£12.78 (each, for two bottles as part of a purchase of six mixed bottles; normally £15.99), majestic.co.uk Fifth Test, Sydney Brokenwood Cricket Pitch 2011 The Hunter Valley north of Sydney produces unique, long-aged wines from the Sémillon grape.
£8.99, majestic.co.uk (as part of a purchase of a minimum six mixed bottles) For the barbie Fairtrade Malbec Argentina 2012 Said to be the best vintage from the pioneering Fairtrade La Riojana vineyard, this is a terrific-value wine.
£23.60 (or £17.99 each for two bottles), nzhouseofwine.co.uk; £25 (or £20 each for two as part of a purchase of six mixed bottles), Majestic Sauvignon Gris Rosé Griset IGP Pays d'Oc 2014 An unusual rosé from the Languedoc, made from the Sauvignon Gris grape.
£80 (as part of a purchase of six mixed bottles; normally £100), selected Majestic stores; £120, cellarviewines.com Taltarni Taché Rosé 2010 Wonderfully different sparkler from southern Australia, the colour coming from a dash of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes added to the normal champagne mix.
£9.99 (or £8.99 each for two if bought as part of purchase of six mixed bottles), majestic.co.uk Three Choirs Rosé 2011 There are some extremely creditable English rosés emerging and this could hardly be a better example, from a vineyard nestled in the warm Gloucestershire microclimate and made from the Seyval Blanc, Triomphe and Regent grapes.
£18.49, Wine Rack (£16.64 if bought as part of six mixed bottles); £18.95, winestore.co.uk Boxing day meal Bertrand Stehelin Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet 2007 From one of the most up-and-coming wine-makers in the southern Rhône, made in one of the best recent years, this is mellow and savoury, with some violet and herby notes, lots of depth and a long, really peppery finish.
The Pina Colada is a tasty, but expensive drink to mix yourself if you're not prepared to imbibe the pre-mixed bottles of tropical molasses, it's the white rum that drives the price up.
At the bar, VIPs can purchase "cocktail lockers" to store pre-mixed bottles of their favorite cocktails to order or send to friends.
"My father had terrible food stories too – once when they were asked for rosé wine, they just mixed a bottle of red and white".
