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Boxing Day is the day for mopping up leftovers from the previous day’s legendary feast while trying to spend a little less time in the kitchen and a little more time on the sofa.
There is no need to open up your most prized wines today, so save any particularly special bottles and concentrate on my collection of smooth sparklers, lighter whites and fruitier reds to give your palate a rest.
Boxing Day is the day for mopping up leftovers from the previous day’s legendary feast. Pictured: Matthew Jukes
Boxing Day Sparkling
NV Roederer Estate Quartet Brut, Anderson Valley, California (left) £23.70, hedonism.co.uk; £25, thewinesociety.com; £29.99, reduced to £22.99 on a Mix Six, Majestic; £25.99, waitrosecellar.com. Made by the famous Louis Roederer Champagne house in California, this is a lovely, slightly richer style of sparkler with a biscuity note over an apple and pear-themed palate. 2018 Tesco finest 1531 Blanquette de Limoux, Languedoc (right), France £