De Martino Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2005; La Busattina, San Martino 210; Château La Grolet: Côtes de Bourg, 2002; Château Maris 2004, Minervois; Errazuriz Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2003; Natio Chianti, Cecchi, Tuscany, 2004
De Martino Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2005, Maipo Valley, 13%, €15.This Chilean wine has a nose of intense gooseberry and apple. From: Bin No. 9, Goatstown, Dublin 14, Claudio's, Georges Street Arcade, Dublin 2; McCabes, Blackrock, Co Dublin; Redmonds, Ranelagh, Dublin 4; Vineyard Wine Company, Galway; Wine Centre, Kilkenny
La Busattina, San Martino 210, Tuscany, 13%, €24.49:A blend of the highly acidic Trebbiano and the bland Malvesia combines to create something very classy, with a golden colour, and nutty, almond and honey notes. From: Olio & Farina, 2 Little Catherine Street, Limerick
Château La Grolet: Côtes de Bourg, 2002, 12.5%, €14.70:Leather and ripe red fruit set against a mocha backdrop; soft and well-balanced in the mouth with a little bite and a full-flavoured, if shortish, finish. Morton's, Salthill, Galway; McCambridge's, Galway; Quay Co-Op, Sullivan's Quay, Cork; Mr Bean's, Ennistymon, Co Clare
Château Maris 2004, Minervois, 14.5%, €12.99:Made by one of the stars of the Languedoc Roussillon wine region, this exceptional biodynamic wine is gorgeous. From: Celtic Whiskey Shop, Nassau Street, Dublin 2; McCabes, Blackrock and Foxrock, Co Dublin.
Errazuriz Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2003, Aconcagua Valley, 14%, €12.99 to €13.99:Lovers of classical minty Chilean Cabernet will not be disappointed. Gibney's Malahide, Co Dublin; Quinn's, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
Natio Chianti, Cecchi, Tuscany, 2004, 12.5%, €8.99:Expressive mushroom nose, good clean Sangiovese fruit, lean verging on thin, but well-flavoured. Dunnes Stores, nationwide.