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Wine Review archives Great wines we have reviewed... Beaujolais - Burgundy's forgotten frontier? January/February 2004 Marks & Spencer Gamay Week: 18 02 2004 This week's wine is terrific value and makes for pleasant quaffing. review here Moulin Vent, Château des Jacques Week: 11 02 2004 This week's wine is a terrific Beaujolais. review here Morgon Jean Descombes Week: 22 01 2004 This week's wine is a first class Cru Beaujolais. review here Languedoc, France's New World November/December 2003 Domaine de Raissac Viognier Week: 03 12 2003 This week's wine is clean and fresh with a pale gold lumescence. review here Louis Bernard Costiéres de Nîmes Grande Reserve 2001 Week: 21 11 2003 This week's wine is a rich, warm Grenache. review here Viognier October 2003 Domaine du Chêne Condrieu 2000 Week: 23 10 2003 This week's wine is a great example of how wonderful Condrieu can be. review here Cono Sur Vision Viognier Week: 09 10 2003 This week's wine is a superior deep gold Viognier with a soft apricot, peach and ginger nose. review here Etoile Filante Viognier 2001 Week: 01 10 2003 This week's wine has the characteristic peachy, apricot aroma and is full, smooth and fruity in the mouth. review here Renwood Sierra Series Viognier 2000 Week: 24 09 2003 This week's wine has the luminescence and exotic aromas of honeysuckle, peach kernel and blossom. review here The Loire July/August 2003 Cuveé Flamme Saumur Brut Week: 18 08 2003 This week's wine is an excellent example of sparkling wine produced in the Anjou Saumur region. review here St-Nicolas-de-Bourgeuil Week: 06 08 2003 This week's wine is a red wine made from the Cabernet Franc grape. review here Château de Fesles Bonnezeau 1998 Week: 09 07 2003 This week's wine is a wonderful example of the sweet Bonnezeau wine. review here Domaine Vacheron Sancerre blanc Week: 02 07 2003 This week's wine is a wonderful example of crisp Loire Sauvignon at its best. review here Sherry April/May 2003 Lustau Oloroso Pata de Gallina Week: 03 06 2003 This week's wine is a classic Oloroso. review here Toro Albala Pedro Ximenez Week: 30 04 2003 This week's wine is a classic from Toro Albala. review here Valdespino Classic Fino Week: 16 04 2003 This week's wine is a classic and very well made fino from a small independent bodega. review here Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Week: 09 04 2003 This week's wine is a wonderful example of Manzanilla. review here Fancy Fizz February 2003 Segura Viudas Brut NV Week: 03 03 2003 This week's wine is a top-quality Cava at a real value-for-money price point. review here Bruno Paillard Premier Cuvée NV Brut Week: 26 02 2003 This week's wine comes from one of the best up-and-coming Champagne Houses. review here Pol Roger Vintage 1990 Brut Week: 19 02 2003 This week's wine was Sir Winston Churchill's favourite champagne. review here South Ridge Cuvee Merret 1996 Brut Week: 12 02 2003 This week's wine is one of the finest examples of the UK's sparkling wines. review here Winter Warmers December 2002/January 2003 Beaune 1er cru, Les Couchereaux, Domaine des Horitiers Louis Jadot Week: 22 01 2003 This week's wine is a young but stunning Burgundy. review here Château Segonzac 2000 Premieres Côtes de Blaye Week: 15 01 2003 This week's wine is a delicious claret from the Côtes de Blaye. review here Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico 2000 Week: 08 01 2003 This week's wine is an impressive example of Morgon, one of the ten crus of Beaujolais. review here Morgon Jean Descombes Week: 20 12 2002 This week's wine is a marvellous example from old Sangiovese and Canaiolo vines. review here Riesling - Love it or loathe it? October 2002 Riesling Icewine Week: 06 11 2002 This week's wine is a lipsmacking example of Canadian icewine. review here Wynns Coonawarra Estate Riesling Week: 30 10 2002 This week's wine is a well made Riesling from the new world. review here Riesling Jubilee Hugel Week: 16 10 2002 This week's wine is a classic grand cru Riesling from one of the top producers in the Alsace. review here Von Hovel Oberemmeler hutte Riesling Week: 09 10 2002 This week's wine is a delicious example of Riesling from the Mosel valley in Germany review here The Northern Rhône September 2002 Domaine du Grangeon Viognier Week: 17 09 2002 This week's wine retains the beautiful perfume of the Viognier grape review here Hermitage La Chapelle Week: 10 09 2002 This week's wine is a textbook northern Rhône Syrah - an absolute gem! review here Côte Rôtie Week: 03 09 2002 This week's wine from the northern Rhône displays great quality and elegance. review here Domaine de Thalabert Crozes-Hermitage Week: 29 08 2002 This week's wine is a delicious example from Crozes-Hermitage from a