Compare and contrast some fine value wines

THERE’s a very good sale on right now at Marks & Spencer, with cuts on selected bottles up to 25% until the end of the month.

Most of the wines are cut by €3, but you will also find bottles cut by up to €7 off the normal price — but the majority of the latter are in the higher price brackets (like €20 and beyond) so, pro-rata, a lot of the seemingly modest cuts are better bargains.

Thinking in terms of price cuts in this way may seem like a contradiction to the usual wisdom — that you should ignore the allure of how much (or what percentage) has been taken off a price, and be guided only by what you’re paying.