The Easter Wine Cellar Collection arrives in Lidl stores on Thursday, March 30th 2017. There really is some good stuff so it’s worth popping in.  Here are a few of Richard’s favourites……

Whites

Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Cimarosa, Chile  – 4.99 – textbook Sauvignon at a very affordable price

Veneto Bianco Vigneti di Sole 2015 – 6.99 – Not too dry, flavoursome white

Fiano Salento 2015 Masseria Metrano – 7.99 – another good Italian white from further south

Rias Baixas Barrica 2015 Salneval – 7.99 – unusual but successful oak-aged Albariño

Roero Arneis 2015 Cascina Valentino – 8.99 – beautiful, scented Italian dry white

Château La Birondie 2015 Monbazillac – 8.99 – classy sweet white from Bergerac area

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune 2015 Louis Dupleix – 9.99 – Well-priced white Burgundy

Sparkling

Arestel Rosado Cava – 5.99 – really rather tasty rosé sparkler

Clairette de Die 2015 – 5.99 – bundle of sweet, juicy joy

Reds

Blason de Montbelly 2015 Blaye, Bordeaux – 5.99 – excellent, everyday claret

Veneto Rosso Vigneti di Sole 2014 – 6.99 – juicy, likable Italian red

Ebeia Roble 2015 Ribera del Duero – 6.99 – fine, polished Spanish red

Saint Chinian 2015 Val Salis – 7.99 – Nice, flavoursome southern French red

Château Soleil Promesse 2013 Puisseguin St Emilion – 9.99 – posher Merlot-based claret!

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2011 Duca di Sasseta – 9.99 – looks and tastes the part

Brunello di Montalcino 2010 – 15.99 – not expensive for one of Italy’s most famous reds