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White Wines for Christmas - 01/12/2009

It is time to think about what you want to be drinking over the Christmas festival; well here are my recommendations for the white wines.
To go with Turkey you want a wine which won\'t overpower the relatively delicate flavour of the meat, so I suggest any of the following:
Recession busters would include
Principe de Viano from Spain at £5.28 (this was very popular at our October tasting),or
Domaine la Prade sauvignon blanc from the south of France at £5.98.
Mid-range for a celebration you should consider
Verdiccio from Italy at £8.54
Kuki Riesling from New Zealand at £8.36
Hartenberg Weisser Riesling from South Africa at £7.97
For a full-blown, pushing the boat out Christmas go for
Rully 1er Cru white Burgundy from Olivier Leflaive at £14.77
Bacchus Reserve from Chapel Down in Kent at £10.84
Hartenberg Chardonnay from South Africa at £9.34
If you are having fish at some time over the holiday and want something a little drier
then I strongly recommend Cherverny from the Loire Valley at £8.17, Chablis from Domaine Hamelin at £11.92 and Sancerre from Lucien Crochet at £12.48.
All these wines are drinking very well right now and will enhance and complement your meal very well.
I will recommend some reds later.
All the best
Jon

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