Last night I was pondering what my favourite wines were. I felt I needed a change from the usual ‘buy-what-I-bought-before’ shopping when I get my groceries from Tesco. So I did a bit of digging their website and found I could get almost all my favourites (except my number one). Here’s a list in order of what I like. Some are generic, some more specific.

1. Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
2. Barolo
3. Chateauneuf du Pape
4. Brown Brothers Chiraz
5. Chianti Classico
6. Chablis 1er Cru

I’ve only had Rothschild wine from a hotel in Cwmbran, Wales when I was there on business. So I visited Oddbin’s website last night and found they sold both 1998 and 1999 vintages. However, they retail at £130 and £180 a bottle from them. Cases are slightly cheaper as is not buying from Oddbins. Earlier vintages are more expensive