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Co-op Fairtrade Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Chile, down from £6.75 to £5.49 until March 15: Fresh, lively citrus and pineapple fruit in this wine made from grapes sourced from 15 small producers in the Curicó Valley. A wine to drink with salads, goats’ cheese and grilled fish.

Mas des Mas Pinot Blanc 2010, Zucco Vineyard, Languedoc, Majestic down from £9.99 to £7.99 on multibuy: From the foothills of the Montagne Noire, this and has a restrained elegance. White pear and passionfuit flavours. Perfect with chicken and fish.

South African Fairtrade Pinotage 2010, Asda, down from £6.98 to £5 until March 13: Soft, ripe, plump damson fruit with none of the road-tar flavours that used to be associated with this grape. A good mid-week wine to put alongside cheese, red meat or pasta.

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Choccochino Shiraz 2008, South Africa, Tesco, down from £8.49 to £6.49 until March 31: Take a good quality Shiraz and put it in deep-toasted oak and you get this, a wine that has all the fruit of the grape, overlaid with a chocolate-sprinkled cappuccino taste.

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