Aubert de Villaine, director and co-proprietor of DRC, at Corney & Barrow's London HQ for the tasting The wines were tasted at Corney &...

There's no harm in serving up vinous clichés, as long as they're good. These are: two pink Champagnes and two reds that will have your...

Rude Wines, £12.99 If a wine from the southern hemisphere or North America is labelled Syrah, not Shiraz, you can be pretty sure the...

£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...

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

Updated 15 December to take in a Christmas offer price in the Co-op – £5 off its Chateauneuf-du-Pape A round-up of red wines of all...

Grapes for Amarone drying on traditional bamboo trays After visiting Valpolicella last month, I was going to write about the current...

£14.95, Tanners, tanners-wines.co.uk The name may sound a tad old school, but the wine, I’m happy to say, is not. It’s claret for sure,...

£9.99, Co-op It speaks volumes both about the quality of this wine and the quality of the producers from which the Co-op sources its...

£13.75, Grape & Grind; £13.99, New Forest Wines £14.79, Martinez Wines A southern French red that exudes contemporary polish but not at...

£9.99, Waitrose until 20 September (then £13.49); £9.99 for 6 bottles, Majestic; £14, Tesco and Ocado The winemaker of this multi...

£18.75, Harvey Nichols; £14.75, Hawkshead Wines There are a lot of red wines I don’t want to go near in a heat-wave but this one is a...

£14.50, or £12.95 in any 12 bottles, Lea & Sandeman I don’t begrudge Rioja any of its success, but I wish it didn’t overshadow the...

£13.50, Cadman Fine Wines I was going to recommend a Rioja from Cadman Fine Wines this week, but I tasted this Morgon on Saturday at a...

£9.99, Laithwaites I was going to recommend this velvety Portuguese red a while back but it was out of stock everywhere. It’s now...

£11.95, Berry Bros & Rudd Polished, bright, blackcurrant fruit, herby, currant-leaf freshness and plush, cocoa richness – a lovely...

£10, Tesco I hadn’t planned to recommend this juicy, round, oak-matured red this week, although it’s a perennial favourite, but the...

Tabalí's winemaker Felipe Müller East goes to extremes in Chile: first he planted vineyards within spitting distance of the Pacific...

£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...

£16.95, The Vintner, thevintner.com This is such a food-friendly red it ought to be on as many restaurant lists as the, admittedly...