Champagne doesn’t have a season — I’m fairly sure most of us would drink it every day if we were let, writes Leslie Williams.

Rather than going back to the banks, a Cork-based wine company has secured a loan of €30,000 from its customers’ pockets.

THE lights are on, the music is on the radio and the trees are up — there is no getting away from it: Christmas is imminent.

IF you haven’t yet stocked up yet for tonight’s fun, there are still plenty of options for festive fizz and I take a look at some of the best value ones below.

Mariah Carey has made a sweet-smelling deal.