The Search for Great Wines - 2005


We write about the wines we drink! We aren't afficionados, but are glad to recommend wines that we really like. We also talk about those we don't like!

Yet Another Telegraph Wine Offer

29 Nov 2005

Castaño Hecula 2003: This is a beautifully made wine that punches well above its price tag and heartily rewards its fans with rich but seductively ...

Telegraph Christmas Specials

23 Nov 2005

Christmas calls for wines with plenty of flavour and instant appeal and Telegraph Wine Christmas dozen ensures all tastes are catered for - ...

An Email Offer from the Telegraph

18 Nov 2005

Fancy an absolutely cracking, rich red which,
at less than ?5 a bottle, stands out a mile for value? As wine correspondent for the Telegraph ...

Another Telegraph Offer

09 Nov 2005

Enjoy this fabulous Big Reds selection from the Telegraph Wine Service
- plus four large beautiful Sommelier wine glasses, worth ?14 ...

Our latest order from Virgin

09 Nov 2005

This latest order was handled over the phone by a very friendly and helpful advisor. We specified that we wanted high alcohol content, fruity ...

Telegraph Special Introductory Offer

27 Oct 2005

Your wine requirements vary on the occasion and company - a Grand Cru bottle is not ideal for every situation. Using all our expertise and experience ...

Telegraph Wines Special Offers

13 Oct 2005

Chile's Cremaschi Furlotti winery and Jean Louis Saget in Touraine, are both very keen to do a deal for loyal Telegraph Wine ...

Chateau Puynard 1998 tasted

29 Sep 2005

Premi?res C?tes de Blaye
Bit of a rough one this; I suppose what you'd call 'full bodied', and is not terribly pleasant. There is no guide ...

Reccommendations from the Telegraph Wine Service

27 Sep 2005

Domaines Barons de Rothschild, owners of Château Lafite - Bordeaux's great first-growth estate, have outstanding expertise in the art of ...

Reccommendations from the Telegraph Wine Service

14 Sep 2005

Higher quality, lower prices. Welcome to Claret lovers' Paradise Now is the time to stock up on Claret. Quality has never been better or ...

Millers Grove Cabernet Sauvignon tasted

14 Sep 2005

This is a delicious, pungent red that infuses your senses. Very tasty too! Here's what the label reads. Not very informative, but nice and ...

Sacred Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2002 tasted

13 Sep 2005

This is a simple but tasty red from South Eastern Australia. The bottle reads:
Soft, spicy Shiraz has been blended with rich, full-bodied ...

Mas dels Ponts barrica 2002 tasted

10 Sep 2005

A delicious and strong red, and quite coarse. Highly reccommended! From the bottle:
Capcanes is a small village in the mountainous ...

Monte Velho 2002 tasted

08 Sep 2005

This is a Vinho Regional Alentejano, a Portugese red wine. It is from Esporao Estate Vineyards, using Alentejo grape varieties. The wine shows ...

Some recommendations from the Telegraph Wine Service

09 Aug 2005

When it comes to summertime drinking, there are few red wines that beat a good Aussie Shiraz. Copeland Estate's Private Bin was crafted from ...

Monos Locos Sauvignon Blanc Tasted

22 Jul 2005

This is a pleasantly sharp wine, directly imported by Virgin, and can make you quite tipsy despite being only 12.5%.
Here's what is on ...

Three Gables Sauvignon Blanc Tasted

09 Jul 2005

This Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa is to be avoided at all costs. It is so sweet it tastes like an underdiluted cordial, and isn't even ...