WITH the curtain finally closing on our Indian summer and the wine harvests underway, there couldn’t be a better time to replenish the wine rack with styles to suit the change of seasons.

The largest wine brand in the world and biggest exporter of Californian wines, E&J Gallo have launched an easy-drinking red inspired by the fruits of Autumn which they hope will ‘capture the mood and time of cosy nights wrapped up under a blanket, candlelit roast dinners and quality time spent in the company of family and friends’. Modestly priced, there’s no denying Gallo Family Vineyards Autumn Red, USA (£6.99, Tesco) is soft, smooth and mellow.

A partnership between Morrisons and leading Australian winery, Rosemount Estate, wine enthusiasts were invited to enter a competition to attend a blending workshop weekend with Rosemount’s chief winemaker to create a winning blend. Rosemount Estate Shiraz, Grenache, Tempranillo, Australia (£8.99, Morrisons) has a rich and silky mouthfeel with sweet, berry fruits giving way to fine, dry tannins.

A crowd-pleasing, red from the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France, try Cabalie 2013, Cotes Catalanes, France (£8.99, Laithwaites). With a black fruit core of blueberry, cassis and jammy raspberry fruit, it’s juicy and concentrated with medium tannins to add some structure to the soft, lush mouthfeel.

A wine that really hits the spot with a beef casserole, a Spanish syrah (shiraz) such as Dehesa de Quixana El Ingenioso 2013, Spain (£11.99, virginwines.co.uk) complements the flavours on the plate with its perfumed nose and savoury, brambly fruits.