WINE LIST

Fabulous budget buys rub shoulders with two top-shelf bottles in this week’s eclectic selection

1 2016 Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Italy

£10, reduced to £5 from Tuesday until 2 April, M&S

It’s not often that a wine is subject to a half-price deal, and it’s even rarer when a decent bottle has this treatment. Here’s a fabulous, budget pinot grigio for your delectation. Make a note in your diary to raid the shelves at Marks & Spencer on Tuesday.

2 2016 Gigondas, Domaine Carobelle, Southern Rhône, France

£18.99, reduced to £16.99 in a Mix Six deal until 1 April, Majestic I’ve found two top-end wines this week, so you can really spoil yourselves. This is the first one, a mighty grenache-based red made from old vines that will amaze your senses with its dense, smoky, berry-stuffed charms.

3 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé, Domaine Cordier, Burgundy, France

£21.99, reduced to £18.99 each in a Mix Six deal until 1 April, Majestic

My second upper-class beauty is this lusty chardonnay made in the rolling hills of southern Burgundy. With just the right amount of nutty oak notes augmenting the rich palate, it’s a grand white for main-course dishes.

4 2016 La Vieille Ferme Blanc, Luberon, Southern Rhône, France

£7.99, reduced to £5.99 from Wednesday to 17 April, Waitrose This is an innocent, gentle, lightly perfumed wine which, with its delicacy and poise, I absolutely adore. It’s the balance between the apple-and-pear nose and the bright, crisp finish that truly impresses. A real winner.