Top wines from my reviews and tastings with an emphasis on those that have a higher quality to price ratio.
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Wine | Vintage | Country | ABV | Type | Colour | Supplier | £ | More |
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Prosecco Spumante Rosé Extra Dry | 2022 | Italy | 11 | Sparkling | Rosé | Lidl | 5.99 | Tasting |
Palacio Di Vivero Rueda | 2022 | Spain | 13 | Still | White | Asda | 6.00 | Review |
The Wine Atlas Feteasca Regala | 2023 | Romania | 11.5 | Still | White | Asda | 6.00 | Tasting |
Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva | 2018 | Spain | 13.5 | Still | Red | Aldi | 6.29 | Tasting |
Sainsbury’s Cava Brut | NV | Spain | 11.5 | Sparkling | White | Sainsbury’s | 6.50 | Review |
Espartero Reserva Rioja | 2017 | Spain | 13 | Still | Red | Asda | 6.50 | Review |
Dr L Riesling | 2022 | Germany | 8.5 | Still | White | Asda | 7.00 | Review |
Duca di Sasseta Primitivo | 2022 | Italy | 12.5 | Still | Red | Lidl | 7.49 | Review |
Specially Selected Barossa Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Aldi | 7.49 | Tasting |
ASDA Extra Special Carménère | 2020 | Chile | 13.5 | Still | Red | Asda | 7.50 | Review |
ASDA Extra Special Soave Classico | 2021 | Italy | 12.5 | Still | White | Asda | 7.50 | Review |
The Best Organic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo | 2021 | Italy | 12.5 | Still | Red | Morrisons | 7.75 | Review |
Pinot Grigio Dolomiti Blush | 2023 | Italy | 12.5 | Still | Rosé | Sainsbury’s | 8.00 | Tasting |
Rose d’Anjou Grolleau-Gamay, Famille Bougrier | 2023 | France | 11 | Still | Rosé | The Wine Society | 8.25 | Tasting |
La Vieille Ferme Rosé | 2023 | France | 12.5 | Still | Rosé | Various | 8.50 | Review |
Koha Organic Sauvignon Blanc Rosé | 2023 | New Zealand | 9.5 | Still | White | M&S | 8.50 | Tasting |
270 Alta Expression Ribera del Duero | 2021 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Lidl | 8.99 | Tasting |
Gelber Muskateller Niederösterreich | 2023 | Austria | 12 | Still | White | Waitrose | 8.99 | Tasting |
Vinha Do Fava Touriga Nacional | 2022 | Portugal | 14 | Still | Red | Laithwaites | 9.00 | Review |
Expressions Organic Negroamaro | 2022 | Italy | 13 | Still | Red | M&S | 9.00 | Review |
Domaine Mandeville Viognier | 2023 | Spain | 13 | Still | White | M&S | 9.00 | Tasting |
The Doctor’s Sauvignon Blanc | 2023 | Australia | 9.5 | Still | White | Various | 9.50 | Tasting |
Generation Series Australian Cabernet Merlot | 2022 | Australia | 13.5 | Still | Red | The Wine Society | 9.50 | Tasting |
The Hidden Sea South Australia Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 9.75 | Tasting |
Morandé ‘One to One’ Gewürztraminer | 2022 | Chile | 13.5 | Still | White | Majestic | 9.99 | Review |
Masciarelli Montepulciano d’Abruzzo | 2020 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Majestic | 10.00 | Review |
Alamos Malbec, Uco Valley | 2022 | Argentina | 13.5 | Still | Red | Majestic | 10.00 | Review |
Diablo Black Cabernet Sauvignon | 2021 | Chile | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 10.00 | Review |
Yealands Sauvignon Blanc | 2022 | New Zealand | 13 | Still | White | Various | 10.00 | Review |
Screaming Devil Côtes de Provence | 2023 | France | 12.5 | Still | Rosé | Asda | 10.00 | Tasting |
El Duque de Miralta Rioja Reserva | 2019 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | M&S | 11.00 | Tasting |
Notte Stellata Primitivo di Manduria | 2021 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | M&S | 11.00 | Tasting |
Crémant de Loire Rose Brut | 2023 | France | 12.5 | Sparkling | Rosé | Asda | 11.00 | Tasting |
Loxarel Cora | 2022 | Spain | 11.5 | Still | White | Various | 11.10 | Tasting |
Esk Valley Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc | 2023 | Australia | 13.5 | Still | White | Various | 12.00 | Tasting |
Rosemont Estate Chardonnay | 2021 | Australia | 12.5 | Still | White | Asda | 12.00 | Tasting |
Faustino V Reserva | 2018 | Spain | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 12.50 | Review |
La Masseria Del Borgo Primitivo Manduria | 2021 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Sainsbury’s | 12.50 | Review |
Generation Series Orvieto Classico | 2023 | Italy | 12 | Still | White | The Wine Society | 12.95 | Tasting |
Hécula Monastrell | 2021 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 12.99 | Tasting |
McPherson Family Vineyards Andrew’s Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 13.00 | Tasting |
Botter, Appassimento Edizione Oro Vinironia | 2022 | Italy | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 13.00 | Tasting |
Provence Sainte Victoire Rosé | 2023 | France | 13 | Still | Rosé | M&S | 13.00 | Tasting |
