Best wines to have with Christmas desserts

For lighter desserts such as ice cream or tarts, and from fruit picked at minus 10°C, Marks & Spencer, Darting Estate, Scheurebe Eiswein, Pfalz, Germany 2009 (18, 7%, £18/375ml Marks & Spencer) is an absolute treasure, with a gorgeous nose of apricot sorbet. The palate is crammed with more stone fruit flavours, bright, sweet, lemony notes and punchy acidity.