Good wine doesn’t have to be expensive. Supermarkets are full of great bottles now, whether you want a fresh white wine for drinking outside or a big glass of red wine to pair with a Sunday roast.

With feeds full of genuinely good, low-cost bottles, social media has played a big part in making wine feel more accessible. From the viral £10.99 “chicken wine” (La Vieille Ferme rosé) to Aldi’s award-winning sauvignon blanc and Asda’s playful alternative to Whispering Angel , Screaming Devil, plenty of bottles have blown up online and actually live up to the hype .

TikTok personalities like Lucy Hitchcock, known as @Partnerinwineuk , frequently cause bottles to dry out at M&S and Waitrose, as their recommendations fly off the shelves.…