Archive for White under £15

2008 d’Arenberg, The Hermit Crab, McLaren Vale

Posted in New, Oddbins with tags , , , , , on August 17, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£11.99, or £9.59 by the case, 13.5 per cent, Oddbins)

Tim Atkin, the Times, 12 August 2010

“Peach, honeysuckle and toasty vanilla oak”

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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/food/wine/article2683052.ece

J Anna de Codorniu

Posted in hercules wines.co.uk, New with tags , , , , on August 8, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£10.95) (hercules wines.co.uk and soon in Sainsbury’s).

Bob Tyrer, Sunday Times, 8 August 2010

Fruity Wines

Light, citrussy and good with fish

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/food/drinking/article358378.ece

Vesevo Beneventano Falanghina 2009

Posted in Highbury Vintner, New, Slurp with tags , , , , on August 7, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£10.99, Highbury Vintners, highburyvintners.co.uk; £9.75, slurp.co.uk; 13% abv)

Victoria Moore,  the Guardian, 7 August 2010

“This has an intensity that almost nails itself to your tongue.”

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/07/falanghina-grape-wine-review

Feudi San Gregorio Falanghina 2009

Posted in agwines.com;, New, winedirect.co.uk; with tags , , , , on August 7, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£11.99, agwines.com; £12.95, winedirect.co.uk; 13% abv).

Victoria Moore,  the Guardian, 7 August 2010

“This wine feels so charged and alive, it is practically vibrating”

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/07/falanghina-grape-wine-review

Casa Silva Cool Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2009

Posted in Averys, New with tags , , , , on July 31, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£12.95, Averys; 13.5% abv)

Victoria Moore,  the Guardian, 31 July 2010

“herbaceous and nettley.”

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/31/white-wine-hot-days-reviews

Blind River Sauvignon Blanc 2009

Posted in New, Oddbins with tags , , , , on July 31, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£12.99, Oddbins; 13% abv),

Victoria Moore,  the Guardian, 31 July 2010

“This is a white that grabs you by the eyeballs. It smells of passion fruit.”

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/31/white-wine-hot-days-reviews

Eva Fricke Rheingau Riesling Trocken 2009

Posted in New, The Winery with tags , , , , , on July 13, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, (£13.99) (The Winery, 020 7286 6475).

Bob Tyrer, Sunday Times, 11 July 2010

Vintage wines

it bursts with yellow plums, honeysuckle and real character

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/food/drinking/article334310.ece

2004 Framingham Marlborough Dry Riesling, New Zealand

Posted in Harvey Nichols, New with tags , , , , , on July 13, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15, Harvey Nichols, £11.25

Jane MacQuitty, the Times, 10 July 2010

The Keeper

“the star turn at a Kiwi tasting this year.”

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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/food/wine/article2637453.ece

Carmen Wine Makers Reserve Chardonnay

Posted in Harrods with tags , , , , on July 5, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15,(£12.95) (Harrods)

Bob Tyrer, Sunday Times, 4 July 2010

Bob’s 25 Best Buys

Delicious, fleshy, full-on and spicy

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/food/drinking/article331253.ece

Penfolds bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2006

Posted in Waitrose with tags , , , , , on July 5, 2010 by jennydames

White under £15,(£14.99) (Waitrose)

Bob Tyrer, Sunday Times, 4 July 2010

Bob’s 25 Best Buys

A new-wave Australian take on a good Mâcon

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http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/food/drinking/article331253.ece