Top 10 Wines from Lidl

All Under £10. February Wine Tour Edition

Those who shop regularly at Lidl will know they they have monthly ‘wine tours’, which are a great opportunity for the retailer to try out new wines and for wine lovers to do some exploring - but you need to try them before they disappear. Here’s my pick from Lidl’s February Tour with some favourites from their core range that you can find any time and guess what? They’re all under £10. Boom!

WHITE

Greco Beneventano, Campania, Italy 2024, 12.5% £7.99 (February Wine Tour)

Greco is an indigenous grape hailing from southern Italy and this one is a good example for an accessible price. It’s golden and viscous with subtle exotic fruit notes and a thirst-slaking minerality. Yummy.

Traminer Aromatico, I.G.T Trevenezie, Italy, 12%, £6.99 (February Wine Tour)

If you’re familiar with the perfumed, rose and lychee notes of Gewürztraminer (watch this!), you’ll recognise this grape, though it’s a much drier version. Gorgeously aromatic with crisp acidity, you’ll want this with fragrant, midly spiced Asian cuisine.

Deluxe, South African Fairtrade Chenin Blanc, 2025, 13.5%, £6.99 (Core Range)

A very good, inexpensive version of a South African Chenin, showcasing its classic notes of honeydew melon, white chocolate and a crisp acidity. It has a tiny touch of sweetness on the palate and a lovely, long length of flavour too. Just add Comté.

New Zealand Pinot Grigio, Gisbourne, 2025, 12.5%, £7.85 (Core Range)

This wine shows what this grape can do from New Zealand. Made in more of a Pinot Gris style (Pinot Grigio’s alter ego) It’s elegant, aromatic and soft with notes of fleshy, white peach and a cool, stoniness that keeps it fresh. A great apéro sipped alone.

RED

Aglianico Calapirata, Italy, 2023, 13%, £8.99 (February Wine Tour)

This grape is known as the ‘Barolo of the South’ as it’s bold and ageworthy but I think it’s much friendlier than Barolo. Rich, full and a little meaty with notes of cocoa powder and baking spice, this is a hug in the glass and will love anything beef-based.

Séguret Les Aumôniers, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, 2024, 14.5%, £8.99 (February Wine Tour)

Fans of a classic Côtes-du-Rhône Villages with enjoy this polished, old school red. with it’s dark berry notes and a moreish stoniness, it’s more reserved than some but still highly drinkable and crying out for cold cuts, stews or nutty cheese.

Brindiso DOP Rosso, 2022, 13.5% £8.99 (February Wine Tour)

Hod onto your hats, this is a big ol’, unapologetically fruity, generous red. Made largely with Italy’s Negroamaro grape, this is all plum and chocolate. It’s a slightly sweet style but all very much in balance and exactly what‘s needed to counterbalance hot spice.

L’Escarpe Beaujolais-Villages, 2024, 12.5%, £8.49 (Core Range)

This is an excellent, go-to, classic ‘villages’ Beaujolais, which does everything you’d want it to do: Light-bodied with a gentle grip, aromatic, strawberry compote, earth and a subtle leafiness. it’s bone dry too. Highly smashable and great with cold cuts.

Cepa Lebrel Rioja Crianza, 2022, 14%, £5.79 (Core Range)

Read that price again. No, I didn’t miss off a digit. This is a genuinely excellent Rioja for not much cash. It’s got that tobacco-leafy, baking spice, leathery goodness about it but still has wild strawberry fruit too. Stock up! It’ll love roast lamb and veg.

Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore, 2023, 13.5%, £8.99 (Core Range)

Valpolicella doesn’t get the recognition it deserves for its refreshingly tangy, berry and red apple skin-scented wines. This is a ripasso style*, which gives it a bit more punch and concentration. It’s the the ultimate, classy pizza wine.

*Ripasso is when young wines are refermented with the skins from Amarone or recioto, which gives them more flavour, alcohol and tannin.

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Helena x