Enjoy the break.

Here are some wines that are on offer now until the New Year that are certainly worth taking advantage of. For reds, pop in to Waitrose for some crowd pleasing La Piuma Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2010, Italy, £5.99-£4.79 or if you are looking for some quality Rioja to enjoy with some hard cheese like Waitrose West Country Farmhouse Cheddar made by Denhay then Beronia Rioja Reserva 2006,Spain, £12.99-£9.99, Waitrose will do the job. There is no doubt that Beronia has been an upward path for several vintages and has returned to form. Before the Boxing Day Kempton Park racing kicks off The Wine Tipster will be enjoying with the cold turkey some Beaujolais Villages, Domaine des Nugues 2009, Beaujolais, France, £9.99, buy 2 bottles save £4, Majestic. Whites to be enjoyed over Christmas include the delicious, oaked Rioja Taste the Difference Vinedos Barrihuelo 2010, £8.99 – £5.99, Sainsbury’s, with the smoked salmon go forSauvignon de Touraine Thierry Delaunay 2010, Loire, France, £7.99 buy 2 bottles save £1, Majestic and Macon Villages ‘Les Pierres’ Blanches Cave de Lugny 2010, £7.99 buy 2 bottles save £2, Majestic to have some delicious, quaffable, soft Burgundy for the Xmas period. For further relaxation enjoy Taylor’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2005, £13.29-£10.29, Waitrose with the Stilton. Have a great Christmas and New Year and watch Kauto Star on Boxing Day attempt to win the King George VI chase for a record 5th time.