Christmas: the Unboxing

Want to know more about the goodies in your Big Christmas Case? Join us as we unveil the super sips and special stories inside your most delicious delivery of the year (beware: spoilers ahead 🤫)

Wines you’ll want to name-drop over dinner

Because every great Christmas needs a good story (and a better bottle)

  • Carlos' Rioja Selección Especial

    Carlos noticed small leftover parcels of Reserva and Gran-Reserva-level wine scattered across Rioja – that would have disappeared otherwise. So he collected the best bits and created a plush, rich one-of-a-kind red for your Christmas roast.

  • Invitation Crémant de Limoux

    Katie and Baptiste met on the Naked Tasting Tour and decided to collaborate in secret. They crafted this elegant, Chardonnay-led Crémant from Limoux (the true birthplace of sparkling wine, not Champagne): crisp, fresh, and full of sparkle.

  • Jen Pfeiffer's The Hero Muscat

    Rutherglen Muscat is one of the world’s richest wine styles and an Australian Christmas tradition. Jen calls it “a precious treasure that speaks to the families who’ve made it for hundreds of years." It's basically Christmas pudding in a glass.

Gift #1 – Keeping you cool 'til next Christmas

Born in New Zealand and designed by a pair of Kiwis who just wanted to keep drinks cool (while looking cool). Your Huski wine cooler is a little beauty that'll keep your wine chilled for up to six hours with pure stainless-steel science. Handy when the fridge is full of pigs in blankets.

Hit play to meet Huski's founder and find out how to keep your fizz (or whatever's filling your glass) frosty, even when the kitchen’s hotter than the Christmas pudding.

Gift #2 – Ten years of Christmas spirit

It’s been a decade since Stefan Lismond first crafted his crisp, citrusy gin for Angels – and it’s been part of our Christmas line-up ever since. Pour a festive G&T (or three) and raise a toast to ten years of Naked spirit.

While you’re at it, check out Stefan’s timeless recipe for a Rambla 41 G&T plus lots more of our winemaker's favourite cocktails for you to shake up this Christmas.

Gift #3 – Drizzle liberally, tear bread, repeat

Cool story: a few years ago, the entire Naked team hopped on a plane to visit Oscar Quevedo’s family estate in the Douro and help him with harvest. We ended up surrounded by olive trees, drizzling the green-gold nectar over lunch and asking, “why don’t we bottle this for Angels?” A few years later… well, you can guess what happened.

It’s super-green and peppery fresh. It’d even make your aunt’s bread rolls taste fancy. 

The white Christmas lightning round ⚡

Christmas isn’t just for reds (and yes, you can serve white with turkey). These whites will see you through every merry (and mildly chaotic) moment…

  • Stefano’s Bianco Leggermente Appassite

    After three long years, we get a new vintage of Stefano’s legendary white. Sun-soaked Sicilian grapes make it gloriously fruity – pineapple, melon, honeysuckle – the works. Open: at Christmas dinner when someone inevitably says “I only drink white”

  • Sauvignon Showdown: France vs. New Zealand

    Rod’s Reserve Sauvignon – tropical, punchy, passionfruit perfection from NZ. Villebois Prestige Sauvignon – grassy, classy Loire SB to impress the in-laws. Open: side by side, to settle the age-old “which Sauvignon is best?” debate. Spoiler: both.

  • Organic Blanco Edición Limitada

    Certified organic, fresh and elegant – think nectarine and a dash of seaside air. The crisp reset button for all that Christmas richness. Open: when you’re all turkeyed-out and considering salad (for 30 seconds).

  • Galodoro Winemakers Selection Branco

    A new wine from Hermano Veloso – one of Naked’s all-time greats – this peachy Branco is easy-drinking, crowd-pleasing and dangerously refillable. Open: while wrapping presents or pretending to supervise the gravy.

Festive FAQs

a.k.a. things you’ll probably Google mid-Christmas

  • What wine should I open first on Christmas Day?

    Start as you mean to go on – with bubbles! Whether it’s Prosecco or Crémant, nothing says “I’m celebrating” like a morning glass of fizz in your pyjamas. 🥂

  • Which wine goes best with leftover sandwiches?

    Ah, the Boxing Day masterpiece. For turkey? A fruity wine like the Pinot Gris or Marselan. For beef? we can’t look past the Appassimento (or old vine Zin). For pigs-in-blankets? Just kidding, there won’t be any leftover piggies. 🥪

  • Can I serve white wine with roast dinner?

    Absolutely. A rich, full-bodied white like Stefano di Blasi’s Bianco Appassite is a total turkey whisperer. And if anyone questions it, just say “trust me, my wine guy says so” and pour them a glass of this tropical fruity deliciousness. 🍍

  • What should I pour when the pudding’s on fire?

    Jen Pfeiffer’s Hero Muscat. Sweet, spiced, and far less flammable. It’s basically dessert in a glass – and unlike the pudding, won’t terrify everybody at the table. 🔥

  • What’s the right number of bottles for Christmas?

    Tell everyone you’re planning for “one per person.” Secretly double it and keep your emergency stash somewhere safe (i.e. behind the ten tubs of chocolate in the cupboard). 🍫

  • How do I save an unfinished bottle?

    1) Pop the cork back in, stick it in the fridge, and it’ll last a few days 2) Get a handy wine pump and it’ll last even longer 3) Only planning a few glasses? Open your boxed wine, it’ll stay perfectly sealed and perfectly fresh for up to 3 weeks. 📦