Bottle Of The Week

A month or two ago, writing about red wines for summer drinking seemed a futile exercise under sullen skies - but since the Greek…

A month or two ago, writing about red wines for summer drinking seemed a futile exercise under sullen skies - but since the Greek weather god has smiled benignly on us, we need them after all.

Tsantali Nemea 1995 (Dunnes Stores, £4.49) is just the thing - enticing, summer berry flavours and soft, easy tannins with just enough grip to keep it interesting. And what value! Less than the price of a bottle of sun cream.

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