With preparations for the festive season well and truly underway, ALDI is delighted to unveil its new collection of great-value Christmas wines. This year’s collection includes premium bubbles, winter reds, festive whites, and seasonal dessert wines.
Whether you’re looking for a premium wine to serve alongside your Christmas dinner or champagne to pop open on New Year’s Eve, you’ll find incredible quality at amazing value in ALDI. Starting from as low as €9.99 for red wine and €14.99 for bubbles, you can rest assured that you’re getting the best value for your money!
Commenting on this year’s collection, Tom Doorley, ALDI Wine Ambassador, said: "Once again ALDI has come up with a fabulous range of wines for Christmas, all at unbeatable prices, thus meaning that customers get to experience world class wines, including many classics, without compromise! In terms of matching food and wine, ALDI has got you covered: seafood, ham, turkey, goose, beef, even our favourite festive desserts. My advice is to get to ALDI and to get ready for sharing this Christmas. Share the pleasure of really special wines and spread the ALDI joy. You won't regret it!"
Let’s take a look at the standouts of this year’s range…
Fizz-tive!
It wouldn’t be the festive season without a glass of fizz! At ALDI, you will find a sparkling selection of Proseccos and Champagnes to help you and your loved ones raise a toast to the most wonderful time of the year.
Often regarded as the unsung hero of French sparkling wine, Crémant is fast becoming a festive favourite among those in the know. Discover why with the Specially Selected Crémant du Jura €14.99, an affordable and stylish sparkling wine that will go down a treat at any party and makes the perfect aperitif served with nibbles and canapés.
For a traditional Champagne, cast an eye towards the Nicolas de Montbart Champagne €24.99. Fresh, lively, and zingy, it makes for a perfect palate cleanser or refreshing welcome drink. Partial to pink champagne? Try the Veuve Monsigny Rosé Champagne €24.99, an effortlessly elegant number that blends red currant fruit with a touch of toasted brioche and punches way above its price point. For a champagne with a difference, look no further than Philizot Champagne Blanc de Noirs €29.99. Made exclusively from black grapes, it is juicy, full-flavoured and utterly unique. Plus, it comes in a fetching presentation box, making it perfect for Christmas gifting.
White Christmas!
Dreaming of a white Christmas? ALDI has you sorted with its unbeatable range of French white wines. Sample Chenin Blanc, a white grape variety grown in the Loire Valley, with Specially Selected Vouvray €12.99, a delicious off-dry white with just a hint of sweetness.
For a white wine that defies expectations look for the Specially Selected Pouilly Fumé €14.99. With citrus and ripe fruit aromas as well as a smoky finish, it’s a textbook classic. ALDI Ambassador Tom Doorley recommends serving this with your seafood starter as it works exceptionally well with smoked salmon. Finally, say yay to Chardonnay with Specially Selected Chablis Premier Cru €19.99 which pairs particularly well with prawns!
Festive reds!
Stock up on seasonal reds this Christmas with ALDI’s signature red wines. Seeking a food-friendly wine that will pair well with festive feasts? You can’t go wrong with the Médoc Bordeaux €9.99, a stylish classic that’s great with steak. Fresh, fragrant, and fruity, Specially Selected Fleurie €11.99 is a wonderful Christmas Day wine. Get quality wine for less with Winemaster’s Lot Rioja Gran Reserva €14.99. Mature, rich, and complex with a long finish, this 2014 bottle is a real gem.
Visit Italy with the Winemaster’s Lot Barolo €17.99. Deceptively light in colour, this wine is big on flavour and serves as the perfect companion to red meat or cheese. Staying in Italy, the Amarone della Valpolicella €17.99 is an exquisite example that’s silky, deep, ripe, and round on the palate.
A longtime favourite of ALDI customers, the Specially Selected Rioja Reserva Magnum €19.99 1.5L is a must-have for party season, in a bottle that’s twice the size and perfect for hosting larger gatherings. Get better acquainted with red Burgundy with the help of Winemaster’s Lot Burgundian Pinot Noir €19.99. Sit back and relax with a glass of Châteauneuf Du Pape €19.99, a robust red that combines blackberries and dark chocolate with smokiness and a dash of vanilla.
The Specially Selected Fleurie €11.99, is a lovely wine to serve chilled alongside the Christmas turkey. For a beef dinner, you can’t go wrong with the ever-prestigious Winemaster’s Lot Châteauneuf du Pape €19.99.
Sherry Christmas!
ALDI is pleased to welcome a delightful selection of mulled wine, port, sherry and much more for Christmas 2022. Warm up with a steaming cup of Mulled Wine €4.99 or Gluhwein €7.99.
Whether you’re partial to a sip of sherry or fancy incorporating it into a dessert, you’ll find something in ALDI to meet your requirements. Specially Selected Cream Sherry €6.99 makes for a fine pre-dinner tipple, while Specially Selected Pedro Ximenez Sherry €6.99 is a gorgeous dessert wine that’s even better poured over vanilla ice-cream.
Tuck into dessert accompanied by a delicious glass of port. Fletcher’s Ruby Reserve Port €5.99 is a wonderful festive number brimming with fruity flavours and a healthy seasoning of cinnamon. For a French dessert wine, look to ALDI’s Specially Selected Sauternes €9.99 which has notes of honeysuckle and butterscotch and a fresh acidity that cuts through the sweetness.
Matured in wooden casks, Fletcher’s 10-Year-Old Tawny Port €13.99 is a sweet port that’s best served slightly chilled alongside piping hot mince pies. Try the Fletcher’s 40-Year-Old Tawny Port €39.99. Intensely flavourful with a hint of spice, this bottle is nothing short of stunning and promises to enhance any Christmas feast.
See below for a full list of Christmas wines available now in ALDI stores nationwide:
Sparkling
• Bucks Fizz €3.29
• Specially Selected Crémant du Jura €14.99
• Specially Selected Metallic Prosecco Rosé €16.99
• Prosecco Magnum €19.99
• Nicolas de Montbart Champagne €24.99
• Veuve Monsigny Rosé Champagne €24.99
• Philizot Champagne Blanc de Noirs €29.99
Red
• Médoc Bordeaux €9.99
• Specially Selected Fleurie €11.99
• Rioja Gran Reserva €14.99
• Amarone Della Valpolicella €17.99
• Winemaster’s Lot Barolo €17.99
• Burgundian Pinot Noir €19.99
• Chateauneuf Du Pape €19.99
• Specially Selected Rioja Reserva Magnum €19.99
White
• Specially Selected Vouvray €12.99
• Specially Selected Pouilly Fumé €14.99
• Specially Selected Chablis Premier Cru €19.99
Other
• Mulled Wine €4.99
• Fletcher’s Ruby Reserve Port €5.99 (20cl)
• Specially Selected Pedro Ximenez Sherry €6.99
• Specially Selected Cream Sherry €6.99
• Gluhwein €7.99 (1 Litre)
• Specially Selected Sauternes €12.99 (37.5cl)
• Fletcher’s 10-Year-Old Tawny Port €14.99
• Fletcher’s 40-Year-Old Tawny Port €39.99
All available in 153 ALDI stores nationwide.
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