2007 Renato Ratti Nebbiolo, Piemonte, Italy (£10.99, Marks & Spencer). I know nothing about this fabulously named producer, but I can tell you that this is one hell of a wine.  Nebbiolo is an aristocratic red grape and the great wines of Barolo and Barbaresco are some of the most elucidating taste... 

2005 Penfolds, Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia (£68.34 per case of six bottles - £11.39 per bottle, www.tesco.com/wine). Hold onto your hats gentlemen (ladies grasp your bonnets)! Bin 28 is nothing short of a legend in Australia and I am so obsessed with these Kalimna vineyards,... 

2008 Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc, Saint-Cosme, Southern Rhône, France (£13.99, Richard Royds at The Haslemere Cellar tel. 01428 645081 & www.haslemerecellar.co.uk). The craftsmanship and build quality of this wine is of the very highest order imaginable. The usual white grapes have been employed -... 

2008 Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand (£12.99, Handford Wines tel. 020 7589 6113 & www.handford.net). The Marlborough region had a huge Sauvignon Blanc harvest in 2008 and a large number of wines were made from dilute fruit. This is why you may have come across...