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After a decade spent as a supermarket wine buyer I set up a wine blog back in 2009 mostly to stop my family & friends calling from the wine aisle in a panic asking what they should buy. You’ll find all my posts and wine reviews here.

AUTHOR

I’m the author of three drinks books and five fiction novels to date. My new book The Supermarket Wine Guide is (almost!) here with over 180 wine recommendations from the major UK supermarkets covering all styles, whatever your budget. Available to pre-order now.

HI, I'M HELEN

I’m a best-selling author, wine writer and presenter.

I spent almost a decade sourcing wines around the world for a supermarket and spent the next half a decade pregnant.

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KNACKERED MOTHER'S LATEST BLOG POSTS

The Supermarket Wine Guide

The Supermarket Wine Guide

ByHelen McGinn March 9, 2026 The Blog

I’ve written a new wine book! The Supermarket Wine Guide is out on the 21st May 2026 and I am SO very excited. It’s well over a decade since my first wine book The Knackered Mother’s...

Under A Riviera Moon

Under A Riviera Moon

ByHelen McGinn April 7, 2025 The Blog

I can’t quite believe I am typing this but my fifth fiction book Under A Riviera Moon is here! Well, almost. Published on the 12th April it’s set (mainly) in Provence, Paris and New York...

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

ByHelen McGinn January 8, 2024 The Blog

You know I said doing Mastermind was the scariest thing I’ve ever done? I take it back. Turns out The Weakest Link is way more terrifying. So much so I forgot to listen to the first question...

On the case

On the case

ByHelen McGinn December 11, 2023 The Blog

With just a couple of weeks left until Christmas it’s time to stock up the wine racks and as ever I’ve got a couple of mixed cases for you, lovingly put together with the team from my...

Knackered Update

Knackered Update

ByHelen McGinn September 15, 2023 The Blog

Goodness me it’s been a while. I’ve missed you! And I’ve missed writing this blog but to be honest things have changed a little. When I first started I was working part time and had...

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

ByHelen McGinn February 27, 2023 The Blog

I know, I can’t believe it either. But yes, I did Celebrity Mastermind and it airs on BBC1 this Saturday. My specialist subject is Jackie Collins (natch) and no spoilers but remember it’s...

Off Piste

Off Piste

ByHelen McGinn January 18, 2023 The Blog

Happy New Year to you! A bit late but I had a busy start to the year hanging out (literally) in my swimwear doing a wine tasting in a hot tub halfway up a Swiss mountain ON NATIONAL TELEVISION. I...

Drinks Party

Drinks Party

ByHelen McGinn December 13, 2022 The Blog

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve done drinks with Luke Evans, WineTime with Kat (and a church full of brilliant women!) and sung carols with Cliff Richard. Honestly, I couldn’t feel more...

Christmas Drinks

Christmas Drinks

ByHelen McGinn December 2, 2022 The Blog

I get loads of messages every week asking for wine recommendations for various things – a birthday present, a special dinner, something for the fridge door – but at the moment all anyone...

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