Ross Lawson was a pioneer of Screwcap for quality wines, and Lawson's wines - especially Gewurztraminer and Sauvignon - are among Marlborough's best. The new Pioneer range takes the quality to even greater heights.

Often described as 'a world apart', with 39,000 Hectares of vineyard at 2,000 metres or above (including the world's highest vineyard at 3,100m), Colomé's wines certainly are. The high altitude Malbec wines are its most famous, but check out too the sublime Torrontes.

Often described as 'a world apart', with 39,000 Hectares of vineyard at 2,000 metres or above (including the world's highest vineyard at 3,100m), Colomé's wines certainly are. The high altitude Malbec wines are its most famous, but check out too the sublime Torrontes.

This historic Royal hunting lodge is home to one of Piemonte's most famous wineries. Their vineyards are located across the best slopes of the region, and their commitment to innovation (for example in their Volumi Bollati range of different bottle sizes) is unstinting.

How appropriate that our Producer of the Month should have just collected the International Trophy for best Sparkling Wine over £10 at Decanter's Awards. Ridgeview, based on the Sussex Downs, have been collecting shelfloads of awards since their beginnings.

This Hawkes Bay - based producer is in the vanguard of the quality NZ wine movement. Winemaker John Hancock is relentless in his drive for innovation - including many new plantings - and excellence. Trinity Hill are standard bearers for NZ Syrah and Bordeaux blends.