well-known négociant. review here Phylloxera: Scourge of the Wine Industry July 2002 Tyrell's Old Winery Pinot Noir Week: 31 07 2002 This week’s wine is a sumptious Pinot Noir. review here Morgon Jean Descombes Week: 24 07 2002 This week’s wine is a full-bodied Beaujolais. review here Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon Week: 17 07 2002 This week’s wine is a full-bodied Chilean delight review here Vacheron Sancerre Blanc Week: 10 07 2002 This week’s wine is a delicious Sancerre. review here Keep it in the family: Vinous Inheritance June 2002 Villa Antinori Chianti Reserva Week: 03 07 2002 This week's wine is a classic Chianti from Tuscany. review here Vina Esmeralda Week: 26 06 2002 This week's wine is an unusual blend from Catalonia in Spain. review here Riesling 'Tradition Hugel' Week: 19 06 2002 This week’s wine is a delicious dry wine from Alsace. review here Pol Roger Vintage Brut Week: 12 06 2002 This week’s wine is a fabulous vintage Champagne. review here Ancient and modern: Sicily strikes back May 2002 La Segreta Rosso Week: 29 05 2002 This week’s wine is a sumptuous red blend from Sicily. review here Nero D'Avola Syrah Week: 22 05 2002 This week’s wine is a good value red from Sicily. review here Zagara Catarratto Chardonnay Week: 15 05 2002 This week’s wine is an unusual white blend from Sicily. review here Inycon Week: 08 05 2002 This week’s wine is a deliciously surprising Chardonnay from Western Sicily. review here Stuff of legends: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc April 2002 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc Week: 24 04 2002 Champion wine from a champion winemaker. review here Montana Reserve Vineyard Selection Sauvignon Blanc Week: 17 04 2002 Marlborough's pioneer shows that size need not compromise quality in this week's wine. review here Isabel Estate Sauvignon Blanc Week: 10 04 2002 Classy counterpart for better-known local competitors – and at half the price!. review here You say Garnacha, I say Grenache: so what's in a name? March 2002 Old Vine Grenache Week: 27 03 2002 Juicy fruit shows just what old Grenache can do in the vineyards of Southern Australia. review here Côtes du Rhône Week: 20 03 2002 Gobsmackingly good Côtes du Rhône shows Grenache (and a supporting cast) at its juicy best. review here Gran López Tinto Week: 13 03 2002 This week's Garnacha blend is a great value-for-money neighbour of Rioja. review here Viña Fuerte Week: 06 03 2002 A wine made from 100% Garnacha from a little-known Spanish region kicks off our investigation into the merits of this grape variety. review here Fire and Ice February 2002 Eiswein Qmp and Riesling Icewine Week: 27 02 2002 A rare treat this week as we taste a pair of wines made from frozen grapes, one from Germany and one from Canada. review here Duke of Clarence Medium Rich Madeira and Harvest (Colheita) Malmsey Madeira Madeira Week: 20 02 2002 A Blandy’s bonus allows us to compare two of the sweetest Madeiras this week. review here Duke of Cumberland Medium Rich Madeira Week: 13 02 2002 One of the established names of Madeira production provides this week’s wine. review here Special Dry Madeira Week: 06 02 2002 Dry but not dried out: this week we enjoy reacquainting our palates with a zesty Madeira. review here Great Western Wines January 2002 Frankland River Shiraz Week: 30 01 2002 Alkoomi's cool-climate Shiraz recalls the intrinsic character of the grape known in the rest of the world as Syrah. review here Mount Barker Riesling Week: 23 01 2002 This week a classic grape variety gets the Great Southern treatment - cool, calm and collected. review here Margaret River Cabernet/Merlot Week: 16 01 2002 Is Margaret River region the Bordeaux of the Southern Hemisphere? This week we try a blend from one of the wineries staking a claim to such comparisons. review here HWB Classic Dry White Week: 09 01 2002 This week's Aussie favourite provides a historical benchmark for modern Western Australian wine. review here Christmas pudding! December 2001 A Christmas cracker to get you through the festive holidays... Quaffers® serves up a triple helping of wines which go well with our alternative Christmas puddings. Xmas special here Barrel Select Zinfandel Week: 12 12 2001 This week's seasonally spicy Californian is at its peak with plenty of Christmas puddings! review here Late Harvested Estate Bottled Orange Muscat & Flora Week: 05 12 2001 Our favourite Christmas pudding wine in 2001, and a winner with most desserts, whatever the ingredients! review here Seasons of mists: a very English harvest November 2001 Chiltern Valley Medium-Dry English Table Wine Week: 28 11 2001 This week an aromatic blend of grapes which thrive in the English climate completes our trio of harvest wines review here