Still a present short for Christmas or need a New Year bottle to bring along? There’s a lovely, well-mannered Southern Gentleman waiting for you.

Are you seeking last-minute pressie inspiration for your favourite wine-lover? Alan suggests three ideas that he’d like to see under his tree this Christmas.

Roasting the turkey on a barbecue with a cooler air temperature (keeping the lid down to create an outdoor oven) makes the meat moist and even more succulent and flavoursome.

Looking for some Xmas spirit to seriously impress guests? These two big boys will blow the socks off your lucky friends.

It’s Hooray for Rioja this season as Alan chooses three fine red wines with flavour and style in abundance.

Not everyone is made of money at Christmas, so for a bit of fun fizz on the day, or at a party, Martini Asti is very welcome

A stylish flat in the heart of Shoreditch was chocolate heaven for the UK launch of US chocolate brand Guittard.

Was I hooked on mushrooms? Hard to tell, but hell, maybe we just might show up at the next Mushroom Supper Club. That’s my guess.

It’s hard to beat a steaming mug of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day; unless that is you avoid lactose in your diet. But now, here’s hot chocolate for the intolerant.

Gabriella samples soul-saving sausage and other Iberian delights at Taste London