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Brian Elliott

Brian Elliott
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Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.

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Lidl has Egg-citing Treats for Easter

Sift your way through these high spots from Lidl’s Easter promotions; they start today and include oaked albarino and a classic Italian masterpiece – but this post also highlights two great buys from other retailers (one under a fiver).

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New Trends but at Keen Prices

Get yourself ahead of the curve with this review of inexpensive newcomers just arriving in Co-op stores; company insiders are convinced that they reflect some of the next consumer wine trends.

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My Pick of the Brands

Use these clear cut recommendations to navigate your way through a list in which brands rule the roost – and to unearth a couple of other choice selections from elsewhere on the High Street.

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Lovely wines from Aldi’s Spring Festival

Aldi’s Wine Festivals are less frequent – and slightly smaller in scale – than Lidl’s equivalents but they still offer cracking wines at really impressive prices. Here are three good examples from the promotion that started this week – along with suggestions for drinking at delayed Valentine’s Day celebrations.

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Majestically striding into Spring

Anyone not currently a Majestic customer will surely put that right with these impressive wines that form part of its latest promotions – but then this post also points you towards a tasty duo from Morrisons

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Another New Promotion from Lidl

The new two month cycle for Lidl promotions is upon us already and offers almost 40 wines from £4.50 upwards. Here are my top six in terms of balancing quality and price along with top buys from Waitrose and Aldi.

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