Supermarket Wine Blog
The year in supermarket wine
Posted: 27 January 2012
A look back at 2011: which supermarket had the most reviews, which wine had the most comments and which wines were most acclaimed?
Tesco Wine Fair in five cities
Posted: 12 August 2011
Tesco’s Wine Fair is starting again next month. The Fair is a great way to explore and taste wines. You can order and save on wines, or take part in workshops, or go on a wine walk with an expert.
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Banrock Station Sparkling Shiraz - the alternatives
Posted: 18 June 2011
There’s a campaign underway to get Banrock Station Sparkling Shiraz back to these shores. It started here and has now moved to Facebook.
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English Wine Week - 28th May to 5th June
Posted: 28 May 2011
English wine is on the up-and-up. Two gold medals at the recent International Wine Challenge 2011 and the buzz of English wine being served at the royal wedding.
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May is National Wine Month
Posted: 1 May 2011
The aim is to get the great British public enjoying more wine and to broaden its repertoire.
Easter sparkling wine and champagne recommendations
Posted: 21 April 2011
If you’re looking for a bit bubbly this Easter, then here’s a quick list of recent recommendations with a budget to suit all tastes.
If you can't tell the difference between cheap and expensive wine, why pay more?
Posted: 20 April 2011
This is the question posed by Professor Richard Wiseman after an experiment he carried out at the Edinburgh Science Festival found that people’s ability to tell an expensive wine from a cheap wine faired no better than chance.
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Malbec World Day - a crushing challenge
Posted: 12 April 2011
Malbec World Day, which kicks off on April 17th, will see a host of tasting events up and down the country.
Oddbins goes into administration
Posted: 6 April 2011
Oddbins, the high street wine retailer, has gone into administration. But its stores and its website will continue to trade.
Prince William Champagne now available at Tesco
Posted: 31 March 2011
With interest in the royal wedding hotting up, many people have been searching for (what has until now been the rather elusive) Prince William Champagne. So we’re very pleased to annouce that it’s on sale at Tesco.
Half price wines and sparkling wines from Tesco
Posted: 31 March 2011
If you’re looking for bargains over easter, then take a look at Tesco Wine by the case which has quite a few half price wines and sparkling wines.
Red Nose Day wines
Posted: 7 March 2011
Supermarkets are giving 10% from the sale of selected wines to Comic Relief. So which of these wines have been recommended in the national press?
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Fairtrade Fortnight wine recommendations
Posted: 2 March 2011
If you’re looking to support Fairtrade Fornight, which runs from 28 February to 13 March, by uncorking a bottle or two, then here’s a list of recommendations from the national press.
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Laithwaites Wine discount codes vaild until 31 March
Posted: 16 January 2011
Supermarketwine.com is very pleased to announce the addition of Laithwaites Wine to its listings. Laithwaites Wine is only available by direct order, but a lot of people buy wine online – 700,000 people in the case of Laithwaites.
M&S Wines voucher code - valid until 6 December
Posted: 2 December 2010
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Sparkling wine and Champagne - festive season recommendations
Posted: 1 December 2010
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What to drink on Christmas Day - some great recommendations
Posted: 30 November 2010
Wine recommendations for Christmas and the new year
Posted: 30 November 2010
25% off all wines from Marks and Spencer online
Posted: 20 February 2010
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Free Next Day Delivery on your first shop from Tesco Wine when you spend £50
Posted: 19 February 2010
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Get £10 off when you spend £50 or more online at Tesco Wine
Posted: 5 July 2009
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Own Label Awards Championship
Posted: 12 April 2008
The supermarkets battle it out with their own wines
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Supermarkets shine in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2007
Posted: 23 September 2007
Decanter magazine has blind tasted its way through thousands of wine for its annual awards. And we (with a little help from the Observer) have some of the best supermarket winners.
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Buy this wine
Posted: 2 September 2007
You can now buy online where you see this button 
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New RSS Feed
Posted: 19 August 2007
New RSS feed which works great on mobile phones.
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Ready for a top-up
Posted: 16 March 2007
We’ve had such good reviews for our site that we’re determined to keep it a cut above the rest. Here are just a few of the ways in which we’re doing just that.
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Yahoo! for Supermarket Wine
Posted: 22 December 2006
Supermarket Wine has been listed as one of Yahoo!’s “finds of the year”.
And The Winner Is... Second-Rate Plonk
Posted: 10 November 2006
Are award-winning wines just another marketing ploy?
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Wine Trade Tries To Tackle Discounts
Posted: 31 October 2006
Big brands seek to re-establish trust with UK shoppers.
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Supermarkets face more criticism for "half-price" wine
Posted: 20 August 2006
Another wine expert questions the value of half-price wine.
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Supermarket Discounts "Not As Good As They Look"
Posted: 14 August 2006
Is the public being duped into buying poor quality wines?
Supermarket discounts. Are they too good to be true?
Posted: 13 August 2006
This was a question asked of Victoria Moore in The Guardian. Her answer might make you think twice before grabbing that bargain off the shelf.
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