Wine with Leslie: Supermarket wines to stock up on for Christmas

"My very first taste of wine was a Christmas dinner sip of my dad’s sweet German wine (possibly ‘RM’ Liebfraumilch) in the late 1970s. I would hate it now, but back then I thought it tasted sweet and magical, a window into the grown-up world..."

Christmas is coming and what makes it special for me is tradition and memory and wine has of course played an important part in many of my Christmases.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 - 01:00

Leslie Williams

Leslie Williams has been the Irish Examiner's wine columnist since 2012 and has been reviewing restaurants since 2015.

Christmas is coming and what makes it special for me is tradition and memory and wine has of course played an important part in many of my Christmases.

My very first taste of wine was a Christmas dinner sip of my dad’s sweet German wine (possibly ‘RM’ Liebfraumilch) in the late 1970s.