Uncork these delicious wines to drink with your lunch…

GREAT PRE-LUNCH FIZZ Tanners Cava Brut Non-Vintage, £35

Oh, go on. It’s summer. And the weekend. Most places have at least one sparkling wine by the glass, and cava is the best of all worlds: made by the same process as champagne but nearly as well-priced as prosecco. Appley and delicious.

Gusbourne Estate Brut Rosé 2014, £78

A beautiful rosé fizz all the way from Kent. Has lovely red-berry acidity, so would work like cranberry sauce with a roast bird.

GREAT FOR VEGGIE DISHES Baron de Badassière Picpoul de Pinet 2017, £22.35

Easy to drink, reasonably priced, and surely with the best name in the wine world: it’s not a joke but the name of the vineyard.

BEST FOR FISH OR CHICKEN Planeta Chardonnay 2012, £53

Sicilian, crisp and slightly honeyed, this would work well with richer fish dishes or chicken.

Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc 2016, £23

A flavourful apricot wine with salty, mineral freshness, this South African chenin works wonderfully well with fish.

BEST PINK WINE FOR SALADS AND SEAFOOD Château Ollieux Romanis Rosé 2016, £26

A delicate rosé quintessential summer wine that’s great with salad and pink seafood such as prawns and salmon.

BEST FOR BEEF Sarget de Gruaud-Larose 2007, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, £55

There is a lot of mediocre Bordeaux around, much of it overpriced. So find a reputable name. This is the second wine from Château Gruaud-Larose, a Second Growth in the famous 1855 classification. Which still holds good. Now that’s tradition.

Pulenta Estate, ‘Hawksmoor Blend’ Malbec, 2016, £46

In Argentina, they say malbec is the grape to drink with steak. So Hawksmoor, being a steak restaurant, have cleverly asked a reputable producer for a malbec they can put their name on. It’s powerful, silky and full of juicy berries – and, unlike some malbecs, very good value.

Fontodi Chianti Classico 2015 Panzano, £52.50

A wine like chianti, seemingly put on Earth to make spaghetti and meatballs even better, can easily stretch to other meat-based dishes. Fontodi is one of the most famous names in Chianti Classico, and fully organic.

GREAT MATCH FOR LAMB Dandelion Vineyards, Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz 2016, £35

South Australia’s shirazes pair wickedly with lamb. Dandelion owners Zar and Elena Brooks call these Barossa Valley vines their family: bet Sunday lunch in that household is quite a party.

IDEAL FOR (OR INSTEAD OF) A LIGHTER DESSERT Errazuriz Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Casablanca Valley 2016, £20.50

With a lighter dessert, like a fruit salad, this intensely tropical sweet wine from Chile would work wonderfully well.