50 top wines under £20

With the demand for Prosecco sky-high, it’s never been more important to be choosy, as quality can vary hugely. This Tanners own-label, made by the Ceschin family, is a trusty buy. It’s zesty, showing a fruit-salad and floral nose and crunchy green apples on the lively palate. There’s a fine balance between sweetness and acidity.

Rafael has lived up to the Palacios wine name here, with a weighty, stone fruit-infused, gastronomic wine, enlivened by a refreshing herbal edge. A serious take on the Godello grape.

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Brothers Johannes and Christoph have been in charge of their family estate for almost a decade; it’s an organically run property with conversion to biodynamics on the horizon. This is a pristine, precise wine with great depth and razor-sharp acidity. Lovely, pure fruit including peach and apricot, and distinct minerality.

Clean melon aromas with a mix of fresh green fruit and some tropical hints. The palate is more discreet, in a cleansing style. Long and focused with a zesty lift. This wine’s appeal is heightened by the fact that Beaujolais Blanc is new to many wine lovers. Abundant white flowers aromas, hints of melon and minerals; the taut, chalky palate has a taste of the soil. Quite serious, and worth every penny.

Eradus was founded by Dutch couple Har and Sophie Eradus in the 1980s. The family’s opulently textured Pinot Gris would match an array of foods. Despite its pungency, the marked acidity keeps it fresh, and the palate – decorated with white peach – has a harmonious feel.

Waterkloof follows biodynamic practices. A proportion of the grapes in this tangy yet creamy blend were co-fermented, and the final result is complex and great value, displaying notes of peach, lime and minerals.

Although the fruit in this complex, attractive wine is grown close to the Mediterranean coast, daytime temperatures can still hit significant levels. As a result the grapes are harvested at night, hence the wine’s name. It’s leesy but fresh, with a soft feel to the palate which has green apple notes and a herbal edge.

Crafted from one of southern Italy’s classic white grapes, this is an open and honest example of the variety, with a nose displaying ripe pear and a delightful almond perfume. To taste it has a nice creamy feel, with honeyed fruit characters. Very pleasant indeed.

A bit of a steal this, and made for the high street by probably the most famous name in all of Jerez - Emilio Lustau. It’s simply delicious, full of walnut skins, dried fruit and a rancio tang bringing fabulous concentration, brightness and quite superb complexity for the price.

Yet another addition to the plethora of fabulous and great-value dry Sherries that can be widely found on the high street today. It’s an absolute joy: zippy and nutty, with added complexity from notes of fresh bread and lime zest. A fridge staple.

This family company, founded in 1889, is a pioneer of rare grape varieties in Australia, and this is probably its most famous wine: a late-harvest blend of Orange Muscat and Flora (itself a blend of Sémillon and Gewurztraminer) that’s like blossom in the glass, with just enough zesty acidity to balance the sweetness.

This blend of Chardonnay, Vermentino and Roussanne from a biodynamically run estate in the Languedoc is all about ripe yellow peach and apple, with an added bonus of a creamy, deep mouthfeel and a smattering of spice.

Rolf Heinrich Binder founded this estate in 1955 and today it’s overseen by his son Rolf (who makes the reds) and daughter Christa (whites). From the eastern side of Eden, this is a lovely, blossom- and citrus-infused Riesling, with juicy acidity plus hints of apple and pear.

A very precise Grüner from an elevated single vineyard on the family-owned estate of Bründlmayer. There’s a delightful freshness that runs through this, and a weighty palate that gives you brisk lime and green fruit flavours, plus a rewarding textural feel.

Colomé, established in 1831, has vineyards ranging from 2,300m to a staggering 3,111m above sea level. Its Torrontés balances the pungent nature of the variety with appealing freshness, and there is lovely, pure tropical fruit and great floral lift.

A breezy and brisk Chardonnay from the southern part of Burgundy. There’s no oak involved here but there’s more than enough complexity via the tangy peach and citrus fruit on show, delivering a supremely pleasing and refreshing glass of wine.

A funky Chilean offering with its own sense of style and made by a pair of dynamos – Pedro Parra and François Massoc – who forged their relationship in Burgundy. This is complex, harmonious and long, showcasing zesty, crunchy apple fruit and a mineral kick on the finish.

Tasted blind, you’d be forgiven for confusing this with Champagne. It is truly excellent, with beautiful balance, elegance and buckets of zesty freshness, with that refreshment factor underscored by appealing richness and depth.

The 25th vintage of this wine and it’s as safe a buy as always. Grapes from estate vineyards are complemented with fruit from select growers, resulting in an intense, tangy, citrussy wine that also shows a herbal facet.

Inspired by both Alsace and Austria, Skylark produces some stylish, aromatic white wines. This Pinot Blanc is no exception, with its enticing floral characters and just a tickle of pepper on the nose, then a complex, weighty palate that shows fine balance.

Hopefully grapes at De Morgenzon enjoy classical music, as baroque tunes are continually played at them in both vineyards and cellar to ‘maximise their potential’. Something must be going right – it’s a hugely attractive wine, fermented with wild yeasts and full of apple and citrus fruit and brisk acidity.

Kevin Grant makes some of the Cape’s finest Chardonnays, but this wine (and an upcoming Pinot Noir) shows his magic with reds too. The blend here is not revealed, but Syrah is dominant. Damsons and spice lead some lifted herbal notes and mocha oak. Serene indeed.