2006 Chileno Sauvignon Blanc, Chile, Sainsbury’s, £4.79; Morrisons and Co-op, £4.99.
As sleek and stylish as ever, this popular unoaked Chilean white delivers all the lively, lemony, steely, citrussy fruit that any summer sauvignon swigger could ask for.

2006 Chileno Merlot-Shiraz, Chile, Morrisons, £4.99.
The Chileno family’s new arrival shows that it is not just Australia that can have success with merlot-shiraz blends, and this juicy, unoaked red bursts with plump, plummy, creosote-spiked fruit.

2005 Château du Grand Moulas, Massif d’Uchaux, Côtes du Rhône Villages, France, Tanners (01743 234455), £7.60.Many moons ago, Marc Ryckwaert’s 50-50 syrah and grenache, a humble rhône now with its own village source appended to its name, swept all before it. Today, this spicy, peppery, violet-scented red still enthrals.

2004 Château Haut Bergeron Sauternes, France, Asda, £9.98, half-bottle.
A hidden dessert wine gem on Asda’s shelves is this keenly priced sauternes: a delicious, fat, full, waxy, buttercup gold sticky that cries out for strawberries and cream and other sweet summer fruits.

2006 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, Asda, £5.62.
Asda tries hard, and this entry-level Kiwi sauvignon blanc has been consistently good, with the 2006 vintage all mouthwatering bold, grassy, green pepper fruit and better than ever.

2006 Dolcetto d’Alba, Renato Fenocchio, Italy, Tanners, £8.20.
Dolcetto, made from the little-known grape of the same name, is Italy’s answer to beaujolais, and, in the right hands, is a superb, ripe, velvety, plum and summer red fruits-laden red with wide appeal.

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