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This friendly and fresh-tasting claret is one of The Wine Society's most consistently popular wines. Supplied for over a quarter of a century by the family-owned Maison Sichel, the bespoke blend varies from vintage to vintage, but merlot takes the lead role, and the wine is made without any oak to avoid masking its bright red and black-fruit flavours. This is made to be drunk on its own or with a wide variety of dishes. The stylish new label features three Greek muses, inspired by those that adorn one of the city`s great landmarks, the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux opera house. Please note: We've taken the step to remove the capsule (the covering on the top of the bottle) from this wine, as part of our sustainability strategy. This will have no adverse effect on the quality of the wine but reduces waste. The wine is also bottled in a light-weight glass bottle (420g or less) that reduces our carbon emissions, as it requires less materials to produce and less energy to transport.

A deservedly popular, smooth, generous and fragrant wine made from the nero d'Avola grape. It`s produced for us from carefully selected parcels in both the Ragusa and Agrigento regions of Sicily, where the Mediterranean climate, tempered by a cooling coastal breeze, produces full-bodied reds. Partly aged in French oak barrels with a further 12 months' maturation in bottle before release.

The house white of buyer Marcel Orford-Williams, and the 2022 Wine Champions tasting panel were quick to lavish praise on this ‘totally delicious` Society wine, which is a little rounder and richer than in previous vintages. Lovely stone-fruit notes and refreshing acidity.

Our panel of tasters voted this a Wine champion in 2022. ‘This got me thinking about risotto!` said Joanna Locke MW, and the panel agreed that this Italian pinot grigio`s soft texture, floral and citrus notes with a hint of almond would be the ideal pairing. Elegant, clean and refreshing.

The Society's French Dry White 2021

One of Italy's best buys, Verdicchio makes wonderfully vibrant, crisp and refreshing wines. This is from a beautiful and organic single vineyard and has a full, dry style, with citrus, pear and mineral notes that slips down easily with or without food.

A smooth, fleshy and oaky Rioja, made in the traditional style from tempranillo aged in American and French oak. Round,juicy and mellow with the lovely leathery fruit aromas that are so typical of the classic style, produced for us by Bodega Palacios at Laguardia, a spectacular fortified village, in the heart of Rioja Alavesa.

From family-owned Casa Ermelinda Freitas, and the sandy soils of Setúbal, south-east of Lisbon, this friendly Portuguese red combines local grape castelão, which is all juicy red fruits, with a little alicante bouschet which brings darker black fruit and fleshiness.

The Society's Vinho Verde 2021

Ripe, fruity grenache-syrah blend from an outstanding producer in Vinsobres. The colour has depth and the nose is beautifully marked by raspberry and redcurrant fruit. There is nothing heavy here, just loads of vibrant fruit.

An unstoppable Wine Champion 2023, ripe, come-hither and crowd-pleasing as ever with deep, dark fruit and ‘lots of flavour for the money`. Unveiling a Society label is always especially gratifying, too.

Classic Muscadet from Chéreau-Carré and a tiny vintage producing very pure wine with racy acidity, this is the perfect accompaniment to shellfish and crustaceans.