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

£17.99 (in any 6-bottle mix), Majestic stores New Zealand Chardonnay is still overshadowed by the country's Sauvignon Blanc, as is every...

£8.99, Majestic Getting the balance right between oak and fruit in barrel-fermented white Rioja has eluded many a bodega over the years,...

£17.99, Majestic I don't know where I would have thought this was from if I was tasting it blind, but you can be pretty certain I...

£9.99, Adnams Bright, pure, succulent, supple and fresh with proper concentration and yet a lightness of touch – hallmarks of Susana...

£15.99, or £12.49 in a mix of 12 or more, Laithwaites Argentina nailed its red wine colours to the Malbec mast years ago, but it’s also...

£9.99, or £8.99 in any mix of six bottles, Majestic Bordeaux Supérieur – everyday claret – doesn't come much better than this, and...

£15.99, or £13.99 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic This is a best of both worlds Pinot Noir – cherry and raspberry perfume and fruit, gentle...

£20, Oddbins and oddbins.com Dazzlingly good Viognier from a winemaking paradise in the foothills of spectacular mountains deep in the...

£16.99/£14.99, Majestic Godello grows in the far north west of Spain, like the better known Albariño, except that Godello's stronghold of...

£7.99 in a 6-bottle mix This was so nearly a £15 red, but someone at the winery felt inspired to add some grapes from outside the...

£15.75, Oddbins I feel a bit of traitor choosing this Malbec when I’m more or less within spitting distance of the grape variety’s home...

£8.75, Oddbins I love the heady blossom and peach aromas of this organic white and its peaches-and-cream flavour and soft citrus-zest...

£7.49 in any 6 bottles, £8.99 per single bottle, Majestic Godello may sound like a character in a Mozart opera but it’s a high quality...

£10.99, Wine Rack I’ve chosen a new-wave red wine from China to mark Chinese New Year on Saturday. The alternative would have been a...

£9.75, Oddbins The 2015 vintage was brilliant for Beaujolais, from straight Beaujolais to the ten appellations in their own right at the...

£14.99, or £12.99 in a 6-bottle mix, Majestic Seems odd that this is the first white Burgundy I’ve recommended here. I’ve homed in on...

£11.99, or £8.99 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Most red wine is drunk too warm, but people are reluctant to put it in the fridge for the...

£16, Oddbins There are lots of misconceptions about red burgundy, two of the most glaring being that it’s a full-bodied wine and always...

£14.95, The Wine Society; £17.99, or £15.99 when you buy any 6 bottles, Majestic If you want a red wine that goes down well with lovers...