Gavi, from the Piemonte region in north-western Italy, is a DOCG wine made from the indigenous Cortese grape variety. The nearby Ligurian coast provides a moderating maritime influence which helps to yield pleasurable, easy to drink wines with fresh minerality.

Ripe peach and pears with hints of citrus and a slight honeyed edge are held together by steely minerality and a fresh acidity.

An ideal apéritif, this wine will also complement poached white fish with a rocket and cherry tomato salad.

A bargain at £7.99 £9.99 for two or more bottles

Each week one member of the team chooses a wine to be Wine of the Week. This week Becky has chosen:

La Garnacha
Salvaje del Moncayo 2010
£9.99
or
£7.99

when you purchase 2 or more bottles

Northern Spain offers some of the most classic expressions of Garnacha (or Grenache), with this being a notable example, made from grapes harvested from ancient 'wild' bush vines in the mountainous Moncayo end of the Ebro Valley.

Powerful aromas of wild berries and tobacco leaf are tempered by a sense of freshness and floral edges. The middleweight palate has ripe red fruit and a Burgundian minerality, with subtle French oak.

Drink with barbecued red meats or spicy chorizo.

Here at Majestic we like nothing more than talking about wine, whether it's a relaxed tasting or getting indepth and slightly nerdy!

We offer informal, informative tastings in store for smaller groups of up to ten, which we hold regularly, (dates are posted online under the events section of our webpage).

We also conduct outside tastings, for wine societies, schools, golf clubs or groups of people who are interested in knowing more and trying out some new wines.

If you would like to speak to someone about arranging a tasting then please contact the store on 01284 723947.

Gavi, from the Piemonte region in north-western Italy, is a DOCG wine made from the indigenous Cortese grape variety. The nearby Ligurian coast provides a moderating maritime influence which helps to yield pleasurable, easy to drink wines with fresh minerality.

Ripe peach and pears with hints of citrus and a slight honeyed edge are held together by steely minerality and a fresh acidity.

An ideal apéritif, this wine will also complement poached white fish with a rocket and cherry tomato salad.

A bargain at £7.99 £9.99 for two or more bottles

Each week one member of the team chooses a wine to be Wine of the Week. This week Becky has chosen:

La Garnacha
Salvaje del Moncayo 2010
£9.99
or
£7.99

when you purchase 2 or more bottles

Northern Spain offers some of the most classic expressions of Garnacha (or Grenache), with this being a notable example, made from grapes harvested from ancient 'wild' bush vines in the mountainous Moncayo end of the Ebro Valley.

Powerful aromas of wild berries and tobacco leaf are tempered by a sense of freshness and floral edges. The middleweight palate has ripe red fruit and a Burgundian minerality, with subtle French oak.

Drink with barbecued red meats or spicy chorizo.

Here at Majestic we like nothing more than talking about wine, whether it's a relaxed tasting or getting indepth and slightly nerdy!

We offer informal, informative tastings in store for smaller groups of up to ten, which we hold regularly, (dates are posted online under the events section of our webpage).

We also conduct outside tastings, for wine societies, schools, golf clubs or groups of people who are interested in knowing more and trying out some new wines.

If you would like to speak to someone about arranging a tasting then please contact the store on 01284 723947.

As the mercury rises and the Winter garb goes back into storage our drinking habits often change to reflect these seasonal events.

The bold, tannic, heavy red so often accompanied by hearty fayre on cold, wet, windy nights are replaced, with chilled, refreshing white or rosé.

Does this mean white or rosé are our only options for cool, wine refreshment on a warm summers evening?

The answer is no.

There is however a simple rule to follow when deciding what reds to chill and match with lighter foods.

Nothing too full bodied and tannic!

Chilling a full-bodied wine can make the tannins seem hard and astringent. Also a tannic wine with fish can produce a nasty metallic taste as the oil in the fish reacts with the tannin. Lighter flavours can also be easily overpowered by heavy, fruity wine.

A few examples of red in our range that can be chilled and what to pair it with are as follows:

Louis Chavy, Beaujolais, £6.99*

Try with herb crusted baked cod, sauteed new potatoes and fresh minted peas.

Cave de Turckheim, Pinot Noir, £8.99

Partners duck breast, with crushed potatoes, baby leeks and a red currant jus.

Chateau de Targe, Saumur, £9.99

Enjoy with a goats' cheese, parma ham and pomegranate salad.

Gran Vendema, Rioja Crianza, £5.99*

Perfect for a tapas style meal. Cured meats, shell on tiger prawns, from the bbq and aged, hard cheeses.

*Offer price when purchasing at least 2 bottles.

Some say that I am thick skinned and that I love to travel the world over. I absolutely hate getting my feet wet and positively love a really hard place to sit in the Sun. Rumour has it, I have a split personality, but I can't see any difference myself. Do you know what grape I am?