Bottles Worth Buying
These are wines worth buying, bottles I’d happily recommend to anyone, without hesitation.
Every bottle here has been tasted, considered, and judged on one simple thing, is it actually worth your money?
No hype. No labels for the sake of it. Just wines that deliver.
If its on this page, its worth your time.
If you want to understand why certain wines work, start with the guides.
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Terraza de los Andes Malbec 2023 Review
A Proper Midweek Steak Wine I picked this bottle up from Majestic for £17 and straight away felt like it might be in my lane. High altitude Argentinian Malbec, decent producer and a wine that looked like it wanted a bit more than just being a jammy fruit bomb. What I didn’t expect was just…
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Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2021 Review
There are some cracking wines out there, its just a shame that you have to look for so long to find them as is the amount of rubbish that the supermarkets have you wading through. Then there are wines like this, where the more time you spend with them, the more they reveal. The Antinori…
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Vina Majestica Review
What a Collab this is! I went into Majestic in Birkdale which I do often and I picked this up because of one thing really. Its in the Definition by Majestic Range and its called Vina Majestica, The collaboration with La Rioja Alta, S.A.. I’ve had their wines before and I know exactly what they’re…
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A £15 Cabernet, A Rack of Lamb, and a Proper Wine Moment
There are nights where you open a bottle and think, yeah this is nice. Then there are nights where everything just clicks. This was definitely the latter. I picked up a bottle of Jim Barry Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon as a bit of a midweek treat. Nothing too serious, around the £15 mark, but something…
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A Midweek Morrisons Rioja That Had Other Ideas – Marques de Los Rios Reserva Review
I picked this bottle up after seeing it mentioned by Tom Gilbey, who spoke highly of it and compared it to styles I’ve enjoyed before. That was enough to spark my interest, especially given how much I’ve liked wines like Viña Alberdi. What I got initially was exactly that. A pleasant nose, cherry pie and…
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Domaine Begude Étoile Chardonnay 2023 – A Lesson in Letting Wine Breathe
I’ve been looking forward to opening this one. A Chardonnay from Limoux, a region that quietly produces some brilliant value wines, and one that came with a strong recommendation. Expectations were there, especially after hearing it described as creamy, layered and full of citrus. So naturally, I poured a glass straight from the fridge and…