Wine with Leslie: More winter wines to recommend, including budget Mediterranean bottles

"If you are on a budget then pay particular attention to Portuguese whites, is my advice, as you will find many under €14 worth trying, even in your local Independent off-licence."

It's time to start thinking about winter wines! Pic: Valeria Boltneva/Pexels

There’s no putting it off, it’s time to start thinking about wines for Christmas. All the wines this week will match some part of Christmas Day, from fizz as an aperitif to your starters to your mains and afters.

Christmas might be the one time of the year when you can properly justify a glass of fizz for breakfast. I recommend a decent Cava below that can be drunk on its own or mixed with freshly squeezed orange juice to make a Mimosa or a Buck’s Fizz.