Wine & Champagne to Take to Christmas Dinner | For Guests

Going to Someone Else's for Christmas?

Wine and Champagne to take to Christmas dinner - a bottle for the toast, a bottle for lunch, a magnum for a full table

If Christmas is at someone else's this year, arrive with a bottle that earns its place at the table. Champagne for the first glass of the day, a red or white good enough to be opened with lunch rather than put away, and a magnum if it's a big family. Gift boxes where you want them, plain bottles where you don't.

The bottle for the toast

Bollinger Special Cuvée, Veuve Clicquot, Moët or Taittinger in a gift box is the bottle to hand over at the door: it gets opened at eleven and the host is glad you brought it. Pommery Apanage, Laurent-Perrier Rosé and Ruinart Blanc de Blancs are the choice if they drink Champagne often enough to notice.

The bottle for lunch

Bring a red the host will open with the meal rather than put on the sideboard: Stag's Leap Artemis, Ridge Geyserville, Prunotto Bussia or Il Bruciato all do the job, and Tignanello if it's the in-laws. A Chablis or a Napa Chardonnay covers the white.

A magnum if it's a full house

One bottle at a table of twelve disappears in a round. A magnum of Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot, Moët or Whispering Angel is the contribution that lasts to the main course, and it looks the part carried in from the car.

Boxed or plain, and delivery

The Champagne comes gift boxed with a hand-tied ribbon; the wines come as bottles, which is how you'd want to hand them over on the day. Everything ships fully tracked across the UK, next-day on orders before 1pm, Saturday available. Order by 1pm on 22 December for delivery on the 23rd - earlier is safer.

FAQs About Going to Someone Else's for Christmas?

What should I bring to someone's house on Christmas Day?

Champagne for the morning and a red good enough to open with lunch. If it's a big family, a magnum instead of two bottles.

Should I bring a gift-boxed bottle or a plain one?

Champagne in a gift box for the host; a plain bottle of good red for the table. Both are fine, and both are here.

Can I have it delivered to my own address before I travel?

Yes - order to yourself and take it with you. Next-day on orders before 1pm, Saturday available.

What's the last order date before Christmas?

1pm on 22 December for delivery on the 23rd. Earlier is safer, especially if you're travelling.

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