Top 10 Wines for Christmas Parties

The Ultimate Christmas Party is a hard occasion to get right. Food, decoration, music and of course drinks! Bubbles are a necessity at any celebration, but an easy drinking red and refreshing white are also must haves to wash down the never end tide of canapes. Shopping around for wine can be time consuming so we've made this list of our top 10 best wines, in our opinion, for any festive gathering.

Sparkling

Prosecco, Stelle d’Italia NV
£9.95 - with an extra 20% off six bottles

Rosé, Cantina Cleto Chiarli, Brut NV 
£11.95 - with an extra 20% off six bottles

White

French Pinard Cuvee Classique Blanc IGP Comté Tolosan 
£6.95 - with an extra 10% off twelve 
Jancis Robinson MW in The Finacial Times, "My favourites selling for under £10"

Sauvignon Reserva, Leyda, Leyda Valley 
£7.95 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles

Sauvignon Blanc, Frost Pocket, Marlborough
£9.95 £8.76 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles
Our best selling wine of 2013

Rosé

Pretty Gorgeous Rosé
£6.95 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles 

Red

Syrah Reserva, Leyda, Leyda Valley
£9.95 £8.76 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles
Included in Peter Richards MW top 10 Chilean wines

Grenache Merlot, Les Granges de Felines
£7.75 £6.82 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles

Premium Party

Leyda Sauvignon Blanc Garuma Vineyard Leyda Valley
£11.50 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles
Included Decanter Magazine's South America's top 50 under £20

Rioja, Alavesa, Vallobera
£8.50 £7.48 - with an extra 10% off twelve bottles

Quick sums:

48 people - you might need roughly three quarters if a bottle per head, depending on your friends (36)

x 6 bottles of Prosecco, Stelle d’Italia NV £47.76

x 6 bottles of Rosé, Cantina Cleto Chiarli, Brut NV £57.36

x 12 Awarding Winning Red Syrah Reserva, Leyda, Leyda Valley £94.61

x 12 Award Winning White French Pinard Cuvee Classique Blanc IGP Comté Tolosan £75.06

= £275 at £5.72 per head