10 award-winning supermarket wines you must try this summer — including a £7 bottle of red
10 award-winning supermarket wines you must try this summer — including a £7 bottle of red
It turns out some of the world's best wines could be hiding in your local supermarket, according to the results of the 2025 International Wine & Spirit Competition
Your favourite supermarkets sweeped at the International Wine & Spirit Competition
(Image: Getty Images )
Summer is just around the corner, and with the warm weather and chock-a-block calendar often comes the need for a good glass (or bottle) of fine wine. Whether it's a cheap bottle of red or a snazzy bottle of champagne, UK supermarkets have got your back, as they swept up a load of medals with their own-brand drinks at the latest International Wine Awards.
From Aldi and Tesco to Sainsbury's and M&S, all of your trusty supermarkets went head to head with wine producers from around the world and proved themselves to be some of the best. In one of the most competitive judging seasons yet, wines from your favourite household brands earned Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for their everyday-priced products.
David Kermode, IWSC judge and broadcaster, shared: "These results are a wake-up call for anyone who still associates great wine with high prices." The best supermarket own-label ranges are now being made by some of the most respected producers in the world, and the blind tasting at IWSC proves just how well they perform."
A £12 Tesco wine made the top 10 list
(Image: Getty Images )
The top 10 supermarket wine winners
In no particular order, here are 10 of the best supermarket wines that came out on top at the 2025 International Wine & Spirit Competition.
1. Aldi Animus Douro Reserva 2022 – £6.99
Article continues below
This full-bodied Portuguese red received high praise for its richness and structure, coming out on top as one of the best-value medallists of this year's competition, with a silver win.
2. Co-op Les Pionniers Vintage Champagne 2013 - £22
This was the one and only supermarket Champagne to take the Gold, with its complex brioche and citrus notes, as a standout vintage in the category.
3. Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022 - £16
One judge described this drink as "impressively elegant", which helped to rank it as gold, thanks to its bold southern Rhône red made in partnership with top estates.
4. Tesco Finest Sauternes - £12
This drink is a classic French dessert wine that offers a luscious, honeyed fruit, sitting at half the price of its château equivalents.
5. M&S Collection Saint Gall Premier Cru Champagne NV - £28
Made in partnership with a historic grower in Épernay, this champagne offers an elegant, chalky feel that is finely textured.
Two selections from M&S made the top 10 list
(Image: Mirrorpix )
6. Asda Extra Special Rioja Reserva 2019 - £8
The Asda fruit-filled wine was praised for its structure and ageing potential, alongside its classic vanilla, spice and red fruit Rioja profile.
7. Sainsbury's Taste the Difference English Bacchus 2023 - £9.50
This is a fresh and zesty white made right here in England and earned itself a silver ranking in a competitive aromatic white category.
8. M&S Collection Picpoul de Pinet 2023 - £9
When it comes to an ideal summer drink, this is your best friend as a crisp, coastal white from the Languedoc.
9. Waitrose No.1 English Sparkling Brut NV - £22.99
The unsurprising entry from Waitrose is one of the UK's most awarded sparkling wines, holding its own against Champagne.
Article continues below
10. Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Barolo 2019 - £14
This Barolo is an accessible expression of Italy's king of wines and gained a silver award for its delicious dark cherry and rose petal notes.
The CEO of the International Wine & Spirit Competition, Christelle Guibert, explained the significance of the supermarket wins. They shared: "At the IWSC, every wine is judged blind by a panel of experts from across the globe. What makes this year especially exciting is the number of affordable supermarket wines standing out alongside premium bottles. It's proof that great winemaking doesn't have to come with a luxury price tag."
