Wines That Celebrate the Holiday Season
- By Ajeet Khurana
- Published 07/13/2011
- Wine and Spirits
- Unrated
Holiday is just around the corner and once more you are stuck with the same dilemma. Which wine to serve, which one would go well with the mood of revelry and which one would suit the pastoral hours that holiday brings with it. Thankfully, there are plenty of holiday season wines if you are ready to search for them.
Come Halloween and guests start pouring in for their rounds of extended barbecues. The lavishly setout menus require their round of wines. Seafood, mild cheese and pork shout for the Whites and red sauces, beef and exquisite chocolates squeal for their Reds. You need not be bogged down as there is wine for every palate and for every combination of food that you choose to dish out on the table.
Sparkling wines serve a great purpose
Though the flat wines have their own number of takers and it is a big number for sure, the sparkling wine is more reminiscent of holidays and creates the bubbly feel which "kind of suits" the revelry. Another aspect you should emphasize on is the need to stay local. Geo-Taggers would certainly love that idea. There is a psychological edge to staying local.
Indigenous serving helps
When people come to share merriment with you, they wish they are provided something indigenous. Something that is marked with the effervescence of your place and your times; this is where keeping it local hits the bulls eye. Full-bodied wines with bubbly stroke are just the n
eed of the hour. Serve them in slender stemmed glasses and let the glasses take on from there.
Use wide mouthed glasses for Reds
If it is red wine, serve them in glasses with wide peripheries. They help in absorbing the smell and essence better and hasten the intoxication. If you are planning on white wine, go for tapered mouths as they beautifully retain the chill associated with the taste of white wine.
Look for the giant bottle-sizes while gifting
It might be that you are seeking the perfect wine bottle as a holiday gift. In such a case, you should ponder over a few points before making your purchase. As a first, use a large-format bottle. If you live in a State where they can be shipped without exorbitant custom duties, you can get them shipped from reputed vineries in nearby States. Large-format bottles can hold 1.5 liters of wine and because they are large, the air to wine ratio is pretty close to 1, something which is most desirable.
To sum it up with champagne
Champagne is a delightful choice for many (you do not need to finish on the podium to deserve Champagne). They have untiring versatility and it is their greatest strength. You can begin your party with champagne and choose to end it likewise too. Though you can start with $25, the prices can go up to $150 and you can look much over still if you are going for a "couture" thing. For an equally special but less taxing substitute, you can look for Cava. These hail their nativity to Spain and make wonderful holiday season presents just as well.
Come Halloween and guests start pouring in for their rounds of extended barbecues. The lavishly setout menus require their round of wines. Seafood, mild cheese and pork shout for the Whites and red sauces, beef and exquisite chocolates squeal for their Reds. You need not be bogged down as there is wine for every palate and for every combination of food that you choose to dish out on the table.
Sparkling wines serve a great purpose
Though the flat wines have their own number of takers and it is a big number for sure, the sparkling wine is more reminiscent of holidays and creates the bubbly feel which "kind of suits" the revelry. Another aspect you should emphasize on is the need to stay local. Geo-Taggers would certainly love that idea. There is a psychological edge to staying local.
Indigenous serving helps
When people come to share merriment with you, they wish they are provided something indigenous. Something that is marked with the effervescence of your place and your times; this is where keeping it local hits the bulls eye. Full-bodied wines with bubbly stroke are just the n
Use wide mouthed glasses for Reds
If it is red wine, serve them in glasses with wide peripheries. They help in absorbing the smell and essence better and hasten the intoxication. If you are planning on white wine, go for tapered mouths as they beautifully retain the chill associated with the taste of white wine.
Look for the giant bottle-sizes while gifting
It might be that you are seeking the perfect wine bottle as a holiday gift. In such a case, you should ponder over a few points before making your purchase. As a first, use a large-format bottle. If you live in a State where they can be shipped without exorbitant custom duties, you can get them shipped from reputed vineries in nearby States. Large-format bottles can hold 1.5 liters of wine and because they are large, the air to wine ratio is pretty close to 1, something which is most desirable.
To sum it up with champagne
Champagne is a delightful choice for many (you do not need to finish on the podium to deserve Champagne). They have untiring versatility and it is their greatest strength. You can begin your party with champagne and choose to end it likewise too. Though you can start with $25, the prices can go up to $150 and you can look much over still if you are going for a "couture" thing. For an equally special but less taxing substitute, you can look for Cava. These hail their nativity to Spain and make wonderful holiday season presents just as well.
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