On the grapevine

Head to Sainsbury for the last couple of days of their special offer which knocks 25 per cent off all French still wines when you buy six bottles or more. It is always tempting to go for the cheapest, but the best value is further up the scale.

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Oct 2010, 15:01 BST

Updated 22nd Oct 2010, 15:01 BST

Head for Taste The Difference Chablis Premier Cru 2008 (12.99 before the reduction), or trade up to Chablis Premier Cru, Mont de Milieu Sante Cline 2008; Taste the Difference Beaujolais Villages 2008 (5.99) or Taste the Difference Crozes-Hermitage 2009 (8.49). All of these wines are worth the full price, so the offer is pure bonus. Ends on Tuesday.

Tasting times

Roberts and Speight in Beverley will hold two tastings on the evenings of Wednesday, November 3 and 10, at The Canteen Hall, Burton Road, Molescroft. Around 100 wines and various food items as well as hampers and gift ideas. Tickets cost 5, call 01482 870717 for more details.

Dinner invitation

The Aldwark Arms, near York is under new management and if the Bordeaux dinner on November 11 is anything to go by, proprietor Nigel Hill is setting standards of food and drink very high. Tickets cost 60, ring 01347 838324 for details.

YP MAG 23/10/10