LE JAJA DE JAUSYRAH ($12) FRANCE>

Mother’s Day is upon us, so here are a few thoughts giving Mom wine and serving wine for a Mother’s Day brunch.

First and foremost, if you know what Mom likes, to her. That means that if she appreciates white zinfandel, let her drink white zinfandel. You aren’t the wine police.

Second, don’t worry too much about pairing wine and food. You aren’t the wine police there, either. Mom likes red wine with fish or white wine with beef, she’s allowed to drink it.

To that end, here are three wines that offer value and fit those criteria:

This French red isn’t quite the steal that it was in the old days, but still offers decent wine at a decent price. Best yet, it’s a fruity red wine that pairs with everything from roast chicken to roast lamb.

This is an odd white blend from Australia — riesling, sauvignon blanc and marsanne. It’s not sweet, despite the riesling, but clean and crisp with a bit of lemon fruit. It’s a shellfish and salad wine.

This is very well done

California chardonnay — oak for people who like that sort of thing, plus green apple fruit and enough acid to balance the fruit and the oak. The wine to treat Mom with.