Jodie fell for Les Pionniers in a moment, saying that it was ‘very smooth and not too acidic... there is no need for food with this Champagne’. Boasting black fruit themed with pepper spice and black olive detail, this is a tremendous, wintry wine that goes with every big main course imaginable. Without the overt fruitiness of the Tesco gewurztraminer, this is a calmer, more sensual discovery. 2018 No.1 Ripasso di Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Fratelli Recchia. Médoc, Bordeaux, France (£8, Marks & Spencer), Bargain-priced red Bordeaux is often a rather grim category, but Fleur de Moussas is in a league of its own. I open them and think, “Urgh...” I own a pub and I think I know a bit about wine, but I automatically assume the best is the most expensive, which it’s not.’, Matthew Jukes agrees. Best sparkling from England, pictured left to right: 2016 Gusbourne, Brut, Exclusive Release, 2010 Morrisons The Best English Sparkling Wine and NV Co-op Irresistible Eight Acres Sparkling Rosé. The winner in our English sparkling wine category is also available at Waitrose – the 2016 Gusbourne, Brut, Exclusive Release, Kent. Brand new onto the shelves and showing the classic whitewashed Alentejo houses on the label, this is a brilliant slice of the wild Portuguese countryside with its herb and spice details under a dark, black-fruited core. Provence, France (£14.99, reduced to £10 until 16 December, Waitrose). I have loved this wine for every year of my wine career and if you have never experienced liqueur muscat then you are in for a treat with this. We made a lot of friends in the trade, and that’s probably why my taste is more towards New World wines.’. My family are always trying to auction it off but it’s going nowhere,’ he laughs. He’s particularly taken with Waitrose’s 2019 Albia, Rosé, Barone Ricasoli, Tuscany, Italy, because it offers a ‘clean and chic’ change from the usual Provençal rosés. And there is no doubt that this plush port has the best-looking packaging of the season. 2019 Taste the Difference Prosecco Superiore Conegliano, Italy (£10, reduced to £8 until 1 January, Sainsbury’s). ‘In a supermarket I go to the top row, to the most expensive wines, and pick an £18 bottle. Made by the Symington family, this wine signals a great future for Douro whites. ‘But we also have this amazing choice of imported wines in UK supermarkets now. Violet, plum and dark chocolate notes abound, and this is yet another big red that would love to be decanted. Michael Caines was super-impressed with our English Sparkling winner, with him saying ‘classic Champagne style, baked apples, brioche, with delicate green apple acidity, this is a sophisticated wine and not too acidic’. Awatere Valley, New Zealand (£12.99, reduced to £9.99 until 3 January, Waitrose). The Rhona is a chardonnay and pinot noir blend, made in the Champagne style, and it is a mere £12. Michael Caines was massively impressed with this wine saying, ‘I can’t believe it – delightful, rose petal, violet notes... it’s not heavy at all.’ He immediately spotted the fairy-light style and beautiful floral theme, and the freshness and vivacity are the critical elements here. Heaven in every respect, this is one of the most complete sweeties I’ve tasted in my two decades writing for Weekend magazine. Merlot and cabernet franc are famous for making red Bordeaux wines, but here they combine with white grape semillon and, using only their juice, make this thrilling wine. I am in complete agreement because no one is likely to pick this off the shelf unless it is recommended and as a winner in our awards we hope that everyone will take the plunge. After the game he offered me a glass. If you want a white that fits between aperitif style and larger chardonnays, then this is the one to choose. Hos Campingudstyr.dk har vi et bredt kvalitetssortiment af camping reservedele, som passer til langt de fleste campingvogne og autocampere. Made by Pieter ‘Bubbles’ Ferreira, the most famous, dedicated sparkling wine specialist in the Cape, this wine has been a star for years and yet it has never attracted enough acclaim in the UK. 814 talking about this. 1,130 Followers, 634 Following, 897 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from David Berger (@davidbergerberlin) The wines were sent to the judges’ homes so we could taste them in unison and compare notes via Zoom. ‘Turkish Delight, rose water, quince and Asian spices... it seems sweet but it’s not, because of the balancing acidity – I will be buying this wine!’ he exclaimed. Our winner is pure, unadulterated class and it’s drinking perfectly right now – the definitive Sunday lunch wine. Wow! NV Morrisons, The Best Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore. The second runner-up is another bone dry, rich, nutty style, a deeply rewarding, spicy sherry with a walnut and caramel theme coupled with goosebump-inducing freshness on the finish. It’s the ultimate aperitif, the least expensive wine to score a 20/20 from me and a worthy winner of our Sherry category. Clare Valley, South Australia (£10, Tesco), Tim Adams is a legend on the Australian wine scene and his wines have been gracing our shelves for 35 years. ‘However, we went totally the other way during lockdown – we were bribing the dustmen to collect all the empties! Our winning Sweet Wine is both phenomenally flavoured and incredibly low-priced. Pop it in the 'meecro-wah-vey': Nigella Lawson baffles... Marco Pierre White's Christmas Classics: Roast venison with... Marco