I tasted a selection of Robert Mondavi wines recently, the 2008 Woodbridge Shiraz,a deep red wine, the 2008 Private Selection Fumé Blanc, a crisp, barrel-aged white and the 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, a luscious rich, dark, ruby red.

Hayman’s Sloe Gin is made from wild English sloe berries, gently steeped for several months with Hayman’s Gin before being blended with natural sugar creating a rich ruby red liqueur, making it a great gift for someone special.

A beautifully deep dark red wine and as you drink it you get a fruity acidity on the palate with blackberry and blackcurrant flavours coming through. The chocolates are attractive creations their shell of dark chocolate has a fruity aroma. In the mouth you get the intensity of the 64% chocolate with a clean fruit tang.

The makers of Tanqueray gin have created a limited edition Christmas gift pack, a perfect gift for the cocktail enthusiast in your life and the ideal accessory for entertaining friends at home.

Men know what they want for Christmas presents, whisky! At this time of year a quality Scotch hits the spot as just the thing to offer favoured guests, or the dram to keep hidden until they’ve all gone home. Amy Laughinghouse is a girl who’s always in good spirits so she went out on some tutored tastings to find which whiskies are top of the tipples for 2010

When Harrods officially opened the doors to the new Wine Shop on the 16th of November, Bisol threw a little celebratory dinner party to celebrate its new display in the champagne section. Qin Xie attended the celebrations and rather enjoyed the proseccos.

If you are looking for a stylish cocktail to impress your guests with this Christmas, you might like to try Bloom’s Gin & Sin. It couldn’t be easier to make, so you don’t have to be a bartender to put it together.

Barceló Imperial Rum is an excellent sipping rum and would make a great Christmas gift for any rum drinker, but it would appeal to anyone who enjoys warm caressing after dinner drinks. So, you might just want to buy an extra bottle to have in the drinks cabinet to offer guests as an alternative to the usual brandies, Armagnacs and liqueurs this Christmas.

I was recently invited by the team at Findwine to a tasting where they were showcasing their wines from the Wendouree vineyard. I understand that purchasing wines from this vineyard is extremely difficult; their wines are normally sold only to private purchasers in small amounts. Take a look at the Findwine site, it’s worth exploring, you might find some little treasures as you do.