The Friday 5 #120 Christmas wine special
5 ways of choosing your Christmas booze
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Just as the choice of cookbooks is a personal thing, as I hope I illustrated in my annual cookbook gift guide earlier this week, so is the choice of what you’re going to drink over the Christmas period.
It really depends on the type of get-together you’re going to have. Whether it’s a don’t-you-dare-change-a single-thing dinner with die-hard traditionalists, a romantic let’s-not-see-anyone break for two or a budget-conscious gathering for the extended family I’ve got you covered.
Here are five different scenarios which might help you decide what to buy in for the holiday.
And if you’d like further inspiration join me on Zoom at 6.30pm next Tuesday, December 10th for an ‘Ask me Anything’ Christmas special where you can pick my brains about what to serve with different meals over the festive period.
For the large influx of paid subscribers (thankyou, THANKYOU!) who are new to my monthly online tastings the idea is that we all enjoy a glass together while we chat about whatever the theme is that month. Which has ranged from affordable fizz to Tuscan wines this year.
What booze to buy for the Christmas holiday
Individual wines, where I’ve mentioned them, are available in the UK but my advice applies wherever you are in the world. Prices were (I think) accurate at the time of writing but apt to change at this time of year. Hopefully downwards.