Comic Relief will be bursting — full force — onto our television screens tomorrow and I am happy to report that the wine trade is once again contributing to the cause via Wine Relief.

It joined the Comic Relief efforts in 1999, and, since that time, Wine Relief has contributed almost £4m pounds. 2011 looks set to be a record-breaking year with certain wine retailers contributing ten per cent of selected wine sales to the charity.

You can purchase wines for Wine Relief in store from Booths, Laithwaites, Majestic Wine, Marks & Spencer, Virgin Wines and Waitrose. Whilst Christopher Piper Wines (www.christoperpiperwines.co.uk) and Lea and Sandeman (www.leaandsandeman.co.uk) are both selling mixed cases online with ten per cent of sales being donated.

Tomorrow marks the last day for your wine purchases to make a difference, so I urge you not to dilly dally and to pick up a bottle or three on your way home from work.

There are 12 wines in the Majestic range — six whites and six reds — and I think it is a very solid range indeed.

From the whites I am particularly keen on the Cave de Turckheim Pinot Gris from Alsace 2008 (£8.99), a lovely white for the spring with invigorating tropical citrus fruits and a good mid-palate weight.

From South Africa is the richer Chenin Blanc from Ken Forrester 2009 (£6.99), an altogether more opulent affair with honeyed fruit.

If you are after reds then Majestic has the rather interesting Vin de Pays de Caux Tempranillo Domaine du Pech Rome (£7.99). I say interesting because Tempranillo from France is rare; it being a grape more commonly found in Spain. It is a fresh, cheerful, black-fruit-forward red with a little bit of punch. It is very Comic Relief!

Marks & Spencer meanwhile have focused their offer on the wines of South Africa and will donate their 10 per cent on the sales of wines with a value of £5 or more.

There is a big range but I think you will have a great night in with the Graham Beck Sparkling Rosé (£12.99), a wonderfully endearing, fresh, red-fruited fizzy with a lovely, soft mousse.

And, as almost £1.70 will go to Comic Relief, I do not feel so bad about recommending the Newton Johnson Pinot Noir 2008 (£16.99), a classy bottle that you can set aside for a bit of a treat in the coming months.

The Waitrose Wine Relief selection is more modest but no matter. There is good claret from Calvet (£6.99), a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from the very successful 2009 vintage. You will find benchmark cedar-tinged fruits and bright hedgerow fruits too.

Whatever you choose, have a great day and do not forget to remove your red nose before you get stuck into a glass!