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value for money and a delicate bubbly
Tesco Finest Dessert Semillon 2008. £6.99Luscious sweet vino like a magnificent mango
Sainsbury's Taste the Difference 12-Year-Old PX sherry. £7.99A world of sweet figs and dates in a single glass
Arco de Esporao 2010 (Portugal). £9.39 WaitroseRich warming red; something a little off the beaten track
Sainsbury's Vinho Verde NV. £3.98Simple refresher with a spritz
distinctive South African twist; Think wood smoke and gravitas
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Malbec 2011 Argentina (14%, £6.99, Majestic)the smell of brambles and bramble jelly; bouncy, slippy feel
Laura Aschero Pigato 2011 Italy (12%, Great Western Wine, £19.70)tastes of ripe and unripe pears at once, with a dash of green herbs
spicy, robust number; lots of plummy fruit and a chocolatey sweetness
2010 Domaine du Rouge Gorge Faugeres. £8.99, M&Sdark berry fruit aromatics with a spice-infused cherry-fruit
2006 Chateau Monbrison, Margaux. £29.75, Lea & Sandemanshining Bordeaux star; succulent fruit with chocolatey richness
dry, tart apple; piercingly fresh white
Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Montlouis, France 2011 (£15.99, Waitrose)intense, layered example, with its baked-apple richness
Millton Vineyards Te Arai Chenin Blanc, NZ 2009 (£13.50, Imbibros; Vntge Roots)stunner; verve and honeyed depth of the best of the Loire
rich, dark-fruited southern Italian red
Domaine Felines-Jourdan Picpoul de Pinet 2011 (£7.50 Wine Society)far more enjoyable than a bland pinot grigio
Domane Wachau Terraces Gruner Veltliner 2011 (£7.39 on offer Waitrose)deliciously versatile; refreshing peppery twist
delightfully textured banana flavour; soft, peach fruit
2011 Lirac Domaine de Garrigues, France. £8.99, Majesticsoft, warm wine with touches of plum and raspberry fruit
plum and bramble fruit side of syrah cut by cabernet's structure
2010 Yalumba 'The Scribbler', Barossa Valley £14.49, nywines.co.ukimmediacy, but underneath lurks a serious wine
2009 Bernoota, Lake Breeze, Langhorne Creek £24, swig.co.uklush, rich fruit that manages to be mouth-filling and intense yet focused