Wines for the Weekend: Both of these wines come from local Abruzzo grape varieties

How to Drink Better: It helps to understand what leads to the colour of the wine in your glass

Provence rosé has somehow bucked the trend of falling wine consumption in recent decades

Wines for the Weekend: Sicily is one of the largest wine-producing regions in Italy

How to Drink Better: While these three wines are often made in the same way, they will differ because of soil and grape varieties

John Wilson: Almost every other wine region in the world has tried to replicate the success of Whispering Angel

Wines for the Weekend: This South African white would match well with grilled fish, while the Portuguese red would be great with a burger

How to Drink Better: Many wines you will encounter in France will be unfamiliar so it’s worth doing some advance research

These four Portuguese whites will give you a great introduction to wine regions you may not yet have discovered

Wines for the Weekend: This Bulgarian white would work well with salads while the Italian red would match with charcuterie

How to Drink Better: A reader has received a bottle of VSOP as a gift and wonders what it contains

Avoiding the beaten track can lead to a cheaper and possibly more enriching experience for travellers who appreciate a good glass or bottle

Why not try ice with your pinot noir? These four bottles will all work at cooler temperatures

Wines for the Weekend: These two options can be appreciated with or without food

Dermot Sugrue is one of Britain’s best-regarded winemakers. He tells John Wilson how it all happened