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Under £5

2007 Sainsbury's Cuvée Prestige Côtes du Rhône

When France gets it as right as this juicy, fresh raspberry and blackberryish red, with its spicy flavours, who's to say it can't take on the world in the affordable, everyday red wine stakes? £4.54, Sainsbury's

Under £10

2005 Umberto Fiore Barbaresco, Piedmont

The floral perfumes and cherryish fruit are more serious than you'd expect at under a tenner, but this Piedmontese red still has the typical nebbiolo tannins and savoury acidity required for Italian sausage and pasta. £9.99, M&S

Splash out

2008 Don Pedro de Soutomaior Albariño

Fragrant, crisp dry white from Galicia with stonefruit flavours and a seasalty, citrusy zest that's made for shellfish. £11.50. Great Grog, Edinburgh (0131 555 0222); Palmers, Dorset (01308 422396); Wood Winters (01786 834894)

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