Helen McGinn Years ago, I went to a well known department store to buy a new camera. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted but knew what I needed, if you know what I mean. Nothing too complicated, good value for money, must look nice (I’m shallow like that). Anyway, I started reading the descriptions on the shelf labels and just didn’t understand them. Literally, no clue. I’m telling you this because when I write about wine, I often think of the camera story. Hopefully I tell you what you really need to know (how much it is, where it comes from, what it tastes like) without using jargon/boring you to death. One wine brand I love for its no nonsense approach is Most Wanted, a range of great quality classics with refreshingly unpretentious labels. There are loads of styles from different regions to choose from available in bottles, boxes and cans but one of my favourites is the new Organic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, a juicy Italian red (see this week’s wine review for the essential stuff including, crucially, what to eat with it). And thanks to the brilliant people behind Most Wanted we’ve got a case of it up for grabs this week. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here on the blog and we’ll pick a winner at random. Good luck!
T&Cs: UK residents only, must be over 18 years old to enter. Competition closes on 19th July 2021 at 11.59pm. The winner will be notified by email and the prize will be sent to the winner after that date.
This post is sponsored by Most Wanted Wines. Visit mostwantedwines.co.uk for more information.
Current red in the rack: Most Wanted Organic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Price: £9.99 - Buy From Waitrose
Okay, so here’s what you really need to know about this wine. It’s made from the Montepulciano grape and comes from Abruzzo, the calf of Italy. It’s typically smooth and juicy and stuffed with black fruit flavours with a kick of spice to boot. The kind of wine you want an enormous glass of if there’s a bowl of tomato-y/meaty pasta or a burrito fit to burst in front of you. And because it’s organic, it’s practically a health drink. Also: properly good value. Want.
I love Most Wanted wines – this looks delicious!
I agree that jargon doesn’t help. When I’m told what I should be tasting when I try a new wine I worry that if I can’t ‘taste’ those jargon words it must mean that I just don’t have decent taste buds!
Not tried Most Wanted before but I love fruity Italians (can I say that?) and this sounds delicious and good value. Can’t wait to try it!
Would love to learn more about wine. I enjoy drinking it enough lol, should start paying attention really 🙂
Would love to try most wanted wine but unfortunately I don’t live near a waitress. I’ll have to wait until I can make an online order. 🍷🍷
Sounds delicious, love your no-nonsense review!
Great to see another organic wine!
Sounds lovely! I love watching and listening to your wine reviews, you make me want to try them all!!! 🍷
Yes please the Most Wanted 🍷 I’ve tried so far have been great 😊
I miss the sunshine. I would love to share this delicious wine with my sister, sat together on the grass, under the shade of a tree …
As in the bandit cowboy posters “Most Wanted: red and alive”!
Now, a box of wine is definitely Most Wanted on a dreary Monday. Sunshine in a bottle perhaps? ❤️
Sounds the perfect red healthy, so may be one of our five a day and a bit of spice what’s not to like eh?! Helen you are wonderful 🧡
That’s a great initiative to overcome a truly grim Monday. Thanks for sharing the wine love
This sounds absolutely delicious! Will try this with my bolognese this evening – thank you!
Love all of your recommendations 🍷
Sounds delicious
Ohh Organic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo sounds wonderful! X
I am a huge fan of Most Wanted wines. Why complicated a simple pleasure of a glass of wine with too much jargon.
Sounds delist! 🍷
Ooh Yes please to the case of wine x
Sounds delicious! And now I want to try it even though it’s just gone 12 on a Monday morning!
Looks great and I’m sure it will taste great – and it’s even better ‘cause it’s free! 🥳
Dearest Knackered mother / Hels, you rock and I blooming love the blog and the wine recco’s. Keep up the awesome work, the wine lushes of the world couldn’t do without you!
Looks great. I hereby enter! Thanks x
You describe wines in a way that even if people don’t know anything about wine they can see your enthusiasm as a normal person sitting at home tasting wine as they would.
Sounds delicious and really wanting to explore more organic options so will definitely try and locate a bottle (or 2!). Thanks for the recommendation 🙂
Looks great x
Always love your recommendations so would love to try this one!
I love Most Wanted wines, can’t wait to try this one. Also, cannot wait for you to be back on Saturday Kitchen and in the studio!
