The tree is still up, but the Christmas plates are long gone.
We’re now in the first days of 2026, and as I take the recycling bin out, it’s a perfect time to talk about what looked good, great and forgettable across wine and beer in the final festive days of 2026.
What did you really enjoy drinking over the past festive week?
The Christmas shebang is a multi-day affair here at Graham HQ, and also a time of year where I try not to drink samples and instead dig into the cellar for things I need/want to open. It also means we go through a lot of wine (so I’ll break this post into two parts), with bangers like this wine:
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