TOM’S PICK OF THE BUNCH

Sunday best Bodegas del Medievo Acuro Rioja Reserva 2017

O’Brien’s

Down from €20.95 for September, this organic Rioja has to be one of the best buys right now. Smooth, elegantly oaked, it cries out for rare roast beef.

Peach of a white

Medusa Viognier 2021

SuperValu

Down from €15.99, this Southern French is a ripe, creamy, peach-scented affair that’s strikingly good with coronation chicken.

Versatile with attitude Albert Glas Grauburgunder 2021

SuperValu

Pinot Grigio but not as most people know it. Grapefruit zesty and juicy, ultra-ripe pears, dry but not austerely so.

Sweet spice

Blue Tie by Pfaff of Alsace 2021

SuperValu

Down from €16.99, distinctly sweet, exotic aromas from spicy Muscat; think lychees and mango. Try with blue cheese salad or chicken korma.

Cahors on steroids

I’m The Boss Cahors Malbec 2020

SuperValu

I wouldn’t pay the €22.99 full price but this daftly named beefy red from the home of Malbec is no hardship with a t-bone steak.