The Wine Gang (www.thewinegang) provides the UK’s most comprehensive independent coverage of wines available for sale in the UK. Formed by five of the UK’s sharpest palates and best-known wine commentators, the Gang is Tim Atkin MW of The Observer, Tom Cannavan of wine-pages.com, Anthony Rose of the Independent, Joanna Simon of House & Gardens [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Jane MacQuitty: Best Summer Red Wines
Monday 19 July 2010 – 10:26
Majestic Wines picked up 7 mentions in Jane MacQuitty’s 50 Best Summer Whites a few weekends ago and the weekend later, we followed this up with an even more impressive 8 listings in her 50 Best Summer Reds featured in the Saturday Times! Jane also noted our Château La Bouscade, Old Vine Carignan from Minervois [...]
Food and wine matching: Cheese
Tuesday 13 July 2010 – 18:46
I love cheese. Whilst I don’t consider myself an expert, I like to think I know my way around most cheeseboards, and I’ve been meaning to blog about wine and cheese matching for years. So when my local store in Muswell Hill was about to re-open after a major refit earlier this year, I suggested [...]
Saturday Kitchen Recommends: Nero d’Avola 2008 Terre dell’Isola
Monday 5 July 2010 – 9:28
Saturday Kitchen’s Olly Smith has recommended one of our wines on Saturday 3rd: Nero d’Avola 2008 Terre dell’Isola to accompany red mullet with a red wine reduction and squid. This wine is a real bargain and features as ‘Our pick’ in our Wines Under £5 category at the moment. Coming from Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, [...]
