Get sorted for Christmas with Grays.com
I absolutely love Christmas. There’s something about the feeling in the air as everyone winds down for the year and enjoys celebrating with friends and family. It truly is so special to enjoy this time with loved ones. But it’s also a great time to enjoy tasty food and with that some seriously good wine! It’s important to stock up for Christmas to make sure you have the perfect wines for every occasion on hand, and luckily you can get sorted for Christmas with Grays.com.
If you have no idea where to start, don’t worry! This post will dive into some of those special Christmas moments and the perfect wine to pair with them. So no matter whether you’re enjoying Christmas lunch, or having a cheeky Champagne on Christmas morning, there’s something to keep everyone merry!
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Henriot Brut Souverain and Christmas morning
There is something about Christmas that is so magical, and I can’t think of a more magical wine to pair with Christmas than Champagne. It’s perfect to enjoy all Christmas long, but a great wine to enjoy on Christmas morning while you are opening presents. Christmas is the perfect excuse to open a bottle of bubbly to kick off the day, and Champagne is a great way to start!
The Henriot Brut Souverain Champagne is a delicious addition to any holiday celebration. The House of Henriot has been in the same family for over 200 years and they are focused on producing consistently delicious bottles of bubbles. The Henriot is a special wine as it’s the first cuvée to be created by Apolline Henriot in 1808! It’s delicious and elegant, making it perfect for starting your Christmas celebrations. Citrus, white blossom and pastry come together into a beautifully fine and classic Champagne. The toasty notes are balanced nicely by just the right amount of acidity, making this wine refreshing and lovely for enjoying in the morning. Pop a bottle while opening presents to start your Christmas off with a bit of sparkle!
Looking for a food pairing? This wine would also pair nicely with seafood!
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Ponting Pinot Noir and Christmas lunch
Christmas lunch is one of the best parts of Christmas in my opinion, and in Australia, it’s often a little hot to enjoy a heavy wine. But a lot of the food we enjoy at Christmas can be on the heavier side, so you need a wine that is robust enough to pair with plenty of food, but also isn’t too heavy to enjoy in the heat. This is why Pinot Noir is a great choice for Christmas lunch as it ticks all the boxes of pairing nicely with food, but also can be chilled so it’s a little more refreshing.
A great option from the Grays.com range for Christmas lunch is the Ponting Pinot Noir. It is produced with Tasmanian fruit from the Tamar Valley which is world-renowned for its delicious Pinot, making it a great choice for a special meal. It’s packed full of red cherry alongside a nice savoury spice that makes it lovely for pairing with food. The palate has bright fruit balanced by those savoury notes and a hint of strawberry, and the structure makes it all too easy to enjoy sip after sip.
Pairing wise this wine goes perfectly with plenty of Christmas foods, from roast chicken and pork to roast lamb. It’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser at your Christmas feast!
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Riposte The Katana Chardonnay and serving white meats
If your family is like mine we enjoy a lot of cold salads and white meat on Christmas day when we share it with my partner’s family. We save the big roast for Christmas Eve! So when you are enjoying meals on the colder side to beat the December heat, a white wine is a great option. And Chardonnay is the perfect grape for the job as it’s so food-friendly! It pairs nicely with roast chicken and pork but also goes nicely with salads and seafood. And if you find one that has a nice balance between oaked and unoaked notes, you are sure to tick the boxes for everyone.
The Riposte The Katana Chardonnay is a great choice as it is nicely balanced between oaked and unoaked notes with fermentation in oak barrels but is only 25% new. It’s nicely integrated with a hint of buttery notes but also a lovely acidity. Notes of tropical fruits and peach come through in the aroma, and the palate is layered and lingering, yet nicely balanced. It’s the perfect pair for the richness of Christmas food with all the crowd-pleasing flavours you need to satisfy a crowd.
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Les Dauphins Cote Du Rhone Rosé and afternoon drinks
There are plenty of moments on Christmas where you aren’t eating but you still want to enjoy a glass of good wine. Whether it’s before dinner, in between lunch and dinner, or just as you watch the kids enjoy their presents. After a sometimes stressful day, you need a wine, and Rosé is the perfect in-betweener. It pairs nicely with a cheese platter but also can be enjoyed on its own as a refreshing intermission between festivities.
The Les Dauphins Cote Du Rhone Rosé is a deliciously fresh wine that has just enough to it that you can pair it with food (if you’re still hungry), or enjoy on its own. The classic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault makes it wonderfully refreshing with notes of strawberry and peach pairing with a lovely, smooth palate. It’s refreshing, it’s tasty, and it’s perfect for opening when you just need a moment!
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Irvine Shiraz 2020 and Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve isn’t always celebrated by every family, but we celebrate it every year with my family. And if you’re like us, you’ll often have a full roast dinner with all the trimmings, even if it is hot! To pair with these kinds of flavours, you need a robust wine that can cut through the heaviness of the meal. And I can’t think of a better variety to enjoy than Shiraz as it goes so nicely with roast meats.
The Irvine Shiraz is a great wine from the Barossa delivering rich and deep notes and just enough acidity to cut through heavy meals. Blackberry, cherry and spice come together in the lifted aroma and follow through into the palate which is silky, smooth and juicy. It’s got a hint of coffee that really adds to those juicy notes and balances it nicely. This wine is bright and textured, making it a great option for enjoying with a Christmas meal.
Pairing wise you can’t go wrong with roast beef or lamb with this wine.
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In summary: Get sorted for Christmas with Grays.com
Christmas is full of opportunities to enjoy good wine, but it doesn’t have to be stressful! There are so many options when it comes to great Christmas wines, and you can find all of them and more at Grays.com. Whether you’re looking for wine to enjoy with Christmas lunch, Christmas Eve or even a Champagne to celebrate with, they have plenty of wines to choose from that suit all tastebuds! So make sure you get sorted for Christmas with Grays.com.