In a nod to Bastille Day, I’m giving this slot over to a classic French red wine this week, but the real reason is that this is such a good and good value red Bordeaux, with lovely mature flavours as well as ripe reducrrant and bramble fruit

This medium-bodied, dry white wine made from Grüner Veltliner in Austria is refreshing enough for hot weather, perfect for watching Wimbledon and versatile with food.

It wouldn’t be summer if I didn’t fall in love with Loire Valley Cabernet Franc all over again and Château de Fesles La Chapelle Anjou is one of this year’s favourites, with cassis and raspberry flavors mingling currant-leaf, herb and graphite coolness and freshness

Almost the only thing this organic and biodynamic Spanish orange wine has in common with any other wine is sheer, unadulterated deliciousness. It’s a slightly hazy, pale apricot colour, and mouthwateringly aromatic with redcurrant, orange and camomile notes.

£14.95, Yapp Brothers To celebrate settling into my usual haunt north of Cahors in southwest France, I'm dedicating this week's slot to...

Among several good reasons for trying this wine is that it’s excellent value. Another is that it’s an opportunity to try something different if you’re not familiar with Austria's Zweigelt grape variety or with Austrian red wines in general. The best reason, though, is the simplest. It’s delicious.

Italy is not most people’s first port of call for Chardonnay, nor perhaps are mountain regions, but up in the Alpine northeast of Italy, in the predominantly white-wine region of Alto Adige/Süd Tirol, Chardonnay vineyards are second only to Pinot Grigio and the wines produced have a captivating purity and freshness.

This cheerful, deep crimson Bergerac is all about fruit and smoothness and is a French wine bargain

This is a new and delicious Côtes de Provence rosé in groundbreaking eco-friendly packaging

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

Trullo serves Italian wines and Italian regional food laced with British ingredients

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