Pierre White's Boxing Day Feast: Beetroot & goat's... (£12, reduced to £11 until 1 January, Morrisons). ‘I had a chance to develop my own range of wines, which I’d wanted to do for years. Refined, smooth and balanced, this wine is made from the same grapes as the amarone and comes from the same region. Secondly, it’s a Grand Cru wine and that means the grapes used are of the highest quality from this elite region. Emma Rice noted ‘lovely colour, slippery, strawberry fruit, super-clean, looks pretty – and it’s great value, too’ in our winning Prosecco. Available in 307 stores, which means more than 800 shops around the country stock a world-class sweetie from De Bortoli. And many are horrendous. The finish is super-dry, with a really great length of flavour. ‘I find shiraz less earthy than cabernet, and a bit more fruity. There’s the merest hint of French oak here, which brings immeasurable breeding to this restrained and sophisticated wine. Catena is the country’s most famous estate and this classy wine is sourced from two distinct vineyards of different altitude and soil types to layer flavour before it spends 12 months in barrels. 31 Pinot Gris and 2019 Paul Mas, Réserve Blanc, Languedoc, France (£9.39, reduced to £6.99 until 3 January, Waitrose). Published: 17:31 EST, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 14:14 EST, 12 December 2020. But with supermarket shelves displaying more wines than ever for the festive season, searching for decent bottles can be a minefield. Southern Rhône, France (£10, Marks & Spencer). A Weekend magazine favourite, this is always a great wine and this year it has been justly rewarded with a runner-up gong in our competition. ‘Really balanced and lovely and dry – I will be buying this one,’ was his immediate reaction. Sir Ian Botham has been on the wagon for two months, but today he’s breaking his traditional pre-Christmas detox. Yes, it’s that time of year again – the Daily Mail Wine Awards, your essential guide to the very-best-value wines out there on the supermarket shelves right now. ‘Brilliant, I’ve given this a big tick. It’s a harmonious, red-fruited wine that will age well for a good few years, so load up now and put a few bottles away for future celebrations. This is the model French Rhône blend. ‘I’d pay £30 or more for this in the pub. But while it’s been a tough year for Prosecco, English sparkling wine has flourished. 'Therefore their wine choices are becoming boring and lower in quality,’ he says. Based on Touriga Nacional, the grape responsible for making the deepest and darkest of ports, this wonderful red from the centre of the country is a true winner and came top of our Spain And Portugal category. He praised the ‘summer berry fruit and exceptional foodie style’. ‘Floral and happy, it is hard to tell between this and Miraval proper,’ was Jodie’s incisive note about this wine, which is this year’s top rosé. It shows people are prepared to pay a bit more for quality bubbles to drink at home.’. Penedès, Spain (£12.99, reduced to £9.69 until 3 January, Waitrose). The Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España was founded in 1879, and this amazing Rioja is not only one of the most delicious Spanish reds you can find these days, but it’s also ridiculously cheap at the moment. ‘Personally, I drank every day in lockdown and would watch the news with a glass of our rosé in my hand,’ smiles Emma. This is a worthy winner here because if you were to head to Austria to search for a wine of this integrity and skill, it would cost more than twice the price. This southern French sauvignon, from the Limoux region, benefits from more sunshine than those found in the Loire in the north, making it a more luxurious and layered creation with superb class and heavenly lemon balm notes. And they’re all blown away by the 2019 Berton Vineyard, The Black Shiraz from South-Eastern Australia. Pinotage is the Marmite of the wine world and I agree with Emma that very few supermarket examples perform at the highest level, but this one is terrific. Provence, France (£12, Tesco, Co-op, reduced to £11 until 1 January, Co-op). Portugal (£13.99, reduced to £8 until 1 January, Morrisons; £13.99, reduced to £8.99 until 3 January, Waitrose). This honeyed, orange and almond-scented sweetie is a beauty that’s light and fresh, which means it will be a crowd-pleaser – and the perfect partner for a vast array of desserts and puds. ‘Great depth and freshness, not too acidic, my favourite and I will be drinking the rest of the bottle,’ said Jodie after just one sip of this corker, this year’s winner in the Chardonnay category. And the Daily Mail Wine Awards are a fantastic example of the variety of superb wines at every level for astounding prices available on our high streets today.’, South-Eastern Australia (£8.25, reduced to £7.25 until 1 January, Co-op). 2013 Tesco finest Vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, Champagne. 