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3 Tesco Dry Muscat, South Africa ; 2001 Rasteau, Domaine des Coteaux des Travers, Robert Charavin, Cuvée Prestige; 2002 Mesh Eden Valley Riesling (screwcap)
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Your support makes all the difference.Under a fiver: 2003 Tesco Dry Muscat, South Africa. £3.19, Tesco
With 20 per cent off South African and Californian wines at Tesco from today until Tuesday week, this is a good time to stock up on some cheap and cheerful everyday wines. Try this new vintage dry Muscat from the Cape's Worcester region, a scented, refreshing dry white with the requisite grapey character and refreshing zing.
Under a tenner: 2001 Rasteau, Domaine des Coteaux des Travers, Robert Charavin, Cuvée Prestige. £8.99, Booths supermarkets
From the southern Rhône Valley, this powerfully aromatic blend of grenache and syrah grapes from the landmark 2001 vintage is vibrant with blackberry fruit and richly infused with the sort of spiciness you'd expect from a bigger red such as Gigondas.
Splash out: 2002 Mesh Eden Valley Riesling (screwcap). Around £12.99, Oddbins Fine Wine, Wimbledon Wine Cellar (020-8540 9979), Vin du Van, Kent (01233 758727)
This first joint venture from Jeffrey Grosset and Robert Hill Smith, two of Australia's finest producers of riesling, has resulted in a rich but delicate example of the grape. Plenty of zesty lemon and lime character.
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