When all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey, what better way to turn your day around than with a quality bottle of Californian wine? We’ve selected six of our favourites for you to try, including three reds, two whites and a rose.

• Giant Old Vine Merlot/Zinfandel
• The Specialyst Lodi Zinfandel
• Three Thieves Pinot Noir
• SeaGlass Chardonnay
• Napa Cellar Chardonnay
• Charley Zin Zinfandel

The Giant Old Vine Merlot/Zinfandel blend is a robust red wine: intense yet balanced, with black fruit on the palate, a medium body and a sweet finish. The Specialyst transcends the ordinary, with grapes crafted from Lodi’s best Zinfandel vineyards. Heady aromas of ripe black cherries and warm cinnamon reveal bold blackberry and spiced plum flavors cloaked in toasted vanilla. Our final red, the Three Thieves Pinot Noir is a generous, medium-bodied and fruity wine with silky textures balanced by mouth-watering acidity.

The elegant, dry SeaGlass Chardonnay captures the cool climate of Santa Barbara County in California at its very best, with aromas of stone fruits giving way to zesty citrus and green apples on the palate. The Napa Cellars Chardonnay is rich and creamy, with beautiful aromas of vanilla, caramel, honey melon and hints of baked apple crisp to excite the senses.

To round off this spectacular case, we’ve added Charley Zin’s Californian Zinfandel which has the popular edge of sweetness typical of the grape with a pleasant mouthfeel. Notes of summer fruits including strawberry and fresh citrus create a wine rich in flavour with a medium-sweet, elegant finish.