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Which wine with xmas lunch please?

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    #11
    Depends what you're having for your dinner. If it's turkey with all the trimmings, i.e. sausage meat, chipolatas etc I'd go for a full bodied red.

    I've got a nice bottle of Cune Reserva 2005 which I brought back from Spain & much to my chagrin I see you can get it in Waitrose at half the price I paid.

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      #12
      Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
      Tell him, Cailin, tell him!

      It's gotta be pinkaholic for Xmas.
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        #13
        Originally posted by milanbenes View Post
        top tip for wine buyers

        go to lidl anywhere and buy the most expensive wines
        FTFY

        A few years back a relative bought a dozen bottles of wine at random in Lidl for a barbecue - he knows nothing about the stuff. I immediately squirreled away half of them for him for special occasions & Xmas.
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          #14
          Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
          Tell him, Cailin, tell him!

          It's gotta be pinkaholic for Xmas.
          WHS... Pinkaholic rules

          Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
          Mad Dog 20/20 Strawberry flavour?
          If it's pink, it'll do
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            #15
            For a white I would go with a White Hermitage:

            http://www.uncorked.co.uk/search/det...oduct=CVJHW04A

            For a red with Turkey I would go with a Burgundy, probably a premier cru Givry or a Gevrey-Chambertin but that's just my personal taste.
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              #16
              my winestore (can't call it a cellar as we don't have a cellar)

              is low on French reds

              we've a lot of german whites especially reislings and mosels, including particular schwarz reislings which are excellent

              lot of italian reds, spanish reds, new world australian and chilean

              but definately, the french are not well represented, will have to sort that out and rectify the situation

              have been very surprised by the vast selection of quality wines at the local makro !

              Milan.

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                #17
                I always love Chianti Classico on Christmas day (normally doesn't give you a hang over).

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                  #18
                  I like Brunello di Montalcino, not sure I'd want to spoil it by having it with food though.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post
                    For a white I would go with a White Hermitage:

                    http://www.uncorked.co.uk/search/det...oduct=CVJHW04A

                    For a red with Turkey I would go with a Burgundy, probably a premier cru Givry or a Gevrey-Chambertin but that's just my personal taste.
                    Burgundy is always a good call especially with Turkey, or puligny montrachet if you're going for white.

                    Cloudy bay - good call but will not go with turkey and all the trimmings, very good with seafood canapes, but will get overpowered by everything in the main course.
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                      #20
                      sablet et rasteau,
                      crozes-hermitage et grillet,
                      condrieu et rotie,
                      gigondas et cabardes
                      etc etc

                      - to the tune of these are a few of my favourite things

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