Gransnet wine club?

minimo you can't really have a favourite that you keep on buying, because they vary from year to year. And as others have said, it's a matter of personal taste.
I agree with Ann that Laithwaites are good, and you get a lot of information to help you make an informed choice.
One thing to bear in mind is that something like £3.70 (I think) of the cost of a bottle of wine is duty, so if you buy a bottle for £4.5O it is going to be very cheap wine. If you pay more the quality is going to be much better.
On the strength of an article in the Telegraph I decided to investigate Lidl and have been very pleasantly surprised and impressed. They have some unusual wines and they have a grading system (80 = good 90 =excellent) and the score of each wine is clearly displayed along with a booklet telling you more about each wine.
In fact we have just been enjoying a white Burgundy Saint-Bris ('a rare find for wine anoraks as this is the only example of a white Burgundy made from the Sauvignon grape') with a score of 88(very good) for £8.99.
If you only drink one glass at a time it's worth investing in one of those vacuum thingies which will keep the wine drinkable for several days.
Enjoy experimenting

Wine is a hobby of ours, making it that is. we have just started drinking last years blackberry and it is delicious

Wine is a hobby of ours and it is very much a matter of personal taste. Our group never agrees on which are good and which not. It is not always a matter of price either.

Take a look at www.themistressofwine.com and sign up for the email. She will send you recommendations (you will not be inundated)

For a sweet treat I love the Chocolate Ruby from M&S

Tastes vary so much though. One I like might be pure vinegar to you. Also wines themselves vary so much from year to year. DS is a qualified sommelier and sometimes shakes his head over my choices but they are just that -the ones I actually like. Someone else's idea of a good one might not be mine.

I don't buy it now but for a long time we had wine from Laithwaites and never had a bottle we didn't like.
You get tasting notes and recommendations as to pairing with food.
We drink less now and as Hilda says M&S are very reliable and again we haven't had a bad one yet.

You are right about those so called big name reductions. Can remember watching a tv special about it and often you get a far better wine by choosing one of the well respected 'own' labels. I've seriously never had a duff one from Waitrose or M&S.
However, I have made a decision about wine after a particularly nasty occasion at a so called Book Club where we were plied with wine (someone kept filling the glasses and when you are have a good argument/discussion you tend not to notice). I realised that I needed to be more selective and reduce the sulphites as this is what actually makes you poorly. I now buy half the amount of wine I used to but choose well respected organic ones. I am aware each bottle costs me near to £10 so I savour it and only open one at the weekend or if entertaining (not that often).
So far I've stuck to the Waitrose ones as their delivery service is very useful out here in the wilds of Herefordshire.

Naked Wines are good . The idea is that you pay in £20 a month and buy a case when you've got enough stashed away. They use your money in the meantime to invest in new or small winemakers. You can withdraw your money or stop paying at any time if you change your mind. There's a free bottle thrown in with every case and I've never had a bad wine from them.

Make sure you use one of their vouchers - they're only available for new customers, so don't miss out! There's no commitment. They pop up a lot in magazines or Amazon deliveries, but here's a link to what should be a valid one:

www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/nakedwines.com