Yummy! Would love a case as a recently single mummy. X
Ps.Love your wine times with Kat!
Choosing a nice bottle of wine is just so difficult! So many choices! I like a clear explanation of the taste expectation. Most Wanted Wines sound just up my street.
Ooh sounds delightful, will keep an eye out next I’m in Waitrose x
This sounds lovely! I love your reviews.
Love a Most Wanted red, yummy!
“ I’ll tell you what I want, What I really want “😄delicious wine 🍷 to cheer us up on our holidays:) enjoyed watching you on This Morning , and look forward to you being back with Matt in the studio soon .
I love your descriptions of wine. I’m not stalking you but I do watch you on Saturday kitchen, watch your lives with ‘Doesmybumlook40’ (aka Kat Farmer), and follow you on Instagram!! Always very entertaining snd informative!!!
Definitely a fabulous way to cheer up a dull Monday, MW wines are fab and this looks delicious!
This looks great! Love Most Wanted wines.
Fab, sounds lush! 🍷😋 thanks for all the recommendations😊
Red wine for a blue Monday – what could be better?
Red wine’s good for you right guys?!
Felt like a criminal drinking Most Wanted because Most of their wines are a steal.
My father-in-law introduced me to montepulciano many moons ago – I make lasagne and he brings the wine ☺️
Such beautifully balanced red…..and now there is organic! Sounds like the perfect combination from Most Wanted, great work! Thank you for the recommendation Helen x
Absolutely adore you and would love to try this!
Red wine would definitely improve a blue Monday 🍷
Sounds perfect for summer dining. Love MW wines
Most wanted here in my house please KM
Wow Abruzzo is where our family live!… and Most Wanted have picked their grapes!!!! Would absolutely love to try this 🥰🥰 Take Care 😊
Most Wanted need to change their strapline to MOST NEEDED!
How lovely. Would love to try this wine.
Thank you so much – I know a lot a fair bit about cameras and next to nothing about wine!!
Should say ‘a lot of useless stuff’ 🤣
School holiday’s have started, send me the wine
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In complete agreement there 🍷🍷🍷
Simple name, simple bottle design usually means great wine!!
This post caught my eye! Always love an Italian red, especially a montepulciano. And you can’t go wrong with a case 🍷
This looks delicious 👍🏼
Love, love, love Montepulciano and the red wine from that region of Italy. One of my favourite memories is of my one and only visit to Italy and a wine tasting trip down in the valley of Montepulciano. Stunning.
You had me at meaty Burrito! I love a great Montepulciano so thanks for the recommendation I can almost taste it! I adore Italian wine.
Sounds lovely!
Well it’s always wine o’clock somewhere in the world. Bottoms up! 😉🍷
Looking forward to trying this one! Thanks as always for the reviews Helen, you always pick winners!
I Would love to try this wine, looks delicious
Can Knackered Fathers, really knackered, join this group please?
Another one that I need to try!! 🍷🙌🏻🍷
Would love to try this one!!
I’d love to try this, the Most Wanted Pinot fizz is lovely 😊
My husband loves your red wine recs so this would def initely please him.
My Monday, being peri menopausal with one of the lovely symptoms insomnia, I have had approx 7 hours sleep since Friday, children are off on summer holidays now yay 😒 the weather sucks , husband at work and am fed up , if the weather changes I could maybe sit out side and dream I am in Italy 🇮🇹 ahhhh bliss, wishful thinking at this time I know. A case of wine 🍷 well would go down a treat, I could maybe stretch it over a few days 🤣🤣 cheers folks 🥂
Looks delicious. I’d be drinking it on my balcony eating a big bowl of pasta, while trying to stop my baby crying!
Definitely Most Wanted by me. Haven’t been able to get there for a year and just the smell of Montepulciano D’Abruzzo will take me back. 🍷 🍇
🍝 deserves beautiful red to fulfil the experience. I like a “no nonsense approach” as well… I trust your judgement! Would love to be selected thank you 🍷
The perfect accompaniment to sip whilst reading your book Helen🍷📖
Sunshine in a glass 🌞
This red sounds so good. We drink lots of Italian but also Chilean.
Sounds yummy! Love your reviews and recommendations and love watching you on Saturday Kitchen! Best show on TV!
