Some excellent Valentines day wine suggestions

VALENTINE’S DAY, next Thursday, is probably your first good excuse to splash out on a decent bottle of wine since Christmas.

O’Donovans have the excellent Jacquart Brut Mosaique Rosé at just €29.99, Tesco have Tattinger for €40 and SuperValu have Griffith Park Sparkling White and Rosé for €13.

There are numerous wines with superficial connections to Valentine’s Day with the Beaujolais Cru Saint-Amour one obvious choice (check on Wine-Searcher.com). If want to really impress I recommend Chateau Calon Ségur from St Estephe in Bordeaux which has a large heart on the label — you can buy the 2007 for €75 from www.MitchellandSon.com or better still the 1996 from www.Greenacreswine.com for €130.