Selections this week are from Louis Jadot, plus some wines currently on sale

The words “Vintage Wine” often conjure up a romantic vision of a delicious elixir “cooled a long age in the deep delved earth tasting of flora … and Provencal Song” as Keats put it.

Of course 90% of wine bought on an average Saturday is consumed within 24 hours and few of us have a suitable storage spot.

I use the cupboard under the stairs because it probably has the most consistent temperature in the house. You need a room that is not often heated so a spare bedroom is good but the kitchen is bad for long-term storage as the temperature varies hugely every day — the attic and the garage are usually worse.