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First, I must appologize for not having written for such a long time. Unfortunately, my Father passed away on December 11th and prior to that he was receiving palliative care at home and my mind has been elsewhere. That having been said, my family and I are now getting ready for Christmas with great anticipation. Part of this is making sure that I have the right wines to go with any meal that I will prepare as well as wine to go with any meal I may be invited to. In line with that, I would like to share with you the wines I would like to have on hand this Christmas. Please keep in mind that some I will have and some I will, unfortunately, not be able to have.

1. Chateauneuf-du-Pape Delicious wines, but don’t mistake me, you pay for it.

2. Penfold’s Grange

3. Anything Malbec from Argentina. My latest favourite is the Fuzion Alta Malbec Reserva…
under $10 at the LCBO. Expensive taste on a tight budget.

4. For that matter, anything from Argentina or Chile. I can pretty well guarantee you that
you will love at least 90% of the wines from these regions, if not 100%!

5. Long Flat Shiraz…big flavour for little money.

6. German Riesling My favourite is Spatlese which is medium to medium sweet. This is NOT
a dessert wine, but a great wine to pair with anything spicy…especially sushi.

7. Icewine A dessert favourite and my personal choice isn’t Vidal, but, rather Riesling.
I prefer the level of acidity that Riesling brings to the game. You may also want to try
a Cab Franc Icewine; I have tried it and love it!

8. Cotes du Rhone wines to pair with Coq au Vin. This is one of my favourite dishes to
make at home and it always turns out the best when I use French Cotes du Rhone wines.

9. Goats do Roam This is a South African version of the French Cotes du Rhone and can
be found at the LCBO for under $13.

10. Port I really enjoy a nice glass of Port with dark chocolate and nuts.

11. Champagne ‘nuf said

12. Last, but not least, a Super Tuscan. Super Tuscans are wines from Tuscany that have
as their base grape, Sangiovese, and are blended with other grapes such as
Cabernet Sauvignon.

I know that there are many wines that I have left off the list. I would love to hear
from all of you and create a top 10 wines that I didn’t include.

Last, but not least, let me wish you all a Happy, Non-demoninational, Winter-Solstice
Celebration! (And Merry Christmas too!)

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