Monday, December 10, 2018
Holiday wine selections
I have been asked recently about suggestions for wines to serve during the holidays, something special, not the everyday glass. I usually counter with 2 questions.... what are you serving for food, and what do you like to drink for wine?
It's not always easy to pick one wine that will match with everything on the table, I like to pour both a white and a red wine with the meal. Of course a sparkling wine can always bring a nice touch to a festive holiday meal, either before or with the meal.
It really comes down to personal preference, but here are a few wines that my family and I have enjoyed with our holiday meals over the years. If you try any of them please let me know what you think of them.
-Chardonnay-
Buehler - always a nice balanced, elegant food friendly wine. Usually about $20 per bottle but sometimes on sale for $12.00
-Riesling-
Ch Ste Michelle - Eroica Riesling, $17.99 a joint effort between Dr Loosen of Germany and the wine makers in WA State. A delicious well made wine that is consistant every year, and pairs well with a wide range of foods.
Salmon Run Riesling - $11.99 The "second" label of the Dr Frank Winery out in the Finger Lakes of NY State. A great introduction to how good the Rieslings can be from this area, and food friendly to boot.
-Champagne/Prosecco -
Domaine Ste Michelle - Brut Rosé $12.99 - a nice sparkling wine at a good price from WA
Mionetto - $11.99 a nice bottle from Italy at a great price.
-Pinot Noir -
Erath - $24 Oregon Estate bottling, this winery has been a consistant producer of very good Pinot for years.
Argyle - $19.99 Oregon Another good Pinot that will be nice with dinner.
Rodney Strong - Russian River Valley CA $14.99 this wine is a good value for the money, and goes well with food.
-Merlot -
J. Lohr - Los Osos $14.99 CA a very smooth tasty wine that will match well with fowl, prime rib or rack of lamb.
Rodney Strong - Sonoma $17.99 always a good bottle of wine, and makes a holiday meal special.
Sku code 25994
-Cabernet Sauvignon-
Hess - Allomi Vineyard Napa $29.99 a very nice wine that drinks like it should cost a lot more, decant for an hour prior to the meal.
Frei Brothers - Alexander Valley $21.00 a beautiful expression of Cabernet from this area, I keep some of this on hand all the time. Decant for an hour prior ...
Ch Ste Michelle - Cold Creek Vnyd WA $24.99 a big cabernet from a special site that would be great with rack of lamb, or prime rib.
Wishing all of you a special holiday season....
Cheers!
Ed
I have been asked recently about suggestions for wines to serve during the holidays, something special, not the everyday glass. I usually counter with 2 questions.... what are you serving for food, and what do you like to drink for wine?
It's not always easy to pick one wine that will match with everything on the table, I like to pour both a white and a red wine with the meal. Of course a sparkling wine can always bring a nice touch to a festive holiday meal, either before or with the meal.
It really comes down to personal preference, but here are a few wines that my family and I have enjoyed with our holiday meals over the years. If you try any of them please let me know what you think of them.
-Chardonnay-
Buehler - always a nice balanced, elegant food friendly wine. Usually about $20 per bottle but sometimes on sale for $12.00
-Riesling-
Ch Ste Michelle - Eroica Riesling, $17.99 a joint effort between Dr Loosen of Germany and the wine makers in WA State. A delicious well made wine that is consistant every year, and pairs well with a wide range of foods.
Salmon Run Riesling - $11.99 The "second" label of the Dr Frank Winery out in the Finger Lakes of NY State. A great introduction to how good the Rieslings can be from this area, and food friendly to boot.
-Champagne/Prosecco -
Domaine Ste Michelle - Brut Rosé $12.99 - a nice sparkling wine at a good price from WA
Mionetto - $11.99 a nice bottle from Italy at a great price.
-Pinot Noir -
Erath - $24 Oregon Estate bottling, this winery has been a consistant producer of very good Pinot for years.
Argyle - $19.99 Oregon Another good Pinot that will be nice with dinner.
Rodney Strong - Russian River Valley CA $14.99 this wine is a good value for the money, and goes well with food.
-Merlot -
J. Lohr - Los Osos $14.99 CA a very smooth tasty wine that will match well with fowl, prime rib or rack of lamb.
Rodney Strong - Sonoma $17.99 always a good bottle of wine, and makes a holiday meal special.
Sku code 25994
-Cabernet Sauvignon-
Hess - Allomi Vineyard Napa $29.99 a very nice wine that drinks like it should cost a lot more, decant for an hour prior to the meal.
Frei Brothers - Alexander Valley $21.00 a beautiful expression of Cabernet from this area, I keep some of this on hand all the time. Decant for an hour prior ...
Ch Ste Michelle - Cold Creek Vnyd WA $24.99 a big cabernet from a special site that would be great with rack of lamb, or prime rib.
Wishing all of you a special holiday season....
Cheers!
Ed
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