Christmas & New Year Special 2021 - Sparklers and Whites It is crucial to get organised in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year and it won’t surprise you to hear that wine is at the top of my to-do list. Over the next two weeks, I have picked out the 40 most exciting wines from the best independent wine merchants and supermarkets across the…

MoneyWeek Wine Club introduces a Collection of Six Tremendous Christmas Wines from Tanners Wine Merchants (t) 01743 234455 (w) www.tanners-wines.co.uk (e) sales@tanners-wines.co.uk A mixed case of 12 bottles (2 of each of the wine) is priced at £155.00 (saving £15.70 on the full prices) While there is a classic pair of Burgundies in this month’s…

MoneyWeek Christmas Special 2006 Billecart-Salmon, Le Clos Saint Hilaire Brut, Champagne, France (approx. £350.00, www.hedonism.co.uk, www.thefinestbubble.com).  I was fortunate to be invited to a tasting of every vintage of Le Clos Saint Hilaire since the inaugural 1995, and it was an eye-popping event.  A preview of the 2006 release, this tasting…

Vineyard December 2021 Goodwill to all wine lovers www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk  I have decided to perform a radical U-turn in this year’s December column, so you will see no sparkling wines and no gift boxes whatsoever opposite.  I am taking a stand against over-elaborate packaging, which will stay this way forever.  Less is definitely more in…