Wine: Something for the weekend?

Under £5

2008 Spanish Garnacha Shiraz

A blend of old vine garnacha with syrah (aka shiraz) from Cariñena in northern Spain, the aim in using no oak here is to bring out the berried fruit and lively peppery quality. £3.99, Marks & Spencer

Under £10

2006 Roches Noires, Macération, Saint Chinian, Languedoc

From the Roquebrun Co-op in the mountainous arrière-pays of the Languedoc, this spicy blend has undertones of rosemary combined with dark berry fruitiness. £7.99, Tesco

Splash out

2001 Cune Viña Real Oro Rioja Reserva

Not for lovers of New World fruit, this is a smokily aromatic, vanilla-infused, ultra-traditional rioja with leathery undertones of gameyness. £11.99, down from £14.99, until Tuesday, Waitrose