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

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

This versatile, festive Italian red wine can be drunk this Christmas or any time over the next five years

Red wines for the festive season in all styles, regions, grape varieties and prices to cover all occasions

This very good Ukrainian Saperavi goes very well with wintery daubes and casseroles

One of the things I love about Gamay wines in general, and the Beaujolais Crus above all, is how well they go with food

The wines of Domaine de Mourchon are deep coloured, generous and powerful, but they also have purity, focus and energy

Tasting notes with food pairings for seven notable wines from two estates in Piedmont and one in Tuscany

This is the kind of good, honest red wine that comes in useful for parties or when you just need to open a bottle without ceremony

The blend of the Moulin Rose 2020 – a very good vintage – is more or less equal parts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

I could argue the case for this being a summer, winter, spring or autumn wine. It’s one of those red wines that seems to suit all seasons

Tasting this Rioja a couple of months ago reminded me just how consistently good some of the world’s most familiar wines are

This is a pure, fresh, cool-climate style of Aussie Shiraz, with enticing raspberry and white pepper flavours

This Portuguese red wine hits the holiday mood by delivering a whole lot of pleasure and an equal amount of character.

There’s nothing complicated about this week’s wine and that’s the point. It’s just a joy to drink – a big, comforting hug of juicy fruit

This lovely Fleurie from France's Beaujolais region is an ideal red wine for the summer

The quality-focused Hispano+Suizas winery is helping to transform the reputation of southeast Spain's Utiel-Requena wine region

The estate-bottled Château de Sabazan 2018 is a plush, deep crimson, velvet-smooth red wine with perfumed sun-warmed black-fruit aromas

A great value, food-friendly Chianti Classico from an organic estate in the heart of the region