Lucy Corry

WHEN it comes to choosing a wine for this summer’s social season, think pink.

WITH Easter looming, we round up our favourite wines for the occasion and answer the perennial question of which wine you should pair with milk chocolate eggs.

TO celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight, which kicks off today, we round up the best Fairtrade tipples which are a good deal for everyone.

PAIRING wines with pancakes is dependent on the topping or filling you go for. Here are a few wine suggestions that shouldn’t leave you in a mess even if your pancake tossing skills aren’t up to scratch…

DRINKING for a good cause is surprisingly easy thanks to the top-flight offerings from sunny wineries in Argentina, Chile and South Africa – which champion Fairtrade projects and help raise global awareness for Fairtrade Fortnight (February 28 to March 13).

WITH the VAT increase, inflation and more economic bad news, 2011 has started in a rather penny pinching fashion for many of us. But with a bit of savvy know-how you can still pick up a top bottle or two without blowing the budget.

A GOOD sherry is probably wine’s best-kept secret. Even the best ones are usually priced the right side of £20. So why not dispel the myth that sherry is medium-sweet bland rubbish that belongs in a cobwebbed cupboard and give one of the following a go...

ITALY is renowned to have some of the best wines in the world. Drinkers often lean towards the Chiantis and the Barolos but mainly because they are the ones most commonly spoken about.

FOR something rather different this Christmas, why not look to Canada for your sweet wine needs?

DECEMBER is almost here which means only one thing – Christmas is inching its ever-indulgent presence closer towards us. Shopping for gifts can leave little money for wine purchases, however there are some great deals out there for thrifty drinkers and here are some cracking offers that deserve to be snapped up.