This Cottagecore Wine Advent Calendar Sells Out Every Year—Here’s How to Get One Before They're Gone

Published on September 18, 2025

This year, we got a chance to try an Advent calendar you’ll want to keep all to yourself for the holidays: a premium wine calendar full of sampler bottles to celebrate the season.

Enjoy its cottagecore, wintery wine tour without leaving the comfort of your own home; there’s truly nothing more festive than that.

Inside This Year's Wine Advent Calendar

The Wall Street Journal 2025 Wine Advent Calendar contains 24 unique bottles of wine, so you’ll have a new wine to enjoy every evening leading up to Christmas. Each bottle is hand-selected by wine experts, so you’re guaranteed to enjoy high-quality sips throughout the month.

And don’t overlook the enchanting design of the calendar itself. Each sampler bottle hides behind a window in a massive, old-timey Christmas cottage, complete with Christmas trees and snowy details that are oh-so-charming. You’ll want to have this dreamy holiday house on display all season long as part of your Christmas decor. 

About the Bottles

Each wine sampler bottle contains enough for two glasses—if you’re feeling generous enough to share, that is. These little bottles also make the perfect host gift, and they’re fantastic for slipping in stockings on Christmas Eve, too. 

We won’t spoil the surprise of every wine in the sampler, but let’s just say we already know that they’re incredible. A rich, lightly sweet, and deliciously fruity Affogato wine hides behind door number one, and that’s just the beginning of 23 other samplers that are bursting with a variety of tasting notes. 

The calendar also comes with a pairing guide, so you know exactly what dishes (and desserts) pair best with each sip. Some pairing recommendations are more adventurous (like duck a l'orange or fresh oysters), while others keep things simple with a sampler best matched with pizza or burgers.

How to Snag the Calendar

You can pre-order the Advent calendar now on WSJWine and Laithwaites for $25. The remaining $135 will be charged on delivery—and yes, the calendar ships for free. Don't wait too long to place your order; this coveted calendar sells out year after year.

The calendar will ship in late October, so you’ll have it well before the holiday season begins.