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The versatility of rosé wines

Mirabeau Rosé 2012, Côtes de Provence, £8.99 at Waitrose Wine

12:06pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Vinous cliché alert: rosé is the most versatile of wines. Really it is. A decent pink pairs well with all sorts of food and with summer due anytime now, you should always have a bottle chilling in the fridge.

A trio of Bordeaux wines

Vieux Château Gaubert 2010

11:50am Saturday 11th May 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson likes his reds. By that I mean he knows his claret from his Beaujolais. The soon to be former Man U gaffer is known to have a passion for fine wine.

Wine to go with the snooker

Jour de Nuit Chardonnay Viognier 2012, Pays d’Oc, £7.49 down from £9.99 at The Co-operative

11:32am Saturday 4th May 2013

IT’S THE May Day bank holiday weekend and for one moment I thought about suggesting wines to match with barbecue grub. Then I remembered that this is northern England and only the very hardy will be eating al fresco.

Wines to go with steak

Finca Constancia 2010

2:04pm Saturday 27th April 2013

MALBEC World Day, which was earlier in the month, slipped me by this year. Had I been on the ball I would have suggested a wine to mark the occasion.

Wallet friendly whites

Brauneberger Kurfürstlay Mosel Riesling feinherb 2011, £4.99 at Lidl

11:10am Saturday 20th April 2013

In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, MIKE TIPPING has bargains in mind.

Beaujolais is such a versatile wine

Henry Fessy Brouilly 2011

12:57pm Saturday 13th April 2013

WHAT can I write about Beaujolais that hasn’t been said before? Surely I don’t need to mention that it’s a great choice of red in the summer? This is because it is not a full-bodied wine that will go ‘sticky’ in the sun. It can and should be served slightly chilled, when the mercury starts rising.

Three wines from New Zealand

Three wines from New Zealand

10:52am Saturday 30th March 2013

THE only grape that can be grown in New Zealand is sauvignon blanc. Actually, I have just made that up but having just taken a look down the supermarket wine aisle, I could begin to believe it was true.

Chocs away

Les Grandes Costes Saint Loup 2009

10:29am Saturday 23rd March 2013

MIKE TIPPING recommends wines with Easter in mind for this week’s TIPPING’S TIPPLES.

Warehouse of wine

A worker uses a fork lift loader inside one of the Wine Society warehouses in Stevenage

1:54pm Saturday 16th March 2013

MIKE TIPPING attends a wine tasting with a difference for this week’s TIPPING’S TIPPLES

Hearty reds

Esk Valley Gimblett Gravels Merlot Cabernet Malbec 2010

11:36am Saturday 9th March 2013

MIKE TIPPING recommends hearty reds that should keep you healthy as part of a Mediterranean diet.

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