4th October 2023 | Top Drops | 3 minute read
Your all-time favourite Advent Calendars are back for another year of festive antics! Whether you’ve always adored our original wine advent or have taken a shine to discovering new gins or beers throughout December, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a Virgin Wines countdown.
We know that an advent the grownups can enjoy is a seasonal must, but which tipple will you choose? Will it be your usual wine advent (available as all-red, all-white and mixed), gin or beer advent, or is it time to shake things up with our brand-new mixed spirits calendar? Let’s find out…
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Could our legendary Wine Advent Calendar be the one for you? Well, it’s the “OG” wine advent. The very first of its kind. We introduced the UK to Wine Advent Calendars back in 2016, and we’ve been the Christmas countdown for wine lovers ever since. So, if you like your Christmas traditions then this certainly fits the bill.
We also know a thing or two about good wine, so putting together an impressive collection of fine wines is in our nature. This year, we’ve popped some timeless classics in there alongside customer favourites and a few unusual bottles you won’t have seen before – all mini-sized, of course, apart from the big old full-size bottle that awaits you behind door 25 on Christmas Day.
With so many twists and turns as you open its doors, our Wine Advent Calendar is the very definition of the gift that keeps giving. And you can even choose between an all-red version, all-white or mixed, so you can get exactly what you want this Christmas.
Order your Wine Advent Calendar here.
A spirit spin-off of our original wine advent, we first added the Gin Advent Calendar to our Christmas range a few years ago now, and it’s followed in the footsteps of its wine sibling very nicely. Being wine specialists, we’ve always had a love for spirits too, and it shows in the reaction this gin-filled countdown gets every year.
Our buying team take great care in sourcing and creating gins to fill up this calendar with. Amongst the 24 mini bottles, you’ll discover a curious mix of craft gins you’ve never heard of, bigger brands you already adore, and gins we’ve distilled ourselves that you won’t find anywhere else. If this sounds like your kind of fun, let the festivities be-gin!
Order your Gin Advent Calendar here.
Perhaps you’ve always been more of a beer drinker? In which case, our Beer Advent Calendar is definitely the Christmas countdown for you. A huge hit in previous years, it’s back and full to brim with new brews and quirky cans from breweries in the UK and beyond.
Offering ales, lagers, hazy IPAs, pilsners and creamy stouts from up-and-coming microbreweries and popular hop houses like Beavertown and Le Chouffe, it’s like touring British and Belgian breweries from the comfort of your own cosy living room. This hoppy Christmas treat is guaranteed to fill your December with plenty of festive joy.
Order your Beer Advent Calendar here.
Brand new for 2023, we’ve created another spirit spin-off to add to our legendary advent range. We like to think of our Mixed Spirits Advent Calendar as a twist on the traditional countdown. The one you choose if you’re feeling a bit adventurous! Filled with 24 mini bottles of spirits, including brandy, gin, liqueur, rum, tequila, vodka, and whisky, it’s a Santa’s grotto for grownups.
Giving you winter warming whiskies and Cognacs, rich, flavoursome rums, and festive gingerbread gins and cherry brandy liqueurs, the Mixed Spirits Advent Calendar is great for discovering new favourite brands and flavours, for experimenting with cocktails and for sharing with friends. No matter what’s on your Christmas ‘wish list’, Santa won’t be able to top this.
Order your Mixed Spirits Advent Calendar here.
Whichever calendar you choose, show us how you’re enjoying your Christmas countdown by tagging us in your social media posts this winter and using the hashtags #virginwines and #mylegendarycountdown.
Decided to pair a wine with your mince pie? Getting joy out of coming home to a glass of something tasty by the fireplace? Doing your best Santa impression by handing out mini bottles to your friends? We’d love to see how our advent calendars are filling your December with festive cheers.
