3. English Pinot Noir

What is it? The Pinot Noir grape has always been hugely respected and in England it’s done a brilliant job at elevating the quality of our fizz. Now many producers are making it as a dry red wine as well as a fizzy one. It usually has a wild strawberry flavour and can usually be found £15-£20 a bottle. They’re still pretty rare, but are worth seeking out.
How to drink it: Like the Frappato serve cool rather than cold, colder than room temperature for sure.
Where to buy it: Davenport Diamond Fields Pinot Noir, £12.45, The English Wine Shop

4. ‘Other’ Australian reds

What is it? There’s way more to Australian red wine than the grapes Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon these days. Today it’s making a melting pot of tasty red wines from some of Europe’s local grapes like Tempranillo from Spain, Touriga Nacional from the Douro, Nebbiolo from Italy and Malbec from France. These can vary in price a lot, anywhere from £8 upwards.
How to drink it: With barbecue meat or any richly flavoured meat stew.
Where to buy it: First class Malbec Clare Valley, £6.99, Majestic Wines

5. Blaufränkisch, Austria

What is it? Austria’s native red grape is pronounced blou-fran-kish and it makes a really lovely dark cherry and spice-flavoured wine. It can either be very juicy or richer with more chewy tannins, but at either end of this spectrum it’s delicious, and somewhere in-between too. They’re usually priced somewhere between £10 and £20.
How to drink it: This is perfectly suited to all kinds of meat dishes.
Where to buy it: Mittelburgenland DAC Blaufränkisch classic, £12.49, Austrian Wines Direct

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