Founded by Sir George Fistonich, one of the pioneers of New Zealand wine, near Auckland in 1961, Villa Maria is now owned by Indevin.
Part of the large Chilean winery Concha Y Toro; wines under the Bicicleta label are entry level. They provide easy-drinking, good value single-variety wines including pinot noir and merlot and have strong eco-credentials.
Owned and run by Paul’s son Jean-Claude Mas, this label has 850 hectares of vineyards in the Languedoc region of south-west France.
The wines of this Rioja bodega, founded in 1973, are now widely available and represent excellent value for money.
Founded in 1870 by Don Maximiano Errazuriz, the splendid estate and cellars are now run by his descendent Eduardo Chadwick and his daughters.
Meaning “the devil’s cellar”, Casillero del Diablo is the best-selling range from major Chilean winery Concha Y Toro.
Affectionately known as “the chicken wines” because of the chooks on their labels, the Perrin family’s wines have been knocking around since 1973 but have become soaraway successes in the past few years.
Jeany & Stephen Cronk left London with their young family in 2009 to establish rosé specialist Mirabeau in Provence.
Now a huge brand, Codorníu has been making cava in Spain’s Penedes region since 1551 – indeed it claims to have created Spain’s classic sparkling wine.
Known as ‘Bouvet’ for short, this sparkling wine producer was founded in 1851 in Saumur; its fizz is made in the meticulous Champagne method, with long bottle ageing.