Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile 2009

CHRISTMAS is almost upon us and this week I want to give some advice on presents for wine lovers.

There are dozens of accessories and gadgets out there and my first piece of advice is to avoid anything that promises to improve or age a wine by magnetic forces (yes, these exist) or by some magic pouring mechanism.

Bottle stoppers (especially for fizzy wine) are occasionally useful, but I recommend you stick to the tried and trusted as no wine enthusiast can have enough corkscrews, wine books, or bottles of wine.