From the starter to the main course to dessert, wine columnist Leslie Williams serves up some must-have holiday drinks.

I FIND myself drinking rich southern red wines at this time of year in the hope that they will bring a little warmth and sunshine into my life (if only metaphorically).

IF you’ve taken on a ‘new you’ programme to counteract the excesses of the festive season, you deserve every credit.

THE recent public tasting in Cork organised by the Spanish Embassy was, as expected, both a great way to survey what’s on the market in Ireland today, and a thrilling immersion in total sensory pleasure.