Fish and chips; a dish, an institution woven into the fabric of this country like many other monuments, traits and truisms. Something to celebrate and embrace and enjoy, be it at the start of a telly-laden Saturday night, at the end of a seaside Promenade after a long promenade or just, well, because you can. And pretty much anywhere, any time, and on any day.

Barbera is a widely planted variety grown across Italy but best known as being the ‘other one’, after Nebbiolo, of Piedmont’s signature red grapes. Originating from the Monferrato Hills in central Piedmont, where the best examples of Barbera still come from, the grape is widely planted across this important wine region in great density, including several notable areas Alba, Asti, Nizza and, indeed, Monferrato as well as the rest of Piedmont, Lombardy and beyond.

Opulent, rich white wines start to come into their own this time of year. One of our favourites is the ‘Folie d’Ines’ from Domaine St Andre, a wine estate deep in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France on the banks of the Étang de Thau.

The new season brings in new wine and fresh offers. Find out more.