Proper 12 is a triple-distilled Irish blend aged in ex-bourbon barrels and nothing else, bottled at 40% and priced at $34.99. Where the name comes from, how it tastes, what to mix it with, and the five Irish whiskeys sitting either side of it on our shelf.

Vines at 900 metres on the edge of the Negev, hot days and cold nights, and a flagship red built to age ten years. The whole Yatir range from the $29.99 Darom rose to the $244.99 magnum, and which bottle is the right one for your table.

100% blue agave from the Jalisco highlands, a skeleton on the label, and an anejo that costs less than every other anejo tequila on our shelf. What is in each bottle, what it costs, and where the 1.75L pays for itself.

A handle is 1.75 litres, 59 ounces and about 39 shots. Here is every vodka bottle size in plain numbers, how many drinks each one pours, and the brands where the big bottle saves you 42 percent - and the ones where it saves you almost nothing.

More kosher wine is made in California than anywhere outside Israel, and almost nobody talks about it. Hagafen, Covenant, Hajdu, Herzog and Weinstock - the whole picture, from $9.99 to $114.99.

It started as a private batch two friends had made for themselves. Here is what is in all four Casamigos bottles, what each costs, and which one is actually worth your money.

Lunazul is a 100% agave tequila at a price most 100% agave tequilas do not reach, and the reason is Kentucky bourbon barrels. Blanco vs reposado, the 1.75L maths, and how it stacks up against the expensive names.

Spanish labels tell you a region and an ageing term, not a grape. Here is what Tempranillo tastes like, what Crianza and Reserva mean, and the bottles worth buying.

Carmel makes the sweet Concord your grandparents used for kiddush and a ninety dollar Bordeaux blend, both under one label. Here is the whole ladder, tier by tier.

Barkan is one of the most searched names on our site, and the tiers confuse people. Here is what Classic, Platinum and Superieur actually mean, what each costs and which one to buy.

The blue bottle of Moscato is Italian. So is the Prosecco and the Chianti. A region-by-region guide to what Italy makes for the kosher table, and which bottle to reach for when.

Shiraz and Syrah are the same grape with two names. Here is what it tastes like, why Israel does it so well, and the bottles worth buying from $13.99 to $62.99.