Wine: Something for the weekend

Night in

2012 Tesco Finest* Frappato, Sicily

The local frappato grape produces a sweet-scented, youthful, cherry-juicy red with damsony bite. £7.99, reduced to £5.99 or £4.79, buying four or more Finest*, Tesco

Dinner party

2011 Bowen Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

A berry-scented, elegantly expressed Aussie red polished with a delicate brush of vanilla oak and a touch of herb. £99/6 bottles, australianwinecentre.co.uk, 0800 7561141

Splash out

2005 Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja

An accomplished wine showing touches of smoky blackberry in its powerful bouquet and a flavour that lingers. £18.71-£24.95, The Drink Shop, Cambridge Wines, Harrods