France, £5.95, Morrisons

Classified as a Vin de France but made by a beaujolais specialist, this light, bright, cherry-filled sip tastes like a good-quality beaujolais.

Italy, £5.95, Sainsbury’s

Spain, £5.99, Aldi

A stylish, well-made rioja at a bargain price. Blackberry and red fruit flavours with an edge of vanilla and silky tannins. Perfect with lamb.

Australia, £6.99, Lidl

From one of Australia’s best cabernet sauvignon regions, this has cassis and black cherry fruit, layered with pepper and hints of tobacco. Serve with a winter casserole.

Western Australia, £7.50, Asda

Great quality at a great price in this classic, blackcurrant and blueberry fruit-filled wine with a hint of bay leaf and oak.

The Cape Bandit Malbec 2025

South Africa, £7.50, Sainsbury’s

Cape bandits are animals that eat from the vine. These malbec grapes avoided them to make a delicious, juicy, raspberry- and plum-filled wine.

Outstanding quality for the price, this has summer fruit and herbal flavours, with a silky structure and long finish.

Taste the Difference Barbera d’Asti 2023

Piemonte, Italy, £8.25 with Nectar to 24 Nov (usually £9.25), Sainsbury’s

Chock-full of spiced red cherry, raspberry and damson fruit with a finish that echoes truffles and forest floors. Match with pork belly or pasta.

Pays d’Oc, France, £8.50 to 24 Nov (usually £9.50), Co-op

France, £8.50 to 24 Nov (usually £11.50), Waitrose

Tasting well above its price point, this wine has ripe, rounded red fruits and silky tannins. Pour alongside roast lamb for Sunday lunch.

Pays d’Oc, France, £8.50 on mix-six deal (usually £10), Majestic

Deep flavours of raspberry and black cherry with a layer of spice and an easy, quaffing style. Match with herb-spiked lamb.

France, £8.75 to 24 Nov (usually £10), Co-op

If you need a wine to go with a midweek cottage pie or casserole, try this. Ripe bramble fruit, and a soft, easy-drinking style.

Mendoza, Argentina, £9 to 24 Nov (usually £12), Waitrose

Juicy plum, blueberry and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of herbs and no oak, this cabernet franc shows that Argentina has more to offer than just malbec

Fresh strawberry and blueberry flavours with enough weight to match fish or chicken dishes or chill it down and serve at a buffet.

A top medal-winner at the Decanter Wine Awards, Kratosija is another name for primitivo. It has ripe plum and bramble with a savoury finish.

Western Cape, South Africa, £9 with Clubcard to 28 Dec (usually £10), Tesco

Old vines make wonderful wines, and these were planted more than 40 years ago. Cinsault gives raspberry flavours with pinotage adding mulberry and spice.

Specially Selected Luján de Cuyo Malbec 2023

Mendoza, Argentina, £9.99, Aldi

Rich, warm and smooth, with lively berry aromas, ripe damson flavours and a touch of oak with a fresh, steak-friendly finish.

Tuscany, Italy, £9.99, Lidl

Gabriel Allard Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2025

France, £10 on mix-six deal (usually £11), Majestic

Sixty per cent syrah with grenache and marselan in the blend gives big blackberry and blackcurrant flavours with a dash of spice.

Portugal, £9 with Clubcard to 30 Nov (usually £11.50), Tesco

Flavoursome Portuguese grapes give dark damson and bilberry fruit with a hint of spice and liquorice. Team with roast lamb.