Lidl Morgon — €10.99

WINE enthusiasts sometimes tie themselves into knots worrying about the complexities to be found in the drink, fussing about which flower or fruit a wine smells like, or worse still focusing on soil structure and hectolitres per hectare.

If you find yourself thinking too much about wine I recommend a bottle of Beaujolais, or a visit to Kelly’s Resort Hotel in Rosslare where Bill Kelly has created one of the best sourced (and best value) wine lists in the country. He holds regular wine tasting evenings with his producers.

On a recent trip I found myself drinking a bottle of Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape with a perfectly roasted suckling pig with caramelised crispy skin with a roasted peach on the side. Normally I take notes when drinking wines of this quality but I got so lost in the pleasure of the experience I forgot to.