Today’s post turns the spotlight on white wine for the Christmas lunch table and ranges from New Zealand to California to Alsace with excellent traditional fare in between.

In the second of our Christmas special posts, the spotlight goes on red wines – ranging from the the traditional to new world stars like a malbec made by a French family in Argentina.

Christmas is coming so it’s time to stock up. Use our four week guide on what to buy – starting today with sweet and fortified wines.

Here are my top choices from the 30 or so wines (from £5.99 upwards) included in the new Lidl Wine Tour that starts this morning. Equally, don’t miss a fantastic and detailed Top Tip about the world of sherry.

Often underappreciated by the snooty end of the wine press, Morrisons buyers do the basics well but here delight us with some great value options from elsewhere on the price ladder – along, of course, with our usual Best of the Rest feature and a Top Tip.

Our review of Sainsbury’s Winter List pinpoints stars from £6.50 upwards while other parts of the post speak about a major “25% off when you buy six” promotion and recommended purchases from online retailers.

Today’s focus on Supermarket Winter Lists goes to Tesco with eight firm recommendations – but this post also offers a couple of Best of the Rest options.

In our second look at a major retailer’s Winter List, today’s post considers wine from M&S as varied as classy riesling and tawny port along, of course, with the usual features like Best of the Rest, Top Tip and Sunset Corner.

Tune in for the first of several reviews of major suppliers’ Winter Lists (including, today, ready-to-drink claret and great value White Burgundy) along, of course, with old friends like Best of the Rest, Sunset Corner and a Top Tip on brilliant reading material.

A new promotion starts in Asda tomorrow reducing prices on around 150 wines – mostly branded items but here are some own label versions that caught my eye. Also featured today are our Best of the Rest choices, the Sunset Corner alerts about closing promotions and a cautionary Top Tip.