TOP TIPPLE: Famille Negrel Cotes De Provence Sainte Victoire 2010 (Majestic, £9.99)

ROSÉ’S summertime boom looks like flowing all the way through to Christmas – its popularity shows no signs of diminishing.

This one is a bit more stylish than most and very French. Ideal for the party opener and one to go with most food and nibbles.

Dry-ish but with lots of fruit and floral overtones it’s a classy glassfull, smooth and understated.