Asda Wine

The Big Day is days away; in most households, presents are sorted, the turkey is ordered, along with all the trimmings and the Christmas pudding. However, according to research, wine is left to the last minute, and often results in last minute Christmas Eve dashes to supermarkets and wine merchants. But what to choose? Here are a few ideas to make decision making easier... NB: Angela Mount bases her wine scores on quality of wine linked to value for money. Waitrose consistently deliver across…

However great the wine inside the bottle, there are far too many wines on the supermarket shelves which look mundane, anonymous, and quite frankly, boring. I’ve seen too many people gaze, with glazed eyes at the multitude of wines on display, looking for clues and not getting many, from the wall of bland, ‘samey’ labels that stare back at them. It’s almost better to have the most ghastly, garish label on your wine, because at least it will stand out from the crowd! I’m not advocating that in the…

The wine team at Asda have made a great many changes to their range this year, ringing the changes and bringing in both well-known names and some new, exciting discoveries. Headed by the very astute, and well-respected Master of Wine, Philippa Carr, the team showcased a selection of their 750 strong range at a recent tasting in London. There has been some very clever buying, with a number of delicious wines at very affordable prices. Here are some of my favourites: For a real treat, at a…