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From a top producer in Moldova, this Bordeaux blend is full bodied, juicy and full of flavour. Bramble fruits and spice combine with present and ripe tannins. Perfect anyday-drinking wine that pairs well with red meat, pasta and pizza.

We know what you drank last summer… and it’s back! And it's a 2026 Wine Champion to boot. The new vintage of this barnstormingly popular, delicately spritzy Austrian white has won our buyers' blind tasting yet again. With its ‘refreshing, sparky acidity’, ‘exuberant, vibrant fruit’ and low alcohol, it’s an absolute peach of a wine.

If you only try one chardonnay from 2026’s abundant crop of Wine Champs winners, this bowled us over for its quality-price ratio. Its ‘limey nose’, ‘lovely herby style’ and ‘round, creamy’ palate were even better on retasting, so don’t be afraid to decant it.

Round and plummy Chilean carmenère from organic vineyards. One of our Wine Society Pioneers of wine production that is as sustainable as possible, the inspirational eco-friendly Emiliana focuses on maintaining healthy, living soils in all their vineyards, through sustainable agronomic practises. The result is that their vineyards teem with natural life, a perfect blend of predators and prey that forms a balanced vineyard ecosystem. The ‘Silbador' itself is an insect-eating bird found in the vineyards whose presence means that Emiliana do not have to use pesticides on their vines and other crops. Certified Carbon Neutral for the first time in 2008, Emiliana are now IMO, BCORP and Fairtrade certified too. People are important here. with staff guaranteed fair wages and treatment, college scholarships, allotments, profits from the sale of the produce of vineyard beehives and olive groves. Local schools are provided with computer and internet access. It's wonderful stuff.

Fragrant, fruity, full-flavoured southern French white, the happy marriage of two worlds with crisp sauvignon coming from Gascony and full-bodied, peachy viognier coming from Languedoc.

One of the best-value whites from the south of France, full-flavoured and dry yet with crisp freshness and a beguiling citrus and herb flavour. An ideal partner for white fish and seafood.

A classic Languedoc blend of carignan and grenache, with a splash of merlot adding suppleness. Brilliant value southern French red delivering fresh, uncomplicated fruit and soft tannins.

Viognier thrives in its home of the Rhône Valley and this crisp, fresh and floral white has been made exclusively for us by Maison Les . Alexandrins who are based in the heart of the northern Rhône. From high-altitude vineyards in the Ardèche, expect honeysuckle, ginger and fresh apricot notes combined with a fleshy palate. This white works well with mild curries and roast chicken.

From a stony plateau to the south of the Roman city of Nîmes comes this exuberantly fruity grenache-syrah blend, offering lots of energy and crunchy fruit combined with spice and liquorice. 2025 was a juicy and accessible vintage. A perfect anyday drinking red.

Plump and generous, this is a great example of the full-flavoured, round and fruity style of Mâcon-Villages from the warm south region of Burgundy.

Packed with bright, juicy brambly fruit, red cherry and plum, with savoury spice notes bringing complexity, this Italian red is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Plush and generous with montepulciano's signature freshness to balance the sweet ripe-fruit character.

Classic zinfandel from California, with cherry and sarsaparilla on the nose, wild strawberry and redcurrant coming through on the full yet soft palate and sweet vanilla and mixed spice on the finish. On the palate, it`s full-bodied and satisfying, and makes a great partner for Mediterranean-style cooking, grilled meats, dishes where herbs play a prominent role, burgers or even curry: the perfect house red! Fruit from old bush vines is used to make this wine, yielding less but with grapes of higher concentration. These gnarled and knotted old vines are more abundant in California than almost anywhere else in the world and deserve their place on the label of our zin.