I made the point in last week's Wine of the Week that Germany has never been short of red wines. More than one third of its vineyards are...

The famous windmill that gave its name to Moulin-à-Vent, one of the ten crus of Beaujolais I was slightly wary of showing a Beaujolais to...

£15, selected Marks & Spencer Hands up if you didn’t know Germany made red wine. Quite a show of hands, I bet. In fact, Germany has never...

Definitely a chestnut cake with chocolate, rather than the other way round, but if you want it to be more chocolaty use 240g chocolate....

This is almost a meal in itself, but it also makes a very good accompaniment to roast game birds, poultry, venison and pork. If you’ve...

£10.99, Co-op If you’re looking for a heartwarming, generous red for the festive feast this Châteauneuf-du-Pape is just the wine, whether...

Fortified wines are the perfect, relaxing wines to sip when life moves into the slow lane in the evenings and over the festive period....

People overestimate the difficulty of matching wine to roast goose. I really don't think it's tricky. I do goose at Christmas every year...

This is the stuffing I usually do for goose. In fact, whenever I try something different (apples, potatoes, apricots, walnuts or...

A round-up of white wines – dry first, then sweet – to cover the festive season, whether it's a quiet night in, basic crowd control, or...

£9.75, Oddbins The 2015 vintage was brilliant for Beaujolais, from straight Beaujolais to the ten appellations in their own right at the...

Updated 15 December to take in a Christmas offer price in the Co-op – £5 off its Chateauneuf-du-Pape A round-up of red wines of all...

If you’re feeling extravagant, use cèpes. Otherwise, use a variety with a good flavour such as chestnut mushrooms. And if you can only...

December 29, 2016: prices and stockists updated. I’m writing this a few days after The Wine Gang’s 2016 Ultimate Champagne Evening, so...

£13.99, Waitrose White Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes into the same category as the white Rioja I recommended a couple of weeks ago: everyone...

The first of this year’s festive round-ups is sparkling wines – any kind of alcoholic fizz except Champagne (Champagne will follow)....

This is archetypal winter food – thick and warming. It’s filling enough for a simple mid-week lunch and delicious enough for a dinner...

£14.50, The Wine Society; £95 for 6, domainejones.com The key to the quality and character of this richly fruity Fitou is the age of the...

Grapes for Amarone drying on traditional bamboo trays After visiting Valpolicella last month, I was going to write about the current...

£17.95, Jeroboams I’m always surprised how many Rioja drinkers – and there are a lot in Britain – only ever drink red Rioja. Far less...