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the ideal bottle to serve with this swanky summer tea; summer fruit-stashed bubbly
Marqués de Monistrol Rosé Brut Cava. Sainsbury’s, £6.49peppery alternative
2010 Domaine Begude Pinot Rosé. Majestic Wine, £8.99oozes lively, perfumed fruit
good low-price gin, with seven root botanicals for an earthy flavour
Boë Gin (£31.50 Nicolas)spicy with fresh citrus flavours
Sipsmith London Dry Gin (£25 Waitrose)Juniper, almond, lemon: this new-school gin will become a classic
lovely toasty brioche and tropical-fruit flavours
Champteloup Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2009, £5.99, Waitroselemony flavours, but with a distinct and not unpleasant tang of salty sea breezes
Villa Pani Chianti Riserva 2007, £4.99 until 31 May, Co-operativeripe red fruits and some nice leather and tobacco notes
fleshy peachy character and a clean crisp finish
2009 Heinrich Hartl Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria (£15.19, Waitrose)thrilling white, balancing tangy richness and voluptuous texture
2008 Mullineux Kloof Street Red, South Africa (£9.95, swig.co.uk)vivid red and black berries and rosemary with a lovely satin texture
2007 Vega Sindoa Cabernet Reserva, Navarra (£6.39 if you buy two, Majestic)dark cassis and black chocolate and herbal freshness
2006 Mac Forbes Coldstream Yarra Valley Pinot Noir (£27.50, selected Waitrose)restrained style; Ethereal and succulent
lush, violet and rose petal character
Domaine Sainte Rose 'Les Dernières Cépages' 2010 (2 @ £6.99 Majestic; 14% abv)In the smokier style; dark, sultry
Collioure Tramontane 2008 (£13.29, waitrosewine.com; 14.5% abv)wild, brambly; from some of the most dramatic vineyards in the Roussillon
Domaine Tempier Bandol Classique 2008 (£14.95, Lea & Sandeman; 14.5% abv)sensuously earthy
Domaine du Gros'Noré 2004 (£19.50, The Tasting Room in Bath; 15% abv)thrilling wine; dark, porty fruit
plum and cherry fruit and a touch of concluding chocolate
2010 Yali National Reserva Sauvignon Blanc, Chile, £6.39 until 19 June, MorrisonsFresh lemon and lively pear flavours merge nicely with blossom aromas
2009 Versatil Red Alentejano. Portugal, £6.99, Destination Wine and Dine, AberdeenMedium-bodied but nicely textured red with smoky damson and bramble flavours
bright and vivacious, fruity sparkler with fresh cherry and strawberry tones
Tesco Finest Marlborough Chardonnay 2009, New Zealand (£9.99)crisp acidity giving a clean finish, fresh citrus and pineapple
Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons 2009, Bertrand Capdevigne (Morrisons, £14.99)refreshing tang of apple and mandarin, and a mineral, steely finish
Las Mulas Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé 2010 (Waitrose, £8.99, down to £6.74 until 21 June)Juicy and strawberry-scented, it’s lovely sipped ice-cold