Medium-bodied red wine

Rosso di Montalcino is the baby brother of Brunello di Montalcino, usually made with grapes from younger vines and only aged one year before release compared to Brunello's four. This example from Podere Brizio is made using the local strain of the Sangiovese grape, fermented using wild yeasts before

A fab Californian Pinot Noir, produced by Robert Sinskey with grapes grown in the Los Carneros region of the Napa Valley. 2015 saw prolonged drought in the region but fortunately, heavy rainfall followed by unseasonable warmth in early 2016 resulted in a very successful vintage. Treated to a year of

Pio Cesare is one of the top producers in Barolo but if you're looking for something a bit more everyday we can heartily recommend its barbera and a much more reasonable price. This is made from 100% hand-picked barbera which are aged in small oak barrels.Now five years old this has mellowed conside

Le Corti's Chianti Classico is an excellent example of the brilliance elegance that Chianti can bring to the table. It's bright and fresh, with plenty of juicy fruit and floral wafts running through it, plus some balsamic acidity and peppery spice along the way. Made with 95% Sangiovese and 5% Color

The cool Yarra Valley in Victoria is pinot noir heaven and has been producing some of Australia's finest wines since the 19th century. If you like your pinot with the accent on elegance, then you'll love this. It would go with all kinds of food like roast chicken, mushroom risotto or hard cheeses.

Rich mature shiraz from Maclaren Vale in South Australia. This is made by Robert Oatley one of the country's most prolific family-owned wineries. This would be good with richer meat dishes.

This is the 2018 vintage of Massaya winery's Terrases de Baalbeck. The Lebanese winery makes use of high altitude grapes growing at the foot of Mount Lebanon in the Bekaa Valley, with grenache, mourvedre, and syrah appearing in the mix. Bursting with red fruit, this wine has been rested in oak foudr

The Chianti Classico Cortevecchia Riserva from Le Corti is made with a similar recipe as its Chianti Classico (with 95% Sangiovese and 5% Colorino grapes), but this expression is allowed some extra time to mature an develop its flavour profile. It spends 16 to 20 months maturing in oak (rather than

Gorgeous German red wine from Familie Reinisch made with 100% pinot noir (or spatburgunder as its known in German). It's aged in large wooden barrels for 12 months before bottling, so among the juicy fruitiness there are some subtle oaky notes.

This Pinot Noir hails from Napa Valley's Cuvaison, a producer founded in 1969 which makes it old school in Californian terms. This 2018 vintage has spent 11 months in French oak barriques which add spice and tannin to the wine. If you're planning to cook some duck, then look no further, especially i

This 2019 Pauillac from Château Artigues showcases a 50:50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot grapes. With a medium body, it's bursting cherries and just a hint of vanilla, making it a great pairing with rich meaty dishes – particularly duck.

Once again, those Faustino folks have created a spectacular Rioja for your enjoyment! the 2015 vintage Faustino V Reserva is made using a combo of Tempranillo and Mazuelo grapes, and spends at least 18 months resting in American oak barrels, developing a mature flavour profile that is well balanced

This characterful Tuscan red wine from Brunello di Montalcino is made with Sangiovese grapes harvested from the winery's oldest vines. Packed with bold, dark forest fruit notes and a deep earthiness, it'll pair wonderfully with rich Italian meat and mushroom dishes.

Langhe Nebbiolo comes from vineyards outside the demarcated Barolo region. It offers wines that are good value and tend to be drinkable at a younger age than its more illustrious relative. This example is made by a family-owned Barolo house, Poderi e Cantine Oddero, that has been going since 1878. T

Another wonderful organic Grenache from David & Nadia over in Swartland! This is the 2018 vintage, with 60% of the grapes fermented whole bunch, before the wine rested in 500-litre French oak barrels for 12 months. A rather fabulous pairing with cheese, we reckon.

Hailing from the Côte De Beaune, Savigny-Lès-Beaune region in Burgundy, France, this wine from Domaine Tollot-Beaut is made using 100% Pinot Noir grapes, and it's a sterling example of the wine produced by the villages of this region. It was aged for around 18 months in oak, only a small proportion

It's the 2017 vintage of Terrasses de Baalbeck from the Massaya winery! Harvested at the foot of Mount Lebanon at 1,000 metres above sea level, the wine is made up of core of Grenache, supported by Mourvedre and Syrah, with some of the vines up to 20 years old! The wine is then rested in oak foudres

Barbera is Piedmont's second red grape. While its big brother nebbiolo gets all the kudos, appearing in prestigious wines like Barolo and Barbaresco, meanwhile barbera just gets on appearing in delicious affordable wines like this. This is fresh and packed full of flavour. If you're knocking up a sp

Sangiovese is the great grape of Chianti but many producers include some French varieties such as Merlot, as is the case here with Castello di Ama's Montebuoni Chianti Classico Riserva 2018. The non-Tuscan variety plumps out the feel in the mouth and tends to make wines more immediately appealing at

French red wine from Touraine in the Loire, it's the ripe 2022 vintage of Guy Allion's Les Parcs Pinot Noir. The grapes grow in clay and limestone-rich soil in south-west sloping vineyards, and the wine is rested in oak for an average of nine to 11 months before bottling. The result is an elegantly

From Argentina's Zuccardi estate, this was made with cabernet franc grapes harvested from vineyards in the Uco Valley in Mendoza. Plenty of ripe red berries here, along with earthy tannins, meaning it'll pair wonderfully with rich, meaty food.

From the Yarra Valley in Australia comes this glorious 2015 vintage red wine. Produced with hand picked Nebbiolo grapes, fermented in small batches to bring out their savoury characteristics. It'll certainly make a fantastic accompaniment to cured meats and cheeses.

The flagship wine from Italy's Castello Romitorio, the Brunello di Montalcino is made with 100% Sangiovese grapes from the Northwest area of Montalcino. After the winemaking, it spends about 24 months in oak, before spending another 12 months in the bottle. Brilliantly rich and aromatic, with subtle

For this Three Centuries Shiraz from Baptista's David Traeger series, grapes were harvested from three vineyards in the Heathcote region of Victoria, just north of Melbourne, which were planted in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries – hence the name! An elegant Australian red, pair it with a BBQ and y

This 2017 vintage La Poulosa La Vizcaina from Raúl Pérez is made from mencía, bastardo, and garnacha tintorera grapes, harvested from vines between 60 to 80 years old. The wine was rested in French oak barrels for 12 months before bottling, lending some soft, buttery notes to the fresh fruit.