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Aug 05

Melini Borghi d'Elsa Chianti 2009

I've seen this wine a million times in supermarkets, and never tried it. It seems like a supermarket stalwart - kind of just always there. Unspectacular looking, and normally just a pound or two too much to take a gamble on.It is on offer in Waitro (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, waitrose

Mar 30

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Chianti Classico 2007

The entire Sainsbury's Taste the Difference wine range is on offer for 1/3 off until April 13th. I think this range is quite good value, and a further 33% off makes it a steal.Chianti Classico for £4.90? Ridiculous. I wouldn't say it's the best Ch (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, sainsbury's

Jan 08

Tesco Finest Chianti Classico Riserva 2005

Because we drink a lot of Italian reds as 'everyday wine', I'm always trying new ones. I saw this award-winning wine on the Tesco website as I was ordering something else so I decided to give it a try.This is a 'riserva' which means it has to be age (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, tesco

Nov 18

Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico 2006

Trying this wine recently has sparked my interest in Chianti Classico. Quite often I buy 'normal' Chianti as a good value, food friendly table wine, but there is supposedly a big leap in quality between that and Chianti Classico. It's been years si (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, the wine society

Oct 28

Piccini Poggio Teo Chianti Classico 2004

This was a bit of a risky purchase. I ordered 6 bottles without having tried it, going solely on the wine's reputation and price: half price from Tesco Wine Club (£9 from £18), and a Decanter gold medal. Sounds like a deal.The wine is a Chianti C (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, tesco

Oct 09

Familae Piccini Chianti Riserva 2006

This is essentially the same wine this, except this is a different vintage and it's gone up in price. I've been wondering if I should bother blogging about different vintages of what is essentially a supermarket wine. Italy isn't exactly California (read full article)

chianti, Italy, red, sainsbury's

Aug 03

Baroncini San Colombano Chianti Riserva 2006

I snuck a bottle of this Chianti into a recent Waitrose order. I hadn't tried it before, and it looked like a good deal (40% off). We like to have Italian wine around the house to have at mealtimes, and if we liked this I would plan to buy more.I f (read full article)

2006, chianti, Italy, red, waitrose

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