Wines of the week: Stock up for Christmas with great value bottles
Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy
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Running with Bulls Barossa Tempranillo 2013
A sumptuous, lip-smacking red more like the real Spanish deal than a New World fruit bomb. Balanced, carefully made with smooth chocolate, cherry and tar flavours that distinguish a classy, youthful but deceptively complex wine. Drink with roast chicken or turkey and lighter game. £12.99, cambridgewine.com; £13.68, christopherpiperwines.co.uk
Midweek meal
Eitzinger Grüner Veltliner 2014
Zingy by name, zingy by nature for this lovely, light-bodied Austrian white, made from the country's signature grape. With hints of citrus and orange zest, this is a great match for spicy Asian fish and stir fries when an alternative to seasonal dishes is needed. £8.99, Co-op
Bargain basement
Exquisite Collection New Zealand Pinot Noir
Most Kiwi Pinot Noir is twice this price, so this is great value for money as a festive standby. With light, sweetly smoky raspberry and cherry flavours, this could be drunk slightly chilled with fish or at room temperature with all types of Mediterranean foods. £6.99, Aldi
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