KNACKERED MOTHERS’ WINE CLUB

BARGAIN OF THE WEEK Clearsprings Sauvignon Blanc 2014, two for £12 (usually £7 each), Sainsbury’s FROM South Africa’s Western Cape, this deliciously simple sauvignon blanc has just the right fresh citrusy flavours. It’s clearly made for summer sipping.

ROSE Rose d’une Nuit 2014, £11.79, Adnams THIS is a biodynamic wine, meaning that it’s like organic and then some: the vines are managed according to lunar cycles. This sounds ever so slightly loony, but Chateau La Coste in Provence has produced a vibrant, fresh, red fruit-filled rose.

Salmon

FOOD PAIRING:

fishcakes.

RED Tesco Finest Argentinian Malbec 2014, £7.99, Tesco MADE by one of the most i mpressive wineries in Argentina, Catena, this is one of the best in a sea of Malbec. Ripe and smooth with black cherry fruits.

FOOD PAIRING:

SPARKLING

Burgers. Codorniu Cuvee Barcelona Brut, £12.99, Waitrose

CAVA is made in the same way as champagne and this one even looks like a famous champers brand with its Art Deco-inspired bottle. What’s in the pretty bottle is really good: crisp, lemony and moreish. It’s been made by the cava giant to commemorate the year this tipple was first made — 1872.

Breadsticks

FOOD PAIRING:

and hummus.

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