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Christmas and New Year bring bubbles to the fore so here are my recommendations on the great value options that I have unearthed in a variety of retailers.

With turkey no longer a given for Christmas lunch, interesting fish based options are gaining ground. Here are terrific whites that could go well one of those dishes and much else besides.

Today, red wine for Christmas goes into the spotlight. The recommendations are in two groups – a mid-priced selection for use as appropriate over the festive season plus a clutch of more expensive options for the big day itself.

Although those much neglected genres – sweet and fortified wines – are not just for Christmas they do suit this time of the year well, and here are some that offer exceptional value for money.

Party wines need to tread a middle path between the unnecessarily expensive and the cheap but nasty. Here is a trolley load of wines that are dependable but reasonably priced.

The people have spoken – or, at least, a host of everyday wine drinkers have selected the finalists for the People’s Choice wine awards. Today we look at five quite different wines that made it to the shortlist – as well as starting the countdown to Christmas.

Today’s post pinpoints good value wines from around £5 upwards at Asda along with Best of the Rest choices from elsewhere in the High Street and a Top Tip about classy Italian fizz that does not begin with “P”.

Morrisons have some nice reds in their Workshop range (from £6 -£10) so here are details of which to buy – and what else is hot there and elsewhere – along with a Top Tip about opening champagne

The current favourite supermarket initiative (25% off when you buy six) is in operation at Tesco this week, so today’s post has hot tips on using these discounts well – including a Magic Bullet Languedoc red.- and our usual Best of the Rest and Top Tips.

A great Magic Bullet selection from Spain leads today’s post about ongoing and “on promotion” wines at the Co-op – plus two Best of the Rest choices and a Top Tip that offers real comfort to the self conscious.

This morning sees a new promotion begin at Sainsbury’s offering price reductions on over 100 wines. See which five I have highlighted (including my Magic Bullet selection) along with top choices from other retailers and news of a Fizz Feast.

Today we take a break from wine promotions to seek out the best High Street shiraz for under £8 – and find three – but also feature our usual Best of the Rest selections as well as the regular Sunday Best recommendations.

Today’s post highlights seven great choices from the Lidl promotion that starts this morning but look out in particular for the MidWeekers Magic Bullet – wine that will make you look savvy for picking it up, tastes lovely but has a surprisingly inexpensive price.

An early look at what is new in Aldi (from under a fiver upwards) along with two great Best of the Rest Options and the monthly Sunday Best feature on special occasion wines.

A new promotion starts this morning in Morrisons with impressive whites from Sicily and Austria, a £7.50 pinot noir reaching its peak – and a claret “keeper”. Elsewhere in the post, a £5 white from Argentina and a £6 Bordeaux red suitable for current drinking receive our Best of the Rest accolades.

Several retailers have recently run “25% off when you buy six” promotions but here is a new one offering – I suggest – a chance to sample a few more expensive wines. The post also has an excellent guest piece about importing Portuguese wines plus the usual Best of the Rest.