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Drinks: Charlotte’s bank-holiday highs

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Spice up your bank-holiday weekend with my vibrant selection of drinks: a crisp white or a juicy red – ideal for barbecues. My value rosé find is ideal for picnics with its lightweigh­t portable packaging. And at sunset try my cocktail pick for elegance and fun in equal measures. Go to dailymail.co.uk/you to watch me making grilled lamb chops with a herby pomegranat­e salad, served with my chosen organic Sicilian Frappato, right

MOTH PALOMA (10%), £3.99, Waitrose. Make the party a ‘can’ do with this cocktail from a leading tinned drinks brand, blending the warmth of tequila with ripe grapefruit and zesty lime. Pair with tortilla chips and some spicy guacamole.

SPECIALLY SELECTED MÉDITERRAN­ÉE ROSÉ 2023 (12%), £6.99, Aldi. Packaged in eco-friendly plastic to minimise its carbon footprint, this French rosé boasts notes of berry fruit and rose petals with a fresh finish.

W/O ORGANIC FRAPPATO SICILY 2022 (13.5%), £13.99, laithwaite­s. co.uk. This electric-ruby offering is an energising red full of bright cherry fruit flavours: ideal when chilled for lunchtime sipping.

LAURENT MIQUEL ALBARINO 2023 (12%), £12.50, Sainsbury’s.

A southernfr­ench take on Spain’s Albariño, from the eighthgene­ration winemaker Laurent, this one has notes of meadow flowers, zesty lemon and sea air.

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