KNACKERED MOTHERS’ WINE CLUB

BARGAIN OF THE WEEK

Tesco Finest Picpoul de Pinet 2016, £6.50 (normally £7) I LOVE this perfect summer white from vineyards near the coast in the Languedoc, with its fresh, crisp green apple fruit. Made from the Picpoul grape, it’s happy on its own — and even happier with a plate of seafood. If you could bottle sea breeze, this comes pretty close.

ROSÉ

Les Etoiles Rosé, £11.99, Co-op THIS wine is a star. Well, three stars, according to the label. It’s made from the Grenache grape by the Perrin family in Provence, the same lot behind the wine from Brangelina’s Chateau Miraval — which is almost twice the price. Full of white peach and light redcurrant flavours, this rosé really does shine bright.

FOOD PAIRING: Grilled salmon.

RED

Elephant In The Room Shiraz 2017, £10.99 mix six price, Majestic A GORGEOUS, sumptuous red from South Australia’s Langhorne Creek region, it’s unashamedly rich and spicy. The producers have gone fairly large on the oak, a style that may have fallen out of fashion but for some suits Shiraz perfectly. And at 14.5 per cent abv, there’s no way you can ignore this particular elephant in the room.

FOOD PAIRING: Steak and chips.

SPARKLING

Mount Bluff Rosé Brut NV, £13.50, Marks & Spencer LOVE pink champagne? Give this sparkling rosé from New Zealand a try. It’s created in the same way, as in fermented in the bottle for a second bubble-inducing time. And it’s made from two of the classic Champagne grapes Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with delicate strawberry fruit flavours. Beautifully made.

FOOD PAIRING: Crisps and dips.

The Knackered Mother’s Wine Club by helen McGinn (Pan Macmillan, £7.99).