Best wine deals - Telegraph This wine breaks all the rules with style. The Big Pig of the name to the bank manager who wouldn't lend the winemaker the funds he needed. It's a tempranillo-based red made in Rioja that can't be called rioja as it doesn't comply with regulations. But it's a great drink, a proper wine with character at a good price. "Every small wine shop needs a Gran Cerdo," as owner Paola Tich says. Bierzo - it's a region in Spain - and its wine, made with mencia - it's a red grape - has been one of the great "discoveries" of the past few years. Hell, you can even buy it in Majestic now (the pizarras de otero bierzo there is highly recommended at £6.99). I love the combination of spice (all cloves and orris root), florals (violets) and warmth but also that it's not like being socked about the jaws by a rugby ball. Big but not solid. Niepoort Drink Me Branco 2011 Portugal (13.5%, Vino Vero in Leigh-on-Sea, £12: contact@vinovero.co.uk) I wrote about Dirk Niepoort a few weeks ago. This is one of his unusual white table wines. It's a field blend, meaning that a vineyard planted with different grape varieties is all picked and vinified together. Made in the Douro from port grapes, but not fortified, obviously, and dry. Peachy and unusual. Visit Telegraph Wine for a wide selection of quality wines.