Sara and Sara Friulano 2010, £9.49, 31dover.com

Winemakers have to produce in enormous volume to get onto British supermarket shelves. Smaller vineyards used to have to rely in a handful of independent shops but online retailers have changed that. This strong (14.5%), peachy white from the north easternmost part of Italy bordering Austria and Slovenia is 10% cheaper if you buy six bottles.

Mas d’Amile Carignan 2010, £8.09, 31dover.com

Another example of canny online shopping is this exclusively-sourced red from France’s southern Languedoc region which works out at just £7.28 if you buy half a dozen at a time. It’s made from Carignan grapes grown on a single hectare site with a tiny family winery. Rugged, rich, tasty, 13% alcohol and good value.