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc | 2023 | Australia | 12.5 | Still | White | Various | 13.30 | Tasting |
Generation Series Tokaji Furmint | 2021 | Hungary | 14 | Still | White | The Wine Society | 13.50 | Tasting |
Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc | 2023 | New Zealand | 12.5 | Still | White | Various | 13.90 | Review |
Generation Rioja Blanco Reserva | 2018 | Spain | 12.5 | Still | White | The Wine Society | 13.95 | Tasting |
Corte Lenguin Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore | 2017 | Italy | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 14.00 | Review |
Gran Sasso Montepulciano d’Abruzzo | 2022 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.00 | Tasting |
Vale Barqueiros Reserva | 2020 | Portugal | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.00 | Tasting |
DFJ Vinhos Grand`Arte | 2017 | Portugal | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.00 | Tasting |
Ravenswood Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel | 2021 | USA | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.50 | Review |
Piandimare, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo | 2021 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.50 | Tasting |
Alpha Zeta R Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso | 2021 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 14.90 | Tasting |
Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko | 2022 | Greece | 13 | Still | White | Laithwaites | 14.99 | Review |
Borgo dei Trulli Sarancena | 2022 | Italy | 15 | Still | Red | Various | 15.00 | Tasting |
Ironstone Old Vine Zinfandel | 2020 | USA | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 15.00 | Tasting |
Sainsbury’s CVNE Rioja Gran Reserva | 2016 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Sainsbury’s | 15.00 | Review |
Tributo ‘Single Vineyard’ Carmenère | 2020 | Chile | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 15.40 | Tasting |
Pheasant’s Tears Saperavi | 2021 | Georgia | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 15.65 | Tasting |
Taylors Pass Sauvignon Blanc | 2022 | New Zealand | 14 | Still | White | Majestic | 15.99 | Tasting |
Gianni Tessari Tai Rosso Colli Berici | 2021 | Italy | 12.5 | Still | Red | Various | 16.00 | Tasting |
Monastrell Altos de Luzón Jumilla | 2020 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 16.00 | Tasting |
Saint Clair Origin Sauvignon Blanc | 2023 | Australia | 13 | Still | White | Various | 16.49 | Tasting |
Spinifex Papillon Red | 2020 | Australia | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 17.00 | Tasting |
Finca Sophenia, Argentina, Estate Reserva Malbec | 2021 | Argentina | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 17.00 | Tasting |
Definition Bourgogne Pinot Noir | 2020 | France | 12.5 | Still | Red | Majestic | 17.99 | Tasting |
Gibson ‘The Dirtman’ Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 14.3 | Still | Red | Majestic | 17.99 | Tasting |
Bodegas Pinuaga Coleccion La Mancha | 2021 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 18.00 | Tasting |
Asquith Gardens Traditional English Sparkling Wine | NV | England | 11.5 | Sparkling | White | Asda | 18.00 | Tasting |
Chianti Rufina Riserva Castello del Trebbio | 2018 | Italy | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 18.00 | Tasting |
Autrement de Lamery | 2016 | France | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 18.30 | Tasting |
Cepa Gavilán | 2021 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 19.00 | Tasting |
Disznókö Tokaji Dry Furmint | 2022 | Hungary | 13.5 | Still | White | Various | 19.00 | Tasting |
Chateau Ormes de Pez St-Estephe | 2016 | France | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 19.00 | Tasting |
Château Peyrassol ‘XIIIE’ Organic Rosé | 2023 | France | 13 | Still | Rosé | Majestic | 19.99 | Tasting |
Château de Lussac | 2006 | France | 13.5 | Still | Red | Majestic | 19.99 | Tasting |
Pavette Zinfandel | 2021 | USA | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 20.00 | Tasting |
Esporāo Reserva Red | 2021 | Portugal | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 20.00 | Tasting |
Portia Prima | 2017 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 20.00 | Tasting |
Whistler Wines ‘Shiver’ Barossa Valley Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 13.7 | Still | Red | The Wine Society | 21.00 | Tasting |
Les Pionniers Non Vintage Champagne | NV | France | 12 | Sparkling | White | Co-op | 21.75 | Review |
Costers del Priorat Pissarres | 2021 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 21.95 | Tasting |
Greyfriars Non Vintage Cuvée | NV | England | 12 | Sparkling | White | Various | 22.00 | Review |
Fincas de Azabache, Rioja Gran Reserva Rioja Oriental | 2016 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 22.00 | Tasting |