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Scottish Sun
4 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Tesco shoppers rush to buy pricey stroller parents ‘love' scanning for £119 off
OH BABY Tesco shoppers rush to buy pricey stroller parents 'love' scanning for £119 off Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TESCO shoppers are rushing to buy a pricey stroller scanning for £199 off. Eagle-eyed customers could not believe their luck after spotting a Joie Brisk LX Lightweight Umbrella Stroller scanning for just £51. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 The Joie Brisk LX Lightweight Umbrella Stroller can be bought at a discounted price Credit: Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group The deal was shared in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group, with lots of shoppers praising the deal. One savvy customer said: "This is good." While another shopper said: "Crazy, I spent 170 on mine when it first came out." And a third customer added the stroller might be "worth it" for when they go on holiday. The pram comes with a water repellent canopy and a lie flat lounger so your little one can nap on the go. It can hold up to 22kg and is suitable from birth to children aged four years old. The product has received rave reviews from other parents who said they "loved" the pram. If you are keen to shop the product you will have to visit a Tesco store as the offer does not appear to be available online. It may be worth ringing your local branch ahead of time to check stock levels to avoid a wasted trip. You can find your nearest Tesco by visiting, Save with secret codes The pram is also available at Argos for £100 and Pram World has reduced the price of the product from £170 to £99.95. And that is not the only bargain that has been spotted at Tesco in recent weeks. Shoppers were stunned to see a £12 dupe for pricey Samsonite carry on suitcases. In comparison, a similar suitcase from Samsonite will set you back a whopping £295. HOW TO BAG A BARGAIN When hunting for a deal, it is important to shop around to make sure you are not being overcharged. There are plenty of comparison websites that will check prices for you – so don't be left paying more than you have to. Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers. For example, Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results. Price Spy also logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
The Sun
4 hours ago
- The Sun
Tesco shoppers rush to buy pricey stroller parents ‘love' scanning for £119 off
TESCO shoppers are rushing to buy a pricey stroller scanning for £199 off. Eagle-eyed customers could not believe their luck after spotting a Joie Brisk LX Lightweight Umbrella Stroller scanning for just £51. 1 The deal was shared in the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group, with lots of shoppers praising the deal. One savvy customer said: "This is good." While another shopper said: "Crazy, I spent 170 on mine when it first came out." And a third customer added the stroller might be "worth it" for when they go on holiday. The pram comes with a water repellent canopy and a lie flat lounger so your little one can nap on the go. It can hold up to 22kg and is suitable from birth to children aged four years old. The product has received rave reviews from other parents who said they "loved" the pram. If you are keen to shop the product you will have to visit a Tesco store as the offer does not appear to be available online. It may be worth ringing your local branch ahead of time to check stock levels to avoid a wasted trip. You can find your nearest Tesco by visiting, Save with secret codes The pram is also available at Argos for £100 and Pram World has reduced the price of the product from £170 to £99.95. And that is not the only bargain that has been spotted at Tesco in recent weeks. Shoppers were stunned to see a £12 dupe for pricey Samsonite carry on suitcases. In comparison, a similar suitcase from Samsonite will set you back a whopping £295. HOW TO BAG A BARGAIN When hunting for a deal, it is important to shop around to make sure you are not being overcharged. There are plenty of comparison websites that will check prices for you – so don't be left paying more than you have to. Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers. For example, Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results. Price Spy also logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and the supermarkets. Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock. How to save money at Tesco EVERY little helps when it comes to saving money at Tesco. The Sun's Head of Consumer Tara Evans explains how you can save money at the UK's biggest supermarket. Clubcard points Tesco first launched it's loyalty scheme back in 1995. You get one point for every £1 you spend in store. If you spend points in store then 100 points is worth £1. You can spend your points via its reward partners and get triple and even sometimes quadruple the value. Extend Clubcard points You can find lost Clubvcard points and find the last two years of unused vouchers by logging into the Tesco Clubcard site. Clubcard prices If you don't have a Clubcard then you will miss out on its cheaper Clubcard prices. However, don't forget to check prices before you shop because it might not be cheaper than elsewhere, especially on big value items like washing powder and loo roll. Yellow stickers Shops do vary the time they reduce groceries with yellow stickers but Tesco tends to be between 7pm and 9pm. Save money if you shop online If you get your Tesco food shop delivered then it might be worth buying a delivery saver pass to help cut the cost of delivery fees. If you live near a Tesco then you can get click and collect slots of as little as 25p, so it might be cheaper than getting your food delivered.
