This month, Jeremy Dunn, chief wine tutor at Norfolk Wine suggests how you can moderate your intake and reduce your alcohol consumption by resolving to learn more about wine so you can drink less but better.

January is a tough month as most of us tackle the physical and financial hangovers of the festive season. It's also the month to make new year's resolutions. While many partake in dry January, I prefer not to deny myself the odd glass or two of wine in arguably the most miserable month of the year. Instead I moderate my intake by drinking lower alcohol wines or drinking less volume but trading up into something a bit more special.

While there's a decent range of alcohol-free beers, unfortunately the same is not true of wine. The Eisberg range is one of the biggest de-alcoholised ranges. I'd really struggle to recommend their still wines but both the Eisberg Sparkling Blanc and Sparkling Rose are acceptable alternatives to a glass of Prosecco and are available at Waitrose at £3.99.

If you look closely, there are lower alcohol wines in most retailers ranges, and at this time of year retailers such as Adnams are doing a good job of highlighting them. One of New Zealand's most respected winemakers, John Forrest, has perfected an entirely natural way of reducing the alcohol content of some of his wines and makes the light, refreshing, cherry-scented Adnam's Selection Marlborough Rose, 9.5% ABV, £9.99 which is very gluggable indeed.

At Majestic, Dr Loosen Slate Hill Riesling 2016, 8.5%, £10.99 (£8.99 when you mix six) is absolutely delicious, with honeyed peach and apricot flavours in a medium-dry style. This is a great wine with food, especially with lightly spiced, fragrant Asian cuisine. Marks and Spencer is also to be applauded for developing the Sumika Sauvignon Blanc 2017, 8.5% ABV, £7.99 from South Africa, which has attractive notes of elderflower and lime, and packs just as much punchy character as most other similarly priced Sauvignon Blancs.

Lighter alcohol wines are a great mid-week tipple, but at the weekend I'll enjoy a glass of the super-charged Aussie red blend, Dandelion Vineyards Menagerie of the Barossa 2014, 14.5% ABV, £13.99 from Harper Wells in Ber Street, Norwich. The 'Menagerie' is a blend of three red grapes, Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro. The nose is heady and ripe and leads you in an opulent, super-smooth palate of wild, brambly black fruit with a lick of spicy oak balanced by soft velvety tannins. Sit back, relax and indulge yourself a little, January is not so bad after all!

Instead of abstinence, why not make a resolution to learn more about wine? Norfolk Wine School runs regular wine courses for anybody interested in wine from beginners to budding connoisseurs. We are now taking bookings for our eight week World of Wine Course starting in May. We also run regular WSET courses so you can get yourself wine qualified.