This bright, juicy, organic red from Almansa, Spain is a new wine and the first biodynamic wine from Gil Family estates

This delicious, dry Riesling is perfect for sunny, warm weather and mildly spice food

This quality of this rich, silky Languedoc wine soars above many more famous Southern French reds

This rosé Champagne would make a great bottle for an Easter celebration

A modern Australian take on Châteauneuf-du-Pape that would make a lovely Easter lunch wine

This is a cracking example of Dolcetto d'Alba, a food-friendly Italian red wine

I love dry Semillon with some bottle age made from venerable wines. It combines smooth lanolin texture with citrus intensity and zing

This is proper orange wine – bone dry, firmly structured, crisp, and full of juicy apricot and orange marmalade fruit

I’ve had a soft spot for Minervois since my student days and its main attraction was that it was cheap. I'm happy that it's moved on and up

It’s rare to see a Saint-Péray wine outside independent merchants and restaurants. There's just not enough of it for mass exposure

The joy of good Gigondas is that the characteristic power and generosity are leavened by sappy freshness, so the wines never feel too brawny

This cracking South African Sauvignon Blanc has mouth-watering pea pod and lemon grass aromas, a hint of pepper-spice, and succulent texture

This buoyantly fruity, fresh, dry north Italian red wine has a spring in its step and is a good choice for Valentine's Day

The aromatic Moschofilero grape variety is highly valued in Greece. Taste this aromatic dry white wine and you’ll see why.

I can’t help wondering if I have already found one of my favourite red wines of 2025: upbeat, upliftingly delicious and enjoyable Garnacha

If Italian Pinot Grigio is the sort of white wine you normally pass by, stay with me because there's another kind: Pinot Grigio with flavour

This is a lovely, polished Cabernet Franc that pairs easily with food, including lamb, beef, quail and vegetarian options

This full-bodied, generous, velvet-smooth Côtes du Rhône is a red wine that cellars well for several years

This appealing, affordable and well-balanced example of modern Australian Chardonnay goes against the trend for regional identity.

Pinot Noir is a useful red wine to have around over the festive period, not least because it usually suits white wine drinkers too