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Two good Portuguese wine buys from Lidl

Two good Portuguese wine buys from Lidl

Posted on February 5 2021 at 09:58

Lidl’s latest ‘wine tour’ focuses on Spain and Portugal this month so I tried out a few wines from the selection. These two Portuguese wines struck me as the best buys, not least because they were slightly cheaper than the others. It’s ironic that as other retailers madly scramble to reduce their prices Lidl is steadily creeping up theirs.

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A day in the life of a wine writer

A day in the life of a wine writer

Posted on May 13 2015 at 08:16

I wouldn’t say that yesterday was a typical day in the life of this particular wine writer but it was certainly an eclectic one, starting with one huge supermarket tasting (Asda), going on to a Dom Pérignon lunch and finishing with another one (Morrisons).

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