Christmas Wine Selection

[Ian]

I knew you would come up trumps Andy.

I think my tactic will be to hit them with a decent Champagne to kick off with and then follow up with a New Zealand sauvignon through the starter (Smoked salmon with asparagus mousse). I might even consider a Zinfandel with turkey, although there is a rumour that a decent Chateau Musar sits comfortably with this.

I will definitely follow up on the advice about the Torres. I have enjoyed these in the past and might just have to have one in for Christmas night when I can stick my feet up in front of the fire and savour it.

I'm glad to see we avoided the dessert wines. Although I have enjoyed the odd sip of an Orange Muscat and Flora or Beaumes de Venise, I am not too keen, and would prefer to move straight on to Port. Pudding can wait for another day and I'll just bring out the cheese board.