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13 December 2018 / Dominic Regan
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Wine shopping with Scrooge

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Dominic Regan returns to round up the best bottles at the most pleasing prices on the shelves this holiday season

Good wine need not be expensive. This Christmas wine column suggests some worthwhile bottles that won’t break the bank. By way of comparison, a columnist in The Sunday Times Style magazine recently recommended champagne by Selosse. Good call; no mention that it is £165 a bottle.

First class fizz

Champagne is an uplifting drink and has propelled your humble writer to keep going after catching that dreadful cold from Seán Jones QC. What is good value? Tesco stocks Delaunay at £14. I would happily drink it at Christmas and buy it as a present. Time it right when the retailer launches a ‘buy six, get 25% off’ promotion (which I think likely before the Big Day) and it comes down to £10.50. Now that is a steal. Both Aldi and Lidl have own-brand champagne at about £11.50. Utterly acceptable but not as fine. These stores have not run ‘buy six’ deals, so you will not get

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