Idon’t do ‘dry’ months. I have ‘damp’ years. A bit like Lancashire. I know some of you will be wondering about giving alcohol a miss for January, but the better resolution is to turn all your next 12 months ‘damp’.
The easiest way to do this is to have a delicious repertoire that includes low and no-alcohol favourites alongside your ‘full-fat’ choices. This means you can have your regular, ocean-going, copper-bottomed 14% Aussie Shiraz one day, and De Bortoli The Very Cautious One Shiraz 0.0% (£5.95, slurp.co.uk) the next. It’s smooth, and generous and fruity like the real thing, but leaves you with a clear head the following morning.