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

This appealing, affordable and well-balanced example of modern Australian Chardonnay goes against the trend for regional identity.

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 white wine is a delight – breezy, bright, light and rounded with a plume of grass, gooseberry, floral, citrus and white peach.

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

This alluring, richly textured, complex and very individual dry wine was inspired by the way white wines were made in the past

Delicious white, rosé and orange wines for the festive season in all styles and at all prices to suit every occasion

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

If you’re looking for a really interesting and unusual bottle to give to a wine lover, your search ends here.

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

Next week is Sherry Week, but I would be recommending this dazzling Manzanilla Pasada whatever the week

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

A delicious, distinctive, dry white wine from northern Greece with a perfume of roses and Turkish delight

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

This wonderfully expressive, distinctive Sauvignon Blanc has a depth of flavour to keep up the interest in any season.

We were at Cliveden for an exciting Oregon wine dinner, six courses paired with Phelps Creek Vineyards Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and others

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