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Bérêche & Fils Brut Réserve champagne, £59.95
Champagne, always. My current crush is Bérêche & Fils, a small but esteemed producer in Ludes, which I visited for the first time earlier this year. The Bérêche brothers’ signature Brut Réserve is supremely elegant, with notes of osmanthus, white almond, wet chalk and slight saltiness. thewhiskyexchange.com

Frantoi Olive Oil Good Health selection, €134
This is the time of year when I usually get in line for the new-season olive oils. Frantoi founder Elizabeth Berger sources fantastic oils from small producers all over Italy. This trio contrasts three very different styles, all high in polyphenols. The packaging is recycled/recyclable and the sleeve is made from olive leaves – so it ticks all the boxes. frantoi.org

Knatchbull bespoke suit, from £3,300
I love wearing blazers and dream of having a suit made for me. Knatchbull, the female-founded tailor on Savile Row, strikes just the right balance between modern and timelessly classy. knatchbull.com

RevitaLash Advanced Eyelash Serum, £129 for 3.5ml
I don’t usually buy the claims made by many beauty products, but I was astonished by the results my friend achieved after a few weeks using this lash-enhancing serum. Sign me up. revitalash.co.uk

Love & Honor linen Dinette tea towel, £24
This cute tea towel is very much speaking my language. Just one in a range of table linens illustrated with cocktails, lobsters, champagne and other decadent things by artist Ofelia Botella. loveandhonor.co.uk

The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times by Nick Curtola with Gabe Ulla, James Murphy and Justin Chearno, £30
The ultimate guide to wining and dining from Brooklyn’s coolest Michelin-starred restaurant. Available from 24 November, waterstones.com

Kol Mezcaleria x Sin Gusano mezcal, from £120 for 70cl
London’s leading mezcaleria Kol has teamed up with artisan agave scouts Sin Gusano to create this good-looking range of mezcals that showcase different producers, regions, techniques and agave blends. I particularly love the Verde expression, which is scented with lemongrass. kolrestaurant.com

Celine acetate Triomphe square-frame sunglasses, £400
I’m on a lifelong quest to find the perfect pair of dark, dark glasses – I have a hunch that Celine’s Triomphe shades might be the answer. net-a-porter.com

Tate membership with guest, £120 (plus London private views, £42)
Every time I go to Tate Modern I wonder why I don’t go more often. Being a member (with the Private View option, please!) would instantly solve that problem. shoptate.org.uk

Vault x Manteca amaro, £38 for 70cl
This bittersweet amaro was created by British drinks-smiths Vault for Manteca restaurant – it’s made with foraged green walnuts, fig leaves, cacao, acorns, mint, rosemary and apple eau-de-vie from Essex. My kind of digestif. vaultaperitivo.com

Tony’s Chocolonely, £23.99 for six 180g bars
Chocolate – and lots of it, please. tonyschocolonely.com

Lagom Ceesay glass, £45 each
I discovered these sweet glasses by London-based industrial designer Karolina Obroniecka Perez-Maura while I was researching my book The Martini – great for cocktails but also fun for a drop of wine or champagne. lagomglassware.com

Are Murmurations Worth It? by Luke Wright, £10
Luke Wright’s plain-speaking, funny-sad poems about love and parenthood cut straight to my heart. lukewright.co.uk

Dunlop Tortex 0.6mm plectrums, £6.99 for 12
Everyone in our household plays the guitar, so the place is always littered with plectrums. And yet, somehow, I can never find a pick when I really need one. stringsdirect.co.uk

Daphne shrub, from £34.99
I’m redesigning my garden from scratch and I really want a winter-scented Daphne to lift my spirits when everything else is hibernating. crocus.co.uk