Chakana Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina: Terrific and tasty; you can’t beat the price of this robust red wine. Full-bodied flavours of black plums and berries. Knock it back! This signature Argentine style is very accessible and immediately likeable. Try it with pepperoni pizza. Drink: 2014-2017. 3509 14% XD 750 mL  $13.95 Score: 88/100. August 30, 2014 Best Value Red Wine. Magnificent Meat Pizza Wine Full Review

Maipe Reserve Malbec 2012, Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina: Bacon fat and savoury smoky delicious aromas. You pour the coffee and I’ll pour the wine… let’s just have the wine okay? Full-bodied, luscious and smooth. Fleshy blackberries. Coffee-klatch will never be the same again. Drink: 2013-2017. 247320 14% XD 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 89/100. August 30, 2014 Best Value Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz 2012, Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia: This is what elegance and restraint tastes like from Australia: French grammar school, Australian graduate studies by the consummate gentleman winemaker Peter Gago. This wine was matured for a year in French oak, 26% of which was new. Lovely aromas of mint, cassis, blackcurrant and blackberry with just enough toasty warmth from the oak. Drink: 2013-2019. 509919 14% D 750 mL  $61.00 Score: 94/100. November 15, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Dark Lady Of The Labyrinth Dark Delight Pinotage 2011, Wellington W.O., South Africa: Total smokehouse, toast and oak on the nose and palate. Holy oak barrels! The 2011 vintage of Dark Lady of the Labyrinth is a great Pinotage, with none of the rubber aromas that sometimes come with this grape. Black fruit and more smoke on the finish. Drink: 2013-2016. 376889 13.50% XD 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 89/100. August 30, 2014 Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review