Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2005

Red at £45, Majestic.Find onwine-searcher.com.

Score 95/100

The wine Gang, thewinegang.com, February 2010

February’s top-scoring wine: “what sets this above so many Amarones is polish and purity: for all its density and weight, it has a lightness of touch.”

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Nino Franco, Grave di Stecca, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene

Sparkling at £25, Sommelier’s Choice London, Wine Library London £25

Decanter Rating: five stars

Decanter, Decanter.com, 8 February 2010

Decanter’s Connoisseur’s choice: “this stood out among many fine Proseccos at a recent tasting,”

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Vina Casa Silva, Cool Coast, Sauvignon Blanc, Colchagua Valley (2009)

Red under £13, Waitrose, £12.99

Decanter Rating: three stars

15.5 points

Decanter, Decanter.com, 8 February 2010

Decanter’s White Wine of the Week: “bright and breezy, full of minerality, with a twist of tropical fruit.”

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Ogier, Gigondas (2007)

Red under £13, Waitrose, £12.99

Decanter Rating:

16.5 points

Decanter, Decanter.com, 8 February 2010

Decanter’s Red Wine of the Week: “black olive, red fruits, leather, roasted meats, complemented with herbs and spices.”

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Fontanafredda, Moncucco, Moscato d’Asti (2008)

White under£14, Swig, London W4 (0800 0272 272) £13.95

Decanter Rating:

16.5 points

Decanter, Decanter.com, 8 February 2010

Decanter’s Choice: “crammed with notes of orange blossom, peach, nectarine, sherbet, grape and elderflower.”

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2006 Leeuwin Estate Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon Siblings

White under £20, International stockists from www.winesearcher.com $18-$21

Rating 89

Robert Parker. Robert Parker.com, 25 January 2010

Robert Parker.com Wine of the Day: “pungent aromatics with some green notes, mineral, fresh herbs, and bright citrus fruit.”

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2007 Cotes du Rhone Villages, Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference (M Chapoutier), Rhone Valley, France

Red under £6, Sainsbury’s, £5.99

Oz Clark, OzClark.com, 25 January 2010

Oz’ Wine of the Week: “This is really serious Côtes du Rhône – rich loganberry and strawberry fruit, deepened by sloes and rosehip syrup, freshened by herbs and toughened with bitter bark tannin.”

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Ruinart Rosé NV

Sparkling under £46, at £45 if you buy two as part of a mixed half dozen, reduced from £60 until April 26; Majestic

Jonathan Ray, the Telegraph, 09 February 2010

Jonathan says: “lovely wild strawberry fruit and long toasty finish, it should be in every would-be seducer’s armoury.”

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Bisol Jeio Cuvée Rosé Brut Prosecco

Sparkling under £11, at £10.22; Bibendum 020 7449 4120

Jonathan Ray, the Telegraph, 09 February 2010

Jonathan says: “This merlot/pinot noir rosé is a complete joy”

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Codorníu Extra Brut Rosado Cava,

Sparkling under £6, at £5.99 reduced from £11.99 until Feb 16; Co-op, Somerfield

Jonathan Ray, the Telegraph, 09 February 2010

Jonathan says: “pink sparkling wine is ideal for lovers on a budget”

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