Brian Elliott is an established wine journalist, taster, judge and writer with a weekly column in Scottish newspapers.
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Over a hundred Tesco wines began a three week price reduction yesterday or this morning and here are the “must buy” components. Outside Scotland the promotion coincides with a further 25% multi buy offer that brings some of these commended wines down to a mere £4.50 a bottle.
The current Waitrose promotions contain some unusual wines – but ones even the less intrepid can buy with confidence. See which of these highlights tick boxes for you.
The dominance of the big four supermarkets tends to overshadow operations like the Co-op and that’s a crying shame. Here are a few of the highlights from its current promotions
Tesco refreshed its promotions a few days ago with its familiar cocktail of fizz, branded wines and 18-20 lines from its Finest* premium brand. They include a great value Spanish red and – to me – one of the best modestly priced Proseccos on the market.
Finances are often a bigger worry than usual in the period after Christmas so here is my “Double Five” review of budget wines; the quest
Here are one or two highlights from the recent Tesco promotion – with the focus on the very straight forward “crowd pleasers” most of us
The Majestic Spring Promotions are now under way. To underline their commitment to less expensive wines, it contains a reasonable selection of wines around £5
Even allowing for taste buds de-sensitised by the higher alcohol levels, it is obvious that some of the whiskies destined for next Saturday’s Burn Night
Amazingly, it is now ten year since the Co-operative started its current Fairtrade wine range – and total sales figures for that period now top
Part of the magic of whisky comes from the sheer length of time it takes to mature. Decades can pass as the cask and its
