Wine: why it pays to look beyond the usual Christmas suspects

Chardonnay, burgundy, bordeaux are all very well, but look to the new world for alternatives, and you may find a bargainThere’s always a tendency (one that’s very much encouraged by the supermarkets) to revert to the classics at Christmas. I’m guilty of it myself: just as you’re safe if you stick to turkey instead of, say, a leg of pork, if you put a bottle of bordeaux or Châteauneuf-du-Pape on the table, you know it’s going to go down well with elderly rellie