Wine Enthusiast Names 2014 Parducci Small Lot Blend Chardonnay A Top 100 Best Buy Wine Enthusiast names the 2014 Parducci Small Lot Blend Chardonnay a Top 100 Best Buy this November! Wine Enthusiast reviewer Jim Gordon writes of the 2014 Parducci Small lot Blend Chardonnay: "Nicely balanced, full of tasty fruit flavors, and accented by light vanilla and nutmeg, this is a seamless wine that has lots of appeal. At this reasonable price, it will make a great go-to choice—the kind to stock by the case." Enjoy a glass today!Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 3 2015 at 11:52 Tesco has one of its periodic 25% promotions at the moment. In store it applies to six or more bottles, including those on promotion and runs until Tuesday 21st April. Note though that the promotion runs on slightly different dates on their wine site (until Friday April 17th), that there are a number of exclusions including sparkling wine and champagne and that the minimum purchase is 6 x 6 bottle cases.

(So not worth doing unless you’re having a party or stocking a cellar) Check the vintage carefully. My notes apply to the most recent releases which may not be the ones on the shelf. Some wines are only available in a limited number of stores - so probably not in your Tesco Metro. There are also offers on wines I’ve tasted before which I think are good value (see below) Oh, and I know I keep banging on about it but please don’t make this a reason not to buy at least one or two bottles from your local independent wine merchant this month. Tesco finest* Vin de Pays Gascogne Gros Manseng Sauvignon Blanc 2014 12% £7.99 down to £5.99 490 stores Fruity, sauvignon blanc drinkalike from south-west France but with a lovely summery feel to it. Note this is the most recent vintage. 2013 may not be as good. Pair with: summery salads Tesco finest* Gavi 2014 12.5% £7.99 down to £5.99 797 stores Attractive smooth easy-drinking Italian white but note vintage.

Haven’t tasted the 2013 recently. Pair with: light pasta dishes and risotti. Tesco finest* Swartland Chenin Blanc 2014 £6.99 down to £5.24 14% 752 stores Smooth, rich and peachy - a lot of wine for the money even at the undiscounted price. best wines to have with cheesePair with: creamy chicken or pork dishesbest finger food for red wine Tesco finest* Piwen Chardonnay 2014 13% £7.99 down to £5.99 595 storesred wine cheap dresses Big rich but not at all blowsy Chilean chardonnay from the cool Casablanca region. red wine audio 15Pair with roast chicken, rich fish - or even a steak if you don’t like red wine. best wines in the world 2009

Note only 595 stores Tesco finest* Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014 £7 down to £5.25 421 stores Pretty full-on but brilliant for the price. A great buy if you like Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc (you may detect I’m not smitten myself) Note the vintage and limited number of stores. wine under 7 alcoholPair with: bright Asian-style salads and fish dishesbest wine to send as gift Tesco finest* Tingletip Riesling 2012 13% Normally £9.99, on offer at £8.99, down to £6.74 490 stores.best wine for mac Typically zesty, limey Aussie riesling from Western Australia. buy bottles of winePair with: Asian-style salads and noodle dishes Tesco finest* Steillage Riesling 2014, Germany 11% £7.99 down to £5.99 653 stores

More delicate, floral than above with a touch of sweetness (but still dry). Pair with: smoked trout or other smoked fish or drink as an aperitif. Tesco finest* Argentina Torrontes 2014 13% Normally £6.99, on offer at £5.99, down to £4.49 797 stores UNDER £5 Exotic fragrant Argentinian white that you’ll love if you like Gewurztraminer. Pair with: ceviche, mild curries. Tesco finest* Grenache rosé, Pays d’Oc 2014 12.5% £7.99 down to £5.99 796 stores Robust gutsy southern French rosé with a bit more b***s to it than the typical Provencal rosé. (Be sure to buy this vintage) Pair with: charcuterie, salads Tesco Beaujolais NV 12.5% £4.49 down to £3.37 681 stores UNDER £5 Ridiculously good value for even a basic Beaujolais. Only worry it doesn’t have a vintage. If it doesn’t taste bright and fruity just take it back. Simply Merlot NV 12.5% £4.20 down to £3.15 796 stores UNDER £5 This soft juicy Bulgarian merlot is ridiculously good value at the full price, crazy at £3.15.

Pair with: almost anything. Chateau de Pena Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2013 14% reduced from £10.99 to £7.29 down to £5.47 362 stores One of those hugely irritating Tesco deals from an artificially inflated price. I wouldn’t buy it at £10.99 but at £5.47 it’s a cracking deal for a delicious ripe, juicy southern French red. Pair with: grills and roasts Tesco finest* Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2013 13% £6.49 down to £4.87 UNDER £5 Can’t go wrong with a good CdR really. Pair with: sausage and mash, cottage pie Tesco finest* Crozes Hermitage 2013 13.5% £9.99 down to £7.49 257 stores Not a massive bargain compared to some of the other wines here but if you like Crozes this is a more than decent buy. Pair with: grilled lamb, bavette steak and chips Tesco finest* Teroldego 2013 12.5% £7.99 down to £5.99 197 stores Always one of my faves this light fragrant Italian red makes great spring and summer drinking. Pair with: seared tuna, grilled lamb

Faustino VII Tempranillo 2012 13% Normally £7.49, on offer to £5.99 down to £4.49 if you buy 6 602 stores UNDER £5Seriously not bad for a big brand at £7.49. Great buy at £5.99 - ridiculously good value at £4.49. Smooth fruity young rioja. Pair with: meatier tapas, Spanish-style pork and bean dishes, spicy pasta dishes Vineyards Merlot NV, Chile 12.5% £3.99 down to £2.99 UNDER £5 Another really good Merlot, this time from Chile. Obvs Tesco is pitching itself head to head with Aldi. (They do one at a similar price.) A perfect pizza wine. Tesco finest* Kulapelli Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 13.5% £7.99 down to £5.99 647 stores. Lovely ripe lush but not over-jammy Chilean Cab. Pair with: a relly good burger, Ottolenghi-ish lamb dishes. Tesco finest* Swartland Pinotage 2014 14.5% Normally £6.99 on offer at £5.49 or £4.12 if you buy 6 796 stores UNDER £5 Big boisterous full-bodied red that has ‘barbecue’ (or ‘braai’) written all over it.

Lay in some for summer. Pair with: ribs, chops, burgers Tesco finest* Argentinian Malbec 2014 13.5% £7.99 down to £5.99 796 stores Well crafted, satisfyingly smooth red of surprising elegance. Pair with: Steak, obviously … Tesco finest* Premier Cru Champagne - down to £15.99 - £11.99 if you buy 6 Tesco finest* Blanquette de Limoux - down to £8.99 - £6.74 if you buy 6Attractive soft sparkling wine from the South of France Tesco finest* Picpoul de Pinet Normally £7.99, down to £5.99 - £4.49 if you buy 6. UNDER £5 Usually reliable crisp dry southern French white though you’d be better off with the 2013 vintage than the 2014 which hasn't yet settled. Tesco finest* Frappato Normally £7.99, down to £5.99 - £4.49 if you buy 6 UNDER £5Another appealing light Italian red The Tesco finest* sherry range especially the Manzanilla and the Fino. Normally £6 for a 50cl bottle. £4.50 with the 25% off deal UNDER £5 Note: prices may vary from those given especially if I’ve miscalculated the reduction (always rubbish at maths).