Never had a bad recommendation from you so will have to try this one too. You and Olly need to get into the studio as guest cooks for Saturday Kitchen and can choose wines for each other’s dishes. That would be a fun show to watch.
Love a good glass of 🍷 and most wanted always delivers ☺️
A beautiful red in a glass with no stem,
Most Wanted wine goes straight to my head!
Would love to try others! 😀
Free Wine…..YESsssssss Pleeeeeeze!👌🏽🍷🍷🍷❤
This sounds delicious, would love to try! It is so fab to see more great organic wines making their way onto our shelves, helping our environment and enjoying a glass…win win!
Most wanted – does what it says on the tin!
The Primitivo is my favourite red by Most Wanted, I never will tire of drinking that one .
Love it!!! Am going to need to build a cellar soon or start drinking more! 🤪
We’ve tried and enjoyed other MW wines but not this one. This is exactly what we need this week to enjoy before the heatwave begins 😃
Would love to try this wine. I love their Sauvignon Blanc so can imagine this is just as tasty!
I have never tried this brand, so a case to get me started would be super.
Oh this looks lovely! Had some lovely Most Wanted wines
Would really like to try most wanted and this red wine as I’m not so good at choosing good reds 🤞🏻
Love your recommendations, always watch you and Kat doing your supermarket tastings.
After a big boozy family party this weekend I’m sure I should have a break but this sounds to good 🍷
Oooh, love a bit of Most Wanted
This is such a fab red wine! Firm favourite in our household xx
This sounds lovely, I always try the wines anyway after you’ve recommended than and I’ll keep an eye out for this one when I go shopping.
*adds wine to shopping list*
Great wee read 🙂
Thanks to your brilliant descriptions of wines and Prosecco, I’ve tried and liked many you’ve recorded.
Thanks to your brilliant descriptions of wines and Prosecco, I’ve tried and liked many you’ve recommended.
I have always felt that your descriptions are really accessible and unpretentious. I have discovered so many lovely wines thanks to you. I will now add this one to my shopping list!
Love the wines you recommend and would love to try this
Sounds delicious, and sounds like my kind of food too. Would be perfect!
Just saying ‘ Montepulciano’ makes me feel like I can speak Italian 🍷
I’d love to try this!
Practically a health drink??? Im in!
The Most Wanted family of wines are always a part of my wine collection….. love finding ones that I may not have tried before. In fact I have a case of Albariño and thats the one that’s always living happily chilled in my fridge door!
Here’s something to get me through this week – a glass of Montepulciano D’Abruzzo in the summer sunshine at the weekend. If I can’t go to Italy, let’s recreate a little bit of Italy at home…🤞🏻😎🍷🍕🏡
I have to confess that I’ve always passed over the Most Wanted wines when shopping simply because the labels didn’t grab me, but after reading your description of this one I’m starting to think they are worth a try.
I love your wine reviews, given with such enthusiasm. Also such diversity of budgets which makes wine accessible to all 🙂 thank you
I love Italian reds and have seen this bottle but for some reason steered away from my. Thanks for recommendation, I will look out for next time I am shopping
What a wonderful idea. Fingers crossed for a lovely surprise
Thank you for being the 3rd person in our wine relationship. When my wife asks “Why do you want THAT wine” it seems to work if I say “Helen says it’s worth trying”!
Love your recommendations – thank you for such great reviews every week!
Ooh “practically a health drink” she says… I’m in!
Most wanted wines are, indeed, what I want most from wine. Good taste and honest labelling along with sensible pricing.
Italian Loveliness in a bottle, Organic and Red …. What a winner! ♥️
A delicious juicy red up for grabs who would say no to that!
I have a real love of Italian wine and wine from Montepulciano especially, as I was lucky enough to visit there once. Rich berry reds are my favourite.
Love a Montepulciano and other MW wines so would love to try this. Look forward to seeing you on Sat Kitchen soon.
I’m definitely going to try this. I love the SB that they do and the bold label always grabs my attention!
Went to Italy on honeymoon & loved their red wines!! Looks tasty!! X
Saluti! 🍷
Ooo yes please!
I’ll remember most wanted from now on as they sound delicious. We’re having a family bbq soon so it would be great to share a bottle with everyone.
