This weekend presents a great opportunity to enjoy a really good bottle of wine with your holiday meal and festivities. In the list below, I have paired several good labels with an appropriate dish. Remember to always consider both the dish and the style of preparation: rich gravy and spice calls for a more robust wine and conversely, mild tastes compliment lighter bodied wines.
Since Easter only comes about once a year, why not splurge for a really top-notch bottle or two. Simply click on the wine names below to check stock levels for that wine at the LCBO in your area.
Cheers!
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with Turkey
Beef or Ribs – red meat and rich gravy or sauces pair perfectly with a full-bodied red:
Ham – a traditional dish in Beaujolais , so why not drink the local wine – Gamay.
The fruit flavours in the wine will accent the a sweet glaze on the meat:
Lamb – an old red Bordeaux (if you have some laying around in the cellar) or try a good Spanish Rioja like 2005 Marques de Murrieta Reserva Ygay $25
and of course, Chocolate – fortified with milk chocolate or a 'jammy red' with dark:
with milk: Graham’s 20 year old Tawny Port $36
with dark: 2008 Beringer Knight’s Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $35
Don’t forget the bubbles either…. 2010 Enrico Serafino Moscato d’Asti $16
Yes, they're expensive but Wow are they good!
Happy Easter
