Christmas is the season to be jolly and to help you make the most of the festive months I've selected five of my favourite Christmas classics from Oz Clarke 250 Best Wines 2012.

There are several gutsy basic ports on the market. This is my favourite this year — not at all subtle but rich and dense and full of chewy, stewy, dark fruit — it hits the spot on a cold, wet, winter night.

Made by the top-rated Howard Park winery in Western Australia, this is an appetizing example of how attractive Chardonnay can be when it is not aged in oak barrels.

This is gentler than some Aussie Rieslings, but the flavours are tangy - lemon and lime zest, orange juice acidity and underripe white peach with slightly sweet stewed apple flesh.