Taste the Difference, Champagne Brut | NV | France | 12 | Sparkling | White | Sainsbury’s | 22.00 | Tasting |
Ángeles de Amaren | 2017 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 22.99 | Review |
Quinta do Crasto Roquette & Cazes | 2020 | Portugal | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 23.00 | Tasting |
Journey’s End The Cape Doctor | 2017 | South Africa | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 24.00 | Tasting |
Vidal-Fleury Saint-Joseph | 2018 | France | 14 | Still | Red | Asda | 24.00 | Tasting |
Charles Saller Champagne | 2015 | France | 12.5 | Sparkling | White | Majestic | 24.99 | Tasting |
Coto De Imaz Gran Reserva | 2016 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 25.00 | Tasting |
Valravn Old Vine Zinfandel | 2020 | USA | 14.9 | Still | Red | Various | 25.00 | Tasting |
Terra D´Alter Telhas | 2020 | Portugal | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 25.00 | Tasting |
Charles Dauteuil Vintage Champagne Brut | 2018 | France | 12.5 | Sparkling | White | Sainsbury’s | 25.00 | Tasting |
Faustino Icon | 2017 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 25.00 | Tasting |
Domaine François d’Allaines, Santenay Blanc ‘Les Bras’ | 2020 | France | 12.5 | Still | White | The Wine Society | 25.50 | Tasting |
Bodegas Manzanos Voché Graciano | 2017 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 25.99 | Tasting |
Borgo dei Trulli Mirea | 2022 | Italy | 17.5 | Still | Red | Various | 26.00 | Tasting |
Crociani, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Tuscany | 2019 | Italy | 13.5 | Still | Red | Various | 26.00 | Tasting |
Champagne Berthelot Piot Tradition | NV | France | 12.5 | Sparkling | White | Asda | 26.00 | Tasting |
Lalama Red Ribeira Sacra | 2020 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 26.99 | Tasting |
Devaux Blanc de Noirs Champagne | NV | France | 12 | Sparkling | White | Majestic | 27.99 | Tasting |
Monastrell Summum | 2021 | Spain | 15 | Still | Red | Various | 28.00 | Tasting |
Jesús Madrazo Rioja | 2021 | Spain | 13 | Still | Red | Various | 28.00 | Tasting |
Louis Bernard Champagne Vintage Brut | 2014 | France | 12.5 | Sparkling | White | Asda | 28.00 | Tasting |
Bodegas Bohórquez Reserva Ribera Del Duero | 2016 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 28.99 | Tasting |
Henschke ‘Henry’s Seven’ | 2021 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 29.00 | Tasting |
A Mano ‘Prima Mano’ Primitivo | 2021 | Italy | 15 | Still | Red | Various | 29.00 | Tasting |
Domaine Jérôme Fornerot, Saint-Aubin Champ Tirant | 2020 | France | 13.5 | Still | White | The Wine Society | 29.00 | Tasting |
Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 29.00 | Review |
Bodegas Ortega Ezquerro Rioja Don Quintin Ortega Red | 2014 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 29.95 | Tasting |
La Val Gran Anada Albariño | 2019 | Spain | 12.5 | Still | White | Waitrose | 29.99 | Tasting |
A Mano ‘Prima Mano’ Negroamaro | 2017 | Italy | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 30.00 | Tasting |
Bodegas Jorge Ordóñez La Caña Navia | 2021 | Spain | 13.5 | Still | White | Various | 31.00 | Tasting |
Alma de Cattleya Sonoma County Pinot Noir | 2021 | USA | 14 | Still | Red | The Wine Society | 32.00 | Tasting |
Kaesler The Bogan Shiraz | 2021 | Australia | 15 | Still | Red | Various | 34.50 | Tasting |
Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley | 2019 | USA | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 36.00 | Tasting |
Hacienda Lopez de Haro Classica Gran Reserva Rioja | 2005 | Spain | 14 | Still | Red | The Wine Society | 36.00 | Tasting |
Viña Arana Gran Reserva Rioja | 2016 | Spain | 14.5 | Still | Red | Waitrose | 36.99 | Tasting |
Henschke Johann’s Garden Barossa Valley Grenache Mataro Shiraz | 2020 | Australia | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 37.50 | Tasting |
Brio de Cantenac Margaux | 2012 | France | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 38.00 | Tasting |
Candover Brook Brut | NV | England | 12 | Sparkling | White | Various | 40.00 | Tasting |
São Luiz Grande Reserva Old Vines | 2019 | Portugal | 14 | Still | Red | Various | 40.00 | Tasting |
Quninta Da Pedra Alta “Alto” Tinto | 2020 | Portugal | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 40.00 | Tasting |
Black Chalk Classic English Sparkling | 2020 | England | 12.5 | Sparkling | White | The Wine Society | 43.00 | Tasting |
Black Chalk Rosé | 2020 | England | 12.5 | Sparkling | Rosé | The Wine Society | 43.00 | Tasting |
Barolo Casa E Di Mirafiore | 2017 | Italy | 15 | Still | Red | Various | 44.00 | Review |
Quinta do Crasto Touriga Nacional | 2019 | Portugal | 14.5 | Still | Red | Various | 55.00 | Tasting |