WINE LIST

More top tipples this week – including a couple of sensationally priced sparklers...

12020 PLANETA, L’AMISTANZA, FIANO/GRECANICO, SICILY, ITALY

£10, Tesco

Made from two fantastic

Italian white grapes, fiano and grecanico, this is a thrilling white that possesses a gentle, floral nose and a silky, stonefruit and citrus palate. It’s a wonderful white that makes a delicious aperitif wine.

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NV PERE VENTURA, PRIMER RESERVA CAVA, SPAIN £12.99, reduced to £9.69 until 2 November, Waitrose

This is the finest-value cava available on the shelves today, and it really looks the part too. Smooth, delicate, long and lip-smacking, this fizz has the perfume and class of a much pricier wine, so load up now.

32020 WAITROSE NO.1 ASTROLABE AWATERE SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND

£11.99, reduced to £9.49 until 2 November, Waitrose

I’m a huge fan of this wine, and at this discounted price it’s a must-buy for fans of elite sauvignon blanc because the flavours are simply incredible. It’s also a winner with Mary Berry’s Broccoli & Stilton Soup.

4 2020 MIRAFLORS ROSÉ, DOMAINE LAFAGE, ROUSSILLON, SOUTH OF FRANCE

£13.95, alteuswines. co.uk; £11.59, allaboutwine.co.uk With an extra level of spice and depth, this is a very impressive rosé with lovely cherry stone-scented fruit and a surprisingly long finish. It’s a world apart from most wines from Provence – and it’s bold enough to pair with any of this week’s recipes.