To celebrate the international release of the Poggio di Sotto’s 2019 Brunello, winemaker Leonardo Berti hosted a vertical tasting in London

What it is it about this Malbec of all Argentina’s Malbecs? It’s the high-altitude intensity and clarity of flavours, the violet and cherry

£9.99/£7.49, Waitrose Almost everything I said about the 2016 vintage of this Cape red when singing its praises back in 2018 holds true...

£21, Tesco I scoured both front and back labels for the vintage of this Châteauneuf-du-Pape before it dawned on me that, very unusually...

The journey through Torbreck old-vine Barossa wines with chief winemaker Ian Hongell at Noizé restaurant in London in February 2024...

£16.15/£14.35, Haynes Hanson & Clark My encounter with Domaine Vavril’s Gamay Noir Beaujolais Villages last autumn was love at first...

£13.45–£14.90, ND John, NY Wines, Hic!, Vinvm, Just in Cases Ever since the Chileans discovered in the 1990s that almost all their...

£19.05, Corney & Barrow The way Klippe Kou Syrah is aged was changed in the 2020 vintage, with the total time cut from 18 to 10 months...

£16.95, Berry Bros & Rudd Reuilly is better known for its Sauvignon Blanc, of which it produces more than twice as much, but its Pinot...

£22–£26, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrison, North & South Wines and other independents If you haven’t got your red wine for the...

£17.60–£19, D’Arcy Wine, NY Wines, Latitude Wine, Theatre of Wine, Drinkmonger A compelling unfiltered Georgian Saperavi that sees no oak...

Welcome to my roundup of 25 red wines for the festive season. Ranging freely across styles, regions, grape varieties and prices (two...

£15.95–£20, Harris & Co, Eynsham Cellars, Framlingham Wine Shop, Latitude Wine, Rise & Vine Archetypal, expressive Coonawarra Cabernet...

Vineyards protected by cold northern winds at Tenuta San Leonardo, Italy's answer to elegant, first-growth Bordeaux When I chose the 14...

£19.99, Waitrose This very pretty, fruit-forward, young Chianti Classico is named after Ardalico, a character in the epic novel Orlando...

£24.95–£28.60, Slurp, Rare Vino Wine, Vinvm This is not only the first time a Pinotage has been my Wine of the Week, it’s the first time...

£16.99–£23.70, Roberts & Speight, Fareham Wine Cellar, Tannico UK, Vinvm, Village Wines, York Wines, Wine Utopia I could happily drink...

£12.99, Waitrose There's 15 per cent Syrah in this Chilean red, and to beneficial effect, but even so the wine comes across as very...

£13.95–£17.70, Fintry Wines, Great Wines Direct, Vino Gusto, Beckford Bottle Shop, Noble Green Wines, The Wee Vinoteca, Turton Wines This...

£12.95–£15.25, Amps Wine, Vinvm, Cheers Wine, The Surrey Wine Cellar, Booths supermarkets, NY Wines, Fareham Wine Cellar, Whole Foods...