Vaucluse have put together a lovely red blend, featuring Merlot, Grenache and a touch of Syrah. Together these varieties are each having a say, with the raspberry fruit highlighted from the Grenache, some pepper popping through from the Syrah and the heavy lifting of leafy, red fruit coming from the Merlot. This is your bistro wine for lazy weekends.

Origin: Southern Rhône, France. Mainly Grown In Southern France, South Australia, west coast USA. Key Facts: GSM could stand for a lot of things — trust us we checked urban dictionary — but when it comes to the vocabulary of wine lovers like yourself, it only means one thing: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. It's a blend of three grapes that have a long history of getting together and bringing their own unique grape traits to the party — like old school mates. Grenache is known to contribute loads of spice and candied red fruit flavours. Syrah brings structure and dark fruit flavours, and Mourvèdre finishes the blend with an earthy, sometimes meaty character and tannin. The final wine is a balance of the best parts of all three, which usually means it's medium-bodied, deliciously thirst-quenching and spice, with no shortage of charm. Fun Fact: A Pope (Clement V in case you're the curious type) loved this blend so much that the most iconic GSM making region is called Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which means "The Pope's New Castle". You better believe there was a lot of GSM flowing here.