Tingleup Riesling 2008, T*sco, £6.49 offer price. (Usually £7.99)

One of my favourite under £10 wines at the moment, indeed for a while now. At this price it's hard to beat. Delicate straw colour, greenish tinge at the edges, a crisp, refreshing citrussy nose, with hints of blossom, and a full, rich zesty palate, bursting with lemon, lime, green apple and a fresh, dry finish.

Made by the Howard Park Winery in Western Australia, this is a real find for T*sco and I hope they manage to keep the price down. Too often we see these types of wines get a bit of media attention and then rocket in price.

I think Riesling is my all-time favourite grape variety. My favourite individual wines are probably not Rieslings but for one single variety to produce so many different styles and expressions around the world, and for all the styles, at the high quality end, to be stunning in their own way, is astonishing. I love the expression on peoples' faces when they taste one and are stunned to find they are drinking Riesling: many folk will just not buy it, incorrectly assuming that it will be a more expensive version of Blue Nun, or Hock. Nothing could be further from the truth: inferior German table wines such as Nun or Tower are made from Muller Thurgau, predominantly, are sweetish, low alcohol and characterless. Avoid them at all costs. German Rieslings, however, can reach the absolute peak of winemaking perfection in some hands and are rightly considered the finest Rieslings, and among the very finest white wines, on the planet.

True, some share the fluted bottle shape, but that is it.