HOGMANAY SWEET AND FORTIFIED

NV Torres, Floralis Moscatel Oro, Spain

£8.50, 50cl bottle, reduced to £7, Morrisons ORANGE blossom and honey-scented, this goes with a wide range of desserts — especially chocolate puddings. Chill it down nice and cold and you will feel the juicy mandarin fruit balanced with cleansing acidity, which stops it from being cloying.

NV Dow’s Trademark, Finest Reserve Port, Portugal

£10, reduced to £7, until Jan 1, Sainsbury’s THIS port is a great all-rounder with pliant red and black fruit and a little grip and tannin on the finish. Smooth and medium-weight, it is great for occasional port drinkers because it is not too forceful or strident on the finish.

NV Bodegas Lustau, Pedro Ximénez, San Emilio, Solera Familiar, Jerez, Spain

£11.95, half bottle, bbr.com LIKE many PXs, this is a deep, dark, absurdly sweet wine with so many coffee, mocha, prune and fig notes it is amazing. But what sets this wine apart is the length and persistence of its flavour, which is simply staggering.

NV Fonseca, Bin 27 Finest Reserve Port, Portugal

£14.99, reduced to £11.99 in a Mix Six, majestic.co.uk;

£13.95,

henningswine. co.uk A CONNOISSEUR’S port with an even, controlled flavour and a heady, complex palate. Has more reserve than many of the overtly fruit-driven wines. A bottle will stay fresh for a week or so.

2017 Tokaji Aszú, 5 Puttonyos, Disznókó, Hungary

£19.99, half bottle, Waitrose THIS is one of the most intense and exciting sweeties of the year. It may be rather expensive but it will blow your mind. Honey is the overriding theme, but there are floral and stone-fruit notes.