2019 Taste the Difference Beaujolais-Villages, Coteaux Granitiques, France (£9.50, reduced to £8 until 1 January, Sainsbury’s). It’s got great style and is a pleasant surprise,’ he said. This was the winner in our Rhône Varieties class – grenache, syrah (shiraz) and mourvèdre. Cricketing titan Sir Ian Botham joins our Zoom panel to judge the top supermarket tipples – and is amazed they start at just £6 a bottle, A panel of judges selected this year's most delicious and best-value wines available from UK High Street stores. Its blend of 70 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 30 per cent merlot is pure, smooth, ripe and seamless. Michael found this statuesque white ‘oaky, creamy and young, with potential’, which is no surprise given it’s less than a year old. It’s the foodiest of the trio, too. ‘Velvety, with a little sweetness but a dry finish, along with a clean palate and a fantastic price,’ was Michael’s reaction to this northern Italian classic. Victoria, Australia (£12.99, half bottle, Waitrose). Combien de temps vous reste-t-il ? But when I told him the reduced price he bellowed, ‘This is great value for money!’ I couldn’t agree more with him, because this is one of the finest cavas of the year and I’m amazed that it ducks under a tenner. Pictured left to right: Baron Botham, Matthew Jukes, Emma Rice, Michael Caines and Jodie Kidd. Abonnenten-Status: Zur Zeit kein aktives Abonnement Abonnenten-Status: Jetzt Upgraden. Margaret River has the perfect climate for this style of red and this is a tour de force for this grape. ‘Covid has meant supermarket tasting teams have been unable to travel to tastings at the vineyards, so they’re just re-ordering. You will marvel at the layers of enjoyment in this delicious wine. Best proscecco from Italy, pictured left to right: 2019 Taste the Difference Prosecco Superiore Conegliano, 2019 La Gioiosa, Rosé Millesimato, Prosecco and NV Morrisons, The Best Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, 2019 La Gioiosa, Rosé Millesimato, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy (£11.99, reduced to £8.99 until 3 January, Waitrose). Best stickies from Australia and Spain, pictured left to right: NV Campbells of Rutherglen, Muscat, Tesco finest Pedro Ximénez and NV Morrisons The Best Pedro Ximénez Jerez, Spain (£6.25, half bottle, reduced to £5.50 until 3 January, Morrisons). While Jodie’s not usually a fan of sauvignon blanc, she was spellbound by Begude, noting that it was ‘smooth, calming, sunny and citrussy’. Last year, after 24 years as a cricket pundit, Sir Ian left Sky Sports to expand his wine business. Although malbec is Argentina’s main red wine style, so many are heavy and lacking in detail, but this beauty is silky, medium-weight and extremely long. Full, proud, layered and deep, it’s an exotically proportioned wine made by award-winning winemaker Jean-Claude Mas. Looking rather smart for an own-label wine, it’s the winner in our Stickies category. Vi tilbyder campingudstyr til billige priser fra alle de kendte campingbrands, og her på siden har vi inddelt vores camping reservedele efter kategori og anvendelsesområde, så du nemt og hurtigt kan finde de reservedele, som du har behov for. I’ve got a 1955 double, double magnum. ‘It’s now in our dining room. While the winning Champagne is a rich, heady number, Les Pionniers is a finely poised, tantalising style and it is one of the cheapest prices on the shelves this Christmas. It’s the top amarone on the high street, so hurry along if you like powerful, black cherry-soaked wines. This has always been a star wine for Sainsbury’s and it’s just a touch over twenty quid, which is a result for us all. Pictured: John Arlott with Sir Ian Botham. Sir Ian knows his Aussie shiraz. The most intense of raisin and rose petal flavours coupled with decadent sweetness make this the perfect wine to enjoy with Christmas pudding and mince tarts. He’s one of the esteemed judges in the third annual Daily Mail Wine Awards who’ll be tasting their socially distanced way through 110 specially selected supermarket tipples – from whites, reds and rosés to sparklers and stickies – in search of the 60 best-value bottles in Britain. ‘This is on my Christmas list. Be sure to decant it and its aroma will blossom. And don’t miss my guide to the best wines specifically for this Christmas and New Year in the Daily Mail next Monday and Tuesday. Tous les décès depuis 1970, évolution de l'espérance de vie en France, par département, commune, prénom et nom de famille ! Best wines from South Africa, pictured left to right: 2018 Bellingham, Homestead Pinotage, 2020 Journey’s End, Winemaker’s Reserve Chardonnay and 2020 Rustenberg, Grenache Blanc, Emma Rice was brutally honest when she tasted this wine. This wine is all about restraint and elegance and it is one of the finest dry whites of the year. Similarly, if she’s ordering white in a restaurant she goes for the safe bet of a Petit Chablis. It might be a strange one this year, but even so I’ve got some really nice wines lined up and I’ll look forward to that, come Christmas Day.’. An impressive number of famous estates feature in the awards this year, and here’s yet another. Jodie loved this wine, saying that it was a ‘lighter style and one that outperforms higher-priced wines. Made from a tremendous blend of vermentino, marsanne and grenache blanc, this is a multi-layered, seriously high-quality white with a wonderful depth of stone fruit and wildflowers. This is a phenomenal find. ‘But these 2019 vintages are much cleaner and brighter than ever before.’. This is a fuller-bodied chardonnay, with Michael noting ‘beeswax, rich, creamy and classic palate, with lovely acidity’. White wines, pictured left to right: 2019 Silene, Chardonnay, 2019 M&S Classics No. Our Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Others class concentrates on the grapes grown in Bordeaux, and when these grapes are grown in other countries the resulting wines are said to be made from a ‘Bordeaux Blend’. It’s on my Christmas list.’. 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