Red Wines

• 1Casa La Joya Merlot, Colchagua Valley£11.95Deep ruby colour, dry and velvety, fruity and light with aromas and flavours of cherry and raspberry.
• 2Cotes du Rhone La Denteliere, Caves Saint-Pierre, France£11.95The warmth and sunshine of the Rhone Valley encourages the ripe berry style with pepper hints. Easy-drinking and medium-bodied.
• 3Chianti Celsus, Trambusti, Italy£12.95A high quality family house producing a soft vibrant fruit with wild hedgerow berry character.
• 4Vendange Cabernet Sauvignon, California, USA£13.95Soft and easy-drinking from California's northern Central Valley. Full of ripe, blackcurranty fruit flavours and rounded tannins, making it a wine ideal for drinking both with and without food.
• 5Faustino VII Rioja Tinto, Spain£14.95A 'sin crianza' Rioja with just a touch of soft oak on the palate to balance the lively fresh fruit of the Tempranillo grape.
• 6Finca Flichman Malbec Oak-Aged, Mendoza£14.50An extra mellowness from time in barrel blends well with the full-bodied, ripe berry character with a touch of spice.
• 7Tintara Horseshoe Row Shiraz, S Australia£14.95Generous, full, richly textured palate with ripe plum, blueberry and dark chocolate notes.
• 8Casa La Joya Pinot Noir Reserrve, Itala Valley, Chile£15.95A relative newcorner to Chile and already producing this typical vibrant strawberry fruit with soft velvet tones.
• 9Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Tradition, Caves Saint-Pierre£19.95Traditions ensure heady aromas of spices and a long velvet character laden with warm fruit cake flavours.