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Saturday 09 September 2000 00:00 BST

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White 1996 Bouchard Finlayson Oak Valley Chardonnay, £6.99, Safeway (reduced from £8.99 until 17 September)

The cool, apple-growing region of Elgin in the Cape lends a burst of lemony acidity to the buttery richness of this burgundy-style, oak-fermented dry white from Peter Finlayson. One for drinking with monkfish with alemon sauce.

Red 1998 Yonder Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, £8.49, Oddbins

Stellenbosch winery in the Cape. With its aromatic veneer of cedar and vanilla from maturation in new French oak underpinned by smooth cassis flavours, this rich, New World Bordeaux-style calls for a beef daube or some venison.

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