A pinot noir this week, which is not really typical, certainly you wouldn't mistake it for Burgundy.

It has a dark red plum colour with a bouquet, although not very pronounced, of squashed raspberries with a whiff of violets.

The taste is cherries and plums making a smooth fairly light-bodied wine. This is a well-balanced structured wine of 13 per cent alcohol, which goes well with light cheeses or roast chicken.

Argentinian wines keep getting better - the Mendoza region is producing good wines from many different grape varieties.

This is the first pinot noir I've seen and it's certainly worth buying. In Majestic at the moment this bottle is worth £6.99 but if you buy two it's reduced to £5.59. New Zealand wines are getting quite expensive these days although you're almost certain to get good quality.

Wine makers in New Zealand are lauded like pop stars.

Majestic have a new sauvignon blanc called Vicar's choice. This is a fruit driven wine to rival Cloudy bay from Marlborough it has an easy drinking style with light crisp clean flavours of gooseberry and passion fruit. A fine wine to enjoy on its own, or with most seafood dishes. This is a really super wine no wonder its £8.99 reduced to £7.49 if you include two in a case.