Sainsburys Wine Recommendations

Up to £10
Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio Blush Rosé £5.50 rating 89
Lovely loloking light pink, easy drinking simple, pretty wine, great value
Taste the Difference Dolomiti Pinot Grigio Blush £8.00 rating89
Elegant and delicate pink, notes of peach and strawberry
Taste the Difference Barrihuelo Rioja Rosado £8.50 rating 88
Ripe wild strawberry nose, carries into palate, light redcurrant, fresh and easy
Taste the Difference Bordeaux Rosé £8.50 rating 89
Nice raspberry scent, good fresh acidity, decent red fruit palate toward liquorice
Taste the Difference Fronton Negrette Rosé £8.50 rating 89
Wonderful violet nose, raspberry and a hint of blackcurrant, very interesting
Taste the Difference Jurancon Sec £9.00 rating 88
Wonderfully aromatic nose, ripe fruit and blossom, apple and citrus burst in the mouth
Elia Cotes du Gascogne £8.00 rating 90
Superb value really well made wine, fresh citrus and a hint of fresh cut flowers, top job
Laughing Llama Sauvignon Blanc £4.75 rating 88
Another one for the BBQ, gooseberry freshness, zippy acidity
Taste the Difference Coolwater Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (NZ) £9.50 rating 89
Top stuff at the prices, classic Marlborough style, big and expressive
Sainsbury's House Pinot Grigio £4.85 rating 87
Perfectly decent wine, would make a great sprizer, light, easy neutral white
Taste the Difference Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc £8.75 rating 90
Tropical fruit dominates this complex wine, fresh, light, interesting stuff
Taste the Difference Fairtrade Sauvignon Blanc £8.50 rating 88
Wonderfuly understated sauvignon, hint of melon and pineapple
Taste the Difference Languedoc Blanc (Fra) £8.75 rating 90
Grassy minerality, good mouth - feel, love it, nice acidity
Plaimont Cotes de Gascogne £9.00 rating 90
Aromatic, elderflower and hedgerow nose, gooseberry palate, if you like Kiwi Sauvignon this is for you
Taste the Difference Cotes du Rhone White £9.00 rating 88
Reassuringly grapey, lime zest and white pepper spice, amazing value (I’d buy this)
Taste the Difference Rioja Blanco £8.50 rating 88
White flowers and spied white pepper, elegant and fresh
Taste the Difference Pecorino £7.75 rating 89
Lovely floral nose, blossom and peach, light palate, uncomplex but very pleasing
Taste the Difference Casablanca Chilean Viognier £9.50 rating 89
Floral with a steely core, this is excellent and really complex stuff, well priced too
Elegant Frog Viognier (FRA) £9.25 rating 88
Apples and freshly cut grass, soft oaky notes, good value
Stellenrust Chenin Blanc £10.00
Toasty oak nose, white peach and pear nose, tidy
Les Calcaires Pinot Noir £7.75 rating 89
Great value pinot nior, fruit driven with a touch of spice and black pepper
Taste the Difference Portuguese Lisboa £7.50 rating 90
Wonderful ripe black fruit supported by a lovely note of cigar box
Taste the Difference Languedoc Rouge £8.75 /88
Bramble, cedar, vanilla and black pepper, a very solid and reliable type
Taste the Difference Montepulciano d'Abruzzo £7.50 /90
Perfect food wine, black cherry andwarmin black pepper spice, hint of tobacco leaf
Taste the Difference Fairtrade Pinotage (SA) £8.50 rating 90
Hint of burnt rubber, soft sweet fruit, ripe blackcurrant, well made
Taste the Difference Saint Chinian Syrah Grenache £9.50 rating 89
Wonderful pencil lead/shaving nose, good oak backbone, great stuff
Taste the Difference Discovery Collection Gamay £9.50 rating 90
Deliate light red cherry ad floral notes, easy tannins and a touch of spice
Taste the Difference Barbera D'Asti (ita) £8.75 rating 91
Deep intense black fruit nose, soft tannin, fruit compote, winter wine
Taste the Difference Morador Malbec £9.75 rating 89
Lovely intense, inky malbec, full on black fruit, mouthwatering
Taste the Difference Primitivo IGT Puglia £8.50 rating 89
Lovely soft easy fruit, blackberry and balckcurrant, easy integrated tannins
Taste the Difference Chilean Pinot Noir £9.50 rating 90
Good light new leather, soft redcurrant nice use of oak
Taste the Difference Fairtrade Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot (SA) £8.50 rating 90
Ripe cherry and blackcurrant nose, full on body and intense fruit, Bordeaux on steroids
Bruce Jack Pinotage/Malbec £8.50 rating 89
Very pleasing, concentrated blackberry and blueberry,nice hints of rubber, solid
Taste the Difference Prosecco Conegliano £9.75 /89
Frothy sherbet, just enough sweetness, light peach, good price
Taste the Difference Prosecco Rose £9.75 rating 88
Strawberry scented aperitif wine, fresh and poised
Taste the Difference Pignoletto £8.00
Apricot aroma and fruit salad palate, dry, well made, lovely wine at the price
Sainsbury's Cava Rose £6.75 rating 88
Simple, light and fresh, lovely subtle red berry notes, great value pink fizz

Over £10
Diabolo Dark Red (Chi) £10.50 rating 91
Deep and inky, powerful, smoky, intense full on wine, perfect for a BBQ
Clos St Vincent St Emillion £20.00 /90
Amazing new leather and black fruit nose, darck cherry and bramble, spice, Christmas Claret
Taste the Difference Muscadet Sevre et Maine £10.50 rating 90
Very precise muscadet, floral and zesty, very easy drinking, balanced
Taste the Difference Gruner Veltliner £11.00 rating 89
Everyone’s doing a Gruner at the moment and why not? White peach aromatics, touch of white pepper
Taste the Difference Austrian Riesling £11.00 rating 88
Classy looking, pear & apple nose, delightful aromatics, little hit of apricot on palate, dry, pleasing
Taste the Difference Albarino (Por) £11.00 rating 88
Ripe elegant wine, white blossom and white stone fruit,hint of minerality
Taste the Difference Marlborough Pinot Gris £10.50 rating 89
Peach and apricot nose, lovely peppery spice and full body, great wine at the price
Taste the Difference Chablis £16.00 rating 89
Apples and flint, zesty acidity,lovely floral finish
Taste the Difference Gavi di Gavi £12.50 rating 90
Very good example of Gavi and a great price, depth, perfume, fruit
Taste the Difference Alsace Gewurtztraminer £10.50 rating 89
Really pleasing wine,open perfumed nose, tropical flowers and fruit, off dry
Taste the Difference Pouilly Fume £16.00 /90
Very classy, special occasion wine, peach and gooseberry, struck flint note
Taste the Difference Cremant de Loire (Fra) £12.00 rating 90
Approachable, soft and easy cremant, good fruit and tight yeasty notes
Taste the Difference Champagne Brut NV £22.00 /90
Rich, giving, green apple and yeast - fresh dry apple pie
Taste the Difference Cotes de Provence Rosé £11.50 rating 89
Lovely looking light pink, nice bottle, zippy and fresh, redcurrant and raspberry