Metro
4 hours ago
- Metro
How to lock your Nectar card after Sainsbury's shoppers have points stolen
Sainsbury's shoppers are being warned to lock their Nectar cards to avoid their points from being stolen. The supermarket was forced to introduce the lock function thanks to scammers draining accounts of hard-earned Nectar points. Shoppers saving up their points to spend at Christmas or on other special occasions have been left 'really upset' and disappointed to find their balance had been spent, sometimes in branches they had never visited before. The ease with which scammers can access Nectar points was revealed in January, when This Is Money revealed more than 12million points worth some £63,000 had been taken in the year prior. Despite introducing the account lock back in February, Nectar and Sainsburys customer services are still dealing with numerous complaints about stolen points. Experts have now issued fresh warnings reminding shoppers to activate the account lock and check their Nectar point balance frequently – especially if you're intending to save your points for Christmas or another annual event. Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at Eset, told The Sun: 'It's especially important to monitor accounts more often just before Christmas as this is usually when criminals target accounts with points that have been accumulated over the year.' Consumer expert Martyn James said the majority of customers would be 'unaware' their Nectar points had vanished 'because we rarely look at the app or check the total on our receipts'. He suggested: 'Download the latest version of the app and activate the lock feature. 'But Sainsbury's need to reassure customers about why this is happening so we can shop with confidence.' 43-year-old Amber Shuker-Bright said she and her husband lost £60 of points. 'We do what most people do – save them for Christmas,' the mum-of-one told Metro. She realised something was wrong when she got an email thanking her for redeeming 2000 points in Brixton on April 12, but thought: 'I'm in Putney and I haven't even left my house.' The mum-of-one said her husband lost even more this weekend, when scammers spent 10,000 of his points, worth £50, in Camden. She did not know there had been issues with points theft in the past, or that there was an option to lock her account, saying this should be made more clear. Sainsbury's has refunded the couple's points after checking they were spent outside of their usual area, but sales assistant Amber said she is worried many customers wouldn't even realise they were victims, as they might assume their partner had spent the points on a linked account. She said the incident left her worried about how scammers got her details, and what else they may have accessed. There are no ID checks needed to spend Nectar points, except at Argos eif you're spending more than £50. A loophole meant that anyone with a user's account number or barcode could potentially spend their points, unless the spend lock feature was turned on. Last year, Cian Heasley, Threat Lead at Adarma cyber security firm, told Metro previously: 'The specific nature of this vulnerability hasn't been disclosed, but it could be that the attackers are conducting a brute-force attack. 'In this type of attack, malicious individuals, either manually or through automation, attempt to log into a customer reward portal using randomly generated reward account numbers. 'When they do not receive a 'no such user' or similar error message, they know the account is active and can generate a barcode scannable account identifier to spend the reward points. 'To defend against this attack, app developers should incorporate security measures into the app's design. For instance, they should require a full login or identity authentication to spend points and ensure that login portals do not indicate whether accounts are valid or not. 'Limiting the number of login attempts before imposing a timeout can also slow down brute-force guessing attacks. 'The attackers may also be using credential stuffing, a cyber-attack where hackers use breached account information, like usernames and passwords, to gain unauthorised access to other online accounts. 'To protect against credential stuffing, it is crucial that individuals do not reuse passwords across different accounts, enable multifactor authentication whenever possible, and consider using a password manager to store and manage passwords for various apps and websites securely.' In order to lock your Nectar card, you must download the Nectar app from the Apple store or Google Play. Once you have downloaded the app and signed in with your Nectar card number, open the settings and click on the 'lock or unlock spending' option. There you can choose whether to lock or unlock the ability to spend nectar points. Shoppers can toggle between the two options at any time using the app, and can still earn points when they shop even if the spend option is locked. But users aren't able to spend their points to get money off their shopping or other deals until the option is unlocked again. Unlocking should be instantaneous, but it may take a bit longer during busy times or in busy shops – meaning it might be best to unlock spending before you head out to the supermarket. A Nectar spokesperson said: 'Nectar is one of the UK's biggest loyalty schemes, with over 23million members. More Trending 'The security of our customer accounts is our highest priority and the proportion of those impacted by fraud each year is very small. 'We have a range of measures which detect, and in many cases prevent fraud, including our Spend Lock feature. 'Our Nectar Helpline team are on hand to support any customer who suspects they may have been a victim of fraud.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Price of Freddo increases yet again as popular chocolate suffers shrinkflation MORE: Sainsbury's aisle change could signal end of an era for classic shopping feature MORE: Unexpected UK supermarket beats Tesco Clubcard prices for large weekly shop
