Wine: Something for the weekend
Night in
2010 Tesco Finest* Grenache/Marsanne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
There's juicy fresh peachy fruitiness to enjoy in this blend of grenache and marsanne – a great match for fish and shellfish-based pasta. £7.49, Tesco
Dinner party
2009 Guigal Côtes du Rhône, France
This syrah-based Rhône blend has sweet pepper aromatics and spicy, pepper-infused blackberry fruitiness enhanced by a generously ripe vintage in 2009. £10.99-£11.95, slurp wine.co.uk, Waitrose
Splash out
2009 Edmeades Zinfandel Mendocino County, California
A powerful zinfandel with a smoky aroma and poised sweet raspberry and cherry fruit framed by vanilla. Around £17.99, Handford (020-7589 6113), Harrods
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