 Lea & Sandeman; 13% abv)beautifully crafted, pure, minerally
Parcel Series Riesling 2006 (12.5% abv, Majestic 2 @ £6.99)from the Eden Valley, with its searing streak of lime
Versus Furmint (£9.99, Real Wine Company 13% abv)refreshing, floral
Versus Pinot Gris (£9.99, Real Wine Company 13.5% abv)just off-dry, musky
Versus Muskateller (£12.99, Real Wine Company 12% abv)gorgeous, grapey; would appeal if you like gewürztraminer
Scotland on Sunday - Rose Murray-Brown
La Rioja Alta Reserva 2006 (£12.50, The Wine Society)smells of vanilla, coconut and table polish; velvet smooth
Quinta de Chocapalha Tinto 2007 (£11.50, corneyandbarrow.com)based on touriga nacional and tinta roriz. Good with beef or turkey
Barbera d’Alba 2009 Cascina Fontana (£16.50, Berry Bros & Rudd)superb barbera is juicy, fresh and pure
Bagus 2005 Bodegas Lopez de Cristobel (£24.99, Raeburn Wines, Edinburgh)Beautifully made with lush fruits, mature vanilla notes
Lago Bruno Rosso 2007 Incontri (£19.60, www.bacco-wine.co.uk)Spicy and velvet smooth – an unusual match with roast turkey
Dog Point Pinot Noir 2010 (£25, Berry Bros & Rudd)upfront succulent fruit with good balance of fresh natural acid
Kayra Imperial Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2009 (£18, tasteturkey.com)Full brambly fruits, spicy, herby tea-leaf notes
Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2008 (£25.99, Waitrose; Champany Cellars, Linlithgow)Luscious black fruits, elegant palate, fine tannins
Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2008 (£17.99, Waitrose; slurp.co.uk)peppery elegant shiraz. Delicious with roast goose
the Telegraph - Susy Atkins
Les Jamelles Réserve Mourvèdre 2011, Pays d'Oc, France (Co-op £6.99)spiced blackcurrant flavour and rounded, sun-ripe finish
Brazin Old Vine Zinfandel 2010, Lodi, California (Waitrose, £12.99)brightly fruity, ripe blueberry and raspberry fruit, liquorice edge
Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages 2011, France (Marks & Spencer, £8.49)plenty of blackcurrant and baked plum and a mellow, soft toffee/clove layer
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