It looks like Twitter has done it again. What started with a simple tweet has grown into a monster of an idea… one that we’d love you all to get involved with:

In response to my 2014 Grape Expectations post, Mike from pleasebringmemywine.com sent a tweet, outlining his plan to try a new wine every week in 2014 and asked for a suggestion to kick it off. I responded without giving it a great deal of thought (suggesting an Aussie Riesling with a Chinese takeaway) but then I began to get very excited about the idea.

I thought it would be great to get involved; maybe we could drink the same wines and compare notes. However, after a few direct messages and emails, we came up with the idea for the #newwinethisweek. To make things even better, Zelda from theillustratedwine.wordpress.com, even came up with a fantastic design for the campaign!

Here’s how it works:

• Every Monday we will issue the wine for the week via Twitter
• Each wine will be readily available from a supermarket or Majestic
• If you’re in, buy the wine and drink it
• Tweet a short review using the hashtag #newwinethisweek or put a comment in the section below and give it a score out of 10
• We will aim to cover as many different countries and as many different grape varieties during the year
• Suggestions for subsequent weeks will be most welcome

I hope this sounds like something of interest – if it is then sign up and get your friends and family on-board; let’s learn about new wines together in 2014.

THE #NEWWINETHISWEEK LEADERBOARD

Scores out of 10 for each wine collated below with links to each week’s article:

 

Position	Week	Wine	Country	Score
1	Week 31	Chardonnay	USA	9.2
2	Week 28	Riesling	Germany	9.1
3	Week 14	Cabernet Sauvignon	Australia	8.8
4	Week 21	Sparkling Wine	England	8.7
5=	Week 12	Crémant	France	8.6
5=	Week 9	Gruner Veltliner	Austria	8.6
7	Week 16	Zinfandel	USA	8.4
8=	Week 25	Cava	Spain	8.3
8=	Week 30	Vinho Verde	Portugal	8.3
10=	Week 18	Red	Lebanon	8.2
10=	Week 23	Pinot Noir	New Zealand	8.2
12	Week 17	Viognier	France	8.1
13=	Week 19	Furmint	Hungary	8.0
13=	Week 33	Barbaresco	Italy	8.0
13=	Week 36	Sauvignon Blanc	Chile	8.0
13=	Week 40	Rioja Tinto	Spain	8.0
17=	Week 5	Torrontés	Argentina	7.9
17=	Week 3	Albariño	Spain	7.9
17=	Week 4	Barbera	Italy	7.9
20	Week 38	Cotes Du Rhone	France	7.8
21=	Week 1	Riesling	Australia	7.7
21=	Week 35	Shiraz	Australia	7.7
23=	Week 24	Assyrtiko	Greece	7.6
23=	Week 32	Cab Sauv	USA	7.6
25	Week 15	Chenin Blanc	South Africa	7.5
26=	Week 13	Falanghina	Italy	7.4
26=	Week 8	Pinotage	South Africa	7.4
28	Week 29	Cabernet Franc	Loire	7.3
29=	Week 11	Gamay	France	7.2
29=	Week 26	Rosé (Garnacha)	Spain	7.2
31	Week 6	Touriga Nacional	Portugal	7.1
32=	Week 2	Carmenere	Chile	7.0
32=	Week 27	Merlot	Chile	7.0
32=	Week 34	Gavi	Italy	7.0
35	Week 20	Noble Rot	Anywhere!	6.8
36=	Week 10	Tannat	Argentina & Uruguay	6.7
36=	Week 37	Malbec	Argentina	6.7
38	Week 39	Prosecco	Italy	6.5
39	Week 43	Primitivo	Italy	6.3
40	Week 7	Gewurztraminer	France	5.5
41	Week 22	Fino	Spain	5.2
42	Week 41	Verdejo	Spain	5.0
43	Week 42	Alcohol free	Anywhere!	No votes!