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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Cepa Lebrel Reserva 2019 Rioja Review
There are some bottles where the price almost becomes part of the tasting experience!! This is definitely one of them. I picked up the Cepa Lebrel Reserva 2019 for £5.99 and opened it for a late September BBQ. Ribeye, Denver steak, minted lamb and sausages were all going over charcoal, so Rioja seemed a fairly…
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St Vincent de Bourgogne Montagny 1er Cru Les Millières 2023
A peachy, floral Burgundy that quietly got everything right I’ve been drinking a fair bit of Chardonnay recently, but this was a slightly different proposition. Montagny sits down in the Côte Chalonnaise and this particular bottle is a Premier Cru from Les Millières. I went into it hoping for some of that richer white Burgundy…
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Simpson’s Pinot Noir 2024 Review
Don’t Judge a Wine by Its Colour When I poured this into the glass my first thought was, Wow, that’s almost rosé! It’s one of the palest Pinot Noirs I’ve come across, almost translucent in the glass, but as we all know with Pinot, colour means very little. Tonight I paired it with haddock, goat’s…
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Paul Jaboulet Aîné Viognier 2024 Review: Building a Meal Around the Wine
Sometimes I choose the wine to go with dinner. This time I pretty much did the opposite. I was in Morrisons looking for something for the evening and found myself torn between two Viogniers. There was a Paul Mas 2025 at £8.50, which looked like an absolute steal, and this Paul Jaboulet Aîné Viognier 2024…
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The Champagne That Made Our Wedding Day Even More Special
There are some bottles you remember because they are exceptional, and there are others you remember because of the moment. This one happens to be both. After officially completing the legal part of our wedding, it was time to celebrate with family in the garden. We had already enjoyed a bottle of Piper Heidsieck to…
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Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut Review | The First Toast to Married Life
Some bottles are memorable because of what’s in the glass. Others are memorable because of the occasion. This Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut will always be one I’ll remember for both reasons. After officially completing the legal part of our wedding, it was time to celebrate with our closest family before the big celebrations in Ibiza. The…