School-night wine - the best bottles for an impromptu midweek treat

Five wines that hit the spot without breaking the bank Last week, I made The One Sauce from the new Ottolenghi book, Simple Too , and it might well be the zenith of tomato sauces. We ate this gloriously garlicky, vinegar-spiked number with pasta, and it was a revelation.

After one bite, it felt rude not to have some wine with it and, before I knew it, I had a glass of red in front of me. Today, I am championing school-night wine. Not because I want to be a bad influence, but because, in this restrained, over-scheduled, all-or-nothing age, we risk losing the…