Sounds great. Look forward to toasting your health
Another fab review and recommendation with a brilliant giveaway to boot! 🤞🍷
Lovely to read your comments, clear and straightforward. Tells me all I want to know and I certainly fancy looking at the Most Wanted range. Thank you Hels!
Sounds delicious and I love MW Albarino so this will have to be next to try!
“Wonderful”
(a no nonsense comment for a no nonsense wine)
Mmmmm 😋love a most wanted 🍷 also love Italy 🇮🇹 😊
Looks delicious, looking forward to getting a bottle!
My husbands initials are MW! I’d love to be able to gift this to him!
What a fabulous way to describe this wine…at least one of my five a day too!
Great to cut through the jargon, and I love Italian reds!
Long time favourites of mine (currently have their Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc Rosé in the rack), MW wines have always given great value for money – especially when caught on offer! 😉
By the way: have MW been rated by an MW? 😂
Discovered Most Wanted wines recently when we were able to celebrate a family 40th birthday in the garden. The Rose we bought was absolutely delicious and ran out too quickly. Would love to try this red to remind me of a wonderful Italian holiday with my sister in 2018.
Montepulciano was my first taste of wonderful red wine – still smitten by the good ones
Definitely Most Wanted in Brighton 😎
Very much like Most Wanted wines and also like Montepulciano , so good marriage. Look forward to giving it a try
Oh yes please. Most needed
Not tried this one but it sounds delizioso!
love italian wine
not tried any of most wanted range alas … 🙂
This wine looks and sounds delicious. Haven’t tried it yet so may pop a bottle in my shopping basket later…
Love this wine one of my favourite Italian Reds but there are no Waitrose in Northern Ireland so I’ve bought from other Supermarkets… would love to be able to try this one 🤞
This is the wine I always try to win at the bottle tombola – a failsafe!
Definitely Most Wanted by me 😁 Have wanted to try this Italian wine for a while now. I’m a Rioja girl at heart but could be converted to Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 🍷
Hi Helen,
sounds like the Most Wanted organic is a belter and as our Italian cousins would say ’Vino rosso fa buon sangue’
Yum yes please!
Love reading your reviews and would definitely appreciate a case of this wine 😊
mmmmm……Montepulciano d’Abruzzo….one of my faves! And Organic to boot!
The Most Wanted Albariño was my go-to white for quite while! Will need to pop down to waitrose to try this …. Or not if I’m lucky 😉
One of my Dad’s favourites x
New brand to me, but sounds intriguing Hels. Would love to try
Hi Helen, I usually look for a Montepulciano d’Abruzzo on a menu. I used to love the one on the menu at Carluccios (back in the days when I went to restaurants). But I would love to try the Most Wanted version, I love the fact that it is Organic; we all have far too many chemicals jiggling around our bodies. I have never tried any MW wines yet. I can just imagine myself sitting down to a nice glass of this whilst reading your debut novel set in Rome. I need some me time as a working mum. x
Love reading your reviews, they come across as genuine. Would definitely appreciate a case of this wine . Would help pass a few summer evenings……
Yes please! 😃
Would be amazing- my birthday is coming up. 😁
I am a sucker for a cute label, which means I sometimes end up with something I am not overly keen on! Really refreshing to see an informative label without the jargon that I don’t understand anyway 😆
Haven’t tried this, but sounds delicious. One to add to the online shopping basket
This is a wine I have bought just for the label! It’s definitely Most Wanted!!
this looks delicious and perfect to toast the hubby with on his 50th next week!! thanks for the brilliant recommendations Helen, haven’t had 1 I haven’t liked yet 🙂
Monti-pulci-wino. Absolutely love it. Cheers!
I am going to go on a wine 🍷 hunt in Northern Ireland for Most Wanted wines. They sound delicious Helen. Looking forward to seeing your lovely smile on Saturday Kitchen soon🥰 You always make me feel cheerful. Just ordered your book. Looking forward to reading it. Orla
Your book is doing the rounds with the girls. Going down a storm. The feedback is five stars. Now need to take some of this wine to our next wine club. Will feed back the results Cheers
Great prize – thanks for opportunity to win.
