When we think of Champagne we tend to think of the big brand houses who spend fortunes every year on marketing so it’s easy to forget the smaller quality-conscious houses and growers plugging away in their wake.

DON’T FRET, you still have time to get wine for Christmas and perhaps pick up a wine-related present for the wine-enthusiast in your life.

AS FRANCE’S first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy styled herself on Jackie Onassis, acted in a Woody Allen film and had a folk-music career.