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How to Drink Better: Producers are keen to sell their wine to anyone and everyone
John Wilson: Amid climate change, we could see wine lists in restaurants feature some unfamiliar varieties
Wines for the Weekend: highly regarded producer from the Mosel in Germany is producing good value wines
How to Drink Better: Snobbish wine drinkers have always had a problem with the pink-hued inbetweener
John Wilson: Three bottles of wine and a Galway Bay red ale
Wines for the Weekend: Over the last decade a new generation of younger winemakers have shown Swartland has real potential
How to Drink Better: The AOC system guarantees a wine comes from a defined geographical area and should also be a guarantee of quality
John Wilson: Another fine Midleton Very Rare for the collectors plus three other top toasts
Wines for the Weekend: South African and Portugese wines offering good value for money
How to Drink Better: There are many things to consider when selecting a wine
John Wilson: Heidi Schröck, Beatrice Contini Bonacossi, Lynne Coyle and Barbara Boyle are at the top of their game
Wines for the Weekend: The warm climate and granitic soils produce full-bodied rich red wines
How to Drink Better: Buy your beer in cans, your everyday wine in bag-in-box and your expensive age-worthy wines in lightweight glass bottles
John Wilson: From just 1,600 hectares of land on the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand, the region has grown to 30,000 hectares of vines
Wines for the Weekend: a full-bodied biodynamic red and a good value Alvarinho are worth seeking out in SuperValu sale