Wooden gift box with sliding lid, capable of holding most magnum size wine bottles. Wine not included.

Our 2015 own label claret once again punches far above its weight in both price and quality. Loaded with plum and blackcurrant notes, the wine has lovely weight and concentration. Opulent, silky...(more info)

Generous black cherry and blackberry fruit, fragrant and direct, palate has depth of ripe berry fruit, juicy, sleek and concentrated.

This Italian red is one of my favourites: a thyme-scented sangiovese from coastal Tuscany that tastes of stewed damsons and has the colour to match. (from a piece extolling the virtues of drinkin...(more info)

Very supple and silky. Very civilised and not emphatic, just very nicely done. Suave, and there is good fruit, even if it does not shout about it. A perfect gentleman of a wine.

The 2017 Zuani is another superb vintage from Patricia Felluga and her family. On the high Collio hills north of Venice. As ever, it is the same field blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Char...(more info)

Tasted 'blind' in a line-up of inexpensive champagnes (as well as one Grande Marque) this showed remarkably well, coming out as a clear winner. Bright, light and very fresh, this is an easy drink...(more info)

A blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, with about 10% Chardonnay to give a dash of elegance. Considerably better than some widely available cheap Grandes Marques, and very consistent in quality...(more info)

The 2011 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend bottled in 2015 after four years in large and old wooden vats. It comes in with 97 grams per liter of residual sugar. After those four years in...(more info)

The 2016 Bannockburn Chardonnay has a refined, quite generous bouquet with almond-tinged citrus fruit, turning more tropical with time courtesy of mango and light tangerine scents. The palate is...(more info)

One foudre and the remainder in barriques. An elegant aroma. Juicy strike to a rounded palate. There is quite some richness here too. It is fresh and lemony on the finish. It is ripe, but not too...(more info)

Coates & Seely Brut Reserve NV Hampshire, England goes from strength to strength. It’s a pinot-based blend and carries a suggestion of fresh walnuts and cherries with a sappy energy and rapie...(more info)