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Soft, fruity and excellent southern French red
Vins de Pays d'Ardeche gamay, France 2011. £4.79, M&SVery light-bodied red that's simple, light and fruity
Extra Special Soave Classico 2011, Italy. £5.98 Asdapleasing intensity and upbeat freshness
Finest Falanghina 2011, Italy. £5.99 TescoGlorious floral twist with zinging pure resonant flavours
Matsu el Picaro Toro 2011, Spain. £7.99 MajesticIntense, sleek, joyful rich red; gorgeous fruit
Fresh, bright, crisp, very light; a gentle wash of grass
Berrys’ Good Ordinary White 2009 Bordeaux. Berry Bros & Rudd, £6.25a tang like baked grapefruit; waxy texture; hay and tinges of woodruff
Taste the Difference Verdicchio Classico 2011 Italy. 13%; Sainsbury’s, £6.99light and aqueous with a faint spritz and gentle savoury twist
Tapada de Villar Vinho Verde 2011 Portugal. 11%; Marks &Spencer, £6.99Limpid and ephemeral; gentle prickle of CO2 and traces of apricot kernel
Cono Sur Bicycle Gewürztraminer 2011 Chile. 13.5%; Booths, Waitrose, £7.29Think rose petals and lychee juice frozen into an ice cube
Tesco Finest Tingleup Riesling 2011 Australia. 12.5%; £7.99 until June 19freshly squeezed lime and clementine juice. Dances in your mouth
fragrant; elderflower notes and delivers on its gooseberry-fruit
2010 Ogier Lirac Réserve. £8.99, The Co-operativeopulent but spice-tinged raspberry and cherryish fruit
2008 Toolangi Vineyards Chardonnay, Australia. £18.50, Berry Broselegant, cooler-climate chardonnay; appley and melon fruitiness
orchard fruit and graceful acidity; a great example
Les Larmes de Pierre Coteaux du Giennois, France 2011 (£9.99, Laithwaites)bristles with pure, classic sauvignon flavour
Château Léret-Monpezat, Cahors, France 2000 (£20, tesco.com/wine)core of black and red berry fruit; framework of tannin softened delectably
Thoroughly decent, brilliant value
Tesco Finest Plan de Dieu Côtes du Rhône Villages 2011 (£6.99; 14% abv)riper, more structured, made by the same producer
El Guia The Rosado (12% abv ,£3.99 Waitrose)very drinkable
Bisceglia Gudarra Aglianico del Vulture 2008 (£10.99 Waitrose; 14% abv)delicious, mature, southern Italian red (in John Lewis and Canary Wharf)
superb-value, creamy chardonnay; clean, lemon-based acidity; rounded orange fruit
2007 Little J Zweigelt Niederosterreich, Austria. £9.99, Inverarity One to Oneebullient and bouncy acidity; soft raspberry and ripe cherry fruit
refreshingly tart strawberry fruit and a subtle smoky whiff
Domaine Les Filles de Septembre 2011, Côtes de Thongue (£8.95 Yapp)Savoury notes of spice, pepper and a trickle of treacle
Domaine de L'Idylle Vieilles Vignes 2011, Savoie (£10.95 Yapp)floral honeysuckle scent, fresh zingy fruit and a vanilla smack on the finish