Did someone say free wine? Yes please 😀
Hi Helen, we absolutely love Italian reds! So miss trips to Italy. Thanks for all the amazing recommendations x
Yes please – to drown our sorrows with this Italian wine after Italy beating us at the footie. My Husband also works for an Italian company.
Love this wine. Feel like I need to join your club haha
Tried this before and it is indeed a good ‘un!
Most Wanted (Montepulciano) tastes great, looks good (I love a funky label; shallow like that too) and offers the right measure of escapism… essential during our wacky times
How nice to have a review that is easy to understand about a wine that is delicious. Definitely feel part of the knackered mother club!!
Ohhh yes please ! This sounds delicious . I’m eloping in a few weeks and would love to take a case of this with us !
Yes please, this would be be a fab antidote to my toddler 🙂
Fabulous prize thank you. Would love to win to celebrate all the missed occasions during lockdown.
Have been wanting to try Most Wanted wines for a while and the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo sounds the perfect bottle to start with!
Who doesn’t love a juicy italian 😍
Your review of this wine is great. I’ve never tried the Montepulciano grape, as I tend to stick to Tempranillo but I shall be looking for this one next time
We had MW wines at our wedding & would love to give this one a go
Celebrating becoming a knackered mother with some montepuliciano. Sounds ideal!
I only buy wine that’s been recommended to me as I wouldn’t have a clue what to get otherwise as there is such a huge range about now.
Am definitely in the market for a juicy Italian. Love Most Wanted. ❤️
You spoil us KMW! The MW sounds divine! 🍷
I started a blog recently called Doorstep Diversity that takes a very amateur approach to conquering different wines. I buy a bottle and cook a meal and talk about the cultural heritage tied to the wine and meal. Hopefully I will develop an expert wine knowledge from this project😅
Love the simplicity of the brand and Knackered Mother sums it up perfectly! We don’t have time for complicated labels and confusing descriptions. Most Wanted keep it simple…. And the wine is delicious! Of course
My husband quite often reads out the wine label while I’m sipping. I was always amazed that whatever I was grazing on would be noted on the label. Wonderful accompaniment to “dry roasted peanuts” “breadsticks and dips” etc. He is usually winding me up as I used to believe these amazing coincidences 😂
Ok – lets do this
I love Most Wanted for their no nonsense approach. This looks amazing!
Simple, delicious and organic, what more could you want?!
Love your blog! Glad to see you enjoyed MW xxx
Your reviews are perfect. Wine choice too. Love Most Wanted <3
One of the best reds that suits all year ‘round! No-nonsense, unpretentious Montepulciano in combination with the honest, straightforward, yet more than reliable Most Wanted? This is the perfect blog post 😍 🍷
A great way to try and train myself to like red, a juicy red sounds delicious!
Never mind Most Wanted I am Most Needed …. benefited (I like to say) from oldest who should of gone to uni and stayed at
home for an extra year, GCSE nightmare for second child and have a 3rd who is theatrical….. so feel I most wanted and is the
Most needed ! 🤣
Would love to try this!
Most wanted wines are fantastic and would be perfect on a warm summer evening with friends and family. Time to make new memories and be grateful for these moments
I’ve only tried the Most Wanted Sauv Blanc and love an Italian Red so will definitely be trying this.
Loooooooooooooooove the no nonsense descriptions!
Sounds delicious! I totally agree about the jargon.
Loving this, what’s more it’s organic, fantastic
The perfect celebration treat cheers
This would be a perfect treat for me, slowly getting back into my wine stride after having my first baby a few months ago. Feel like I’m definitely in the Knackered mothers wine club now 🤣 Funny moment when I was pregnant, I really missed red wine and when in a restaurant with my partner, he ordered himself a glass of red, it looked so good I actually cried because I couldn’t have any!!
Pregnant and baby due any time now. Looking forward to trying Helen’s recommendations again!
Sounds delicious – exactly what I need right now!
Practically a health drink 🤣
Yum!
I love most wanted wines 😍😍
Love the no nonsense, no jargon descriptions! That wine sounds delightful! X
Yummy! I love MW!
My wife has made me comment to win some wine ♥️
Sounding absolutely delicious. Yes please 🤞
What a lovely prize! They sound amazing!
Most Wanted wines are excellent! We love them especially the Primitivo 🍷
Yum! Perfect for the 6 week holidays!