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05 December 2019 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 7867 / Categories: Features , Profession
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Full of festive cheers

Dominic Regan toasts the year with the best bottles & seasonal stocking-stuffers this Christmas

Choosing the best bottles for Christmas can be tricky. What follows are some suggestions that hopefully will help.

Do appreciate that retailers run multiple wine promotions as we approach the year end. The most common is one where a discount of 25% is applied when six or more bottles are purchased. This provides an excellent opportunity to stock up at the lowest cost, and is not to be missed.

Seasonal sparkles

Sparkling wine is a good place to start. Champagne is a minefield. There are just so many producers, and the price spectrum is vast. Aldi stocks a bottle for approximately £11 which is alright but, as one would expect at the price, far from special. For years now, Tesco has consistently delivered a first-rate own label Champagne costing £24. It has rightly won awards and is a joy.

Some shy away from an own label offering and feel it necessary to buy a big-name brand. Paying

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