A pinot noir for every budget including one of my favourites
John Wilson: Pinot noir is known for being tricky to grow but it’s now thriving in several different parts of the world
Wedding wines: how to buy and serve them, while keeping the costs down
How to Drink Better: You need crowd-pleasers and plenty of them, while keeping an eye on alcohol content
Two Spanish wines to try from the O’Briens sale
Wines for the Weekend: The red here is lighter in alcohol than many others produced in the Jumilla region
Will decanting my red wine or opening it early improve the taste?
How to Drink Better: Try out decanting for yourself at home with a humble jug and see if you think it helps the wine
Four great wines from Languedoc to pick up for Bastille Day
Languedoc is the largest wine-producing region in the world and has an offering to suit every price point
Two wines new to Dunnes, including a Sicilian grillo for €10
Wines for the Weekend: Grillo is one of the most widely planted indigenous white grape varieties in Sicily
John Wilson’s guide to making the ultimate summer wine spritzer
How to Drink Better: Spritzers make for the perfect summer drink and they can help to limit alcohol intake
John Wilson: I think this might just be the perfect summer wine
It’s time for the Beaujolais of Italy to shine in its own right
Two Italian wines from Dunnes, one with a less familiar grape
Wines for the Weekend: Both of these wines come from local Abruzzo grape varieties
Rosé wines: will a lighter shade mean a better taste?
How to Drink Better: It helps to understand what leads to the colour of the wine in your glass
Summer wine: three rosés worth a splurge plus one for all budgets
Provence rosé has somehow bucked the trend of falling wine consumption in recent decades
Two wines that capture the sunshine of Sicily
Wines for the Weekend: Sicily is one of the largest wine-producing regions in Italy
Is it better to buy an expensive Cava or Crémant than to snag a cheap Champagne?
How to Drink Better: While these three wines are often made in the same way, they will differ because of soil and grape varieties
How to find a good summer rosé from outside Provence
John Wilson: Almost every other wine region in the world has tried to replicate the success of Whispering Angel
Two summery wines to try from Aldi, one below €9
Wines for the Weekend: This South African white would match well with grilled fish, while the Portuguese red would be great with a burger