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CHRISTMAS FOOD AND WINE SUGGESTIONS

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wine suggestions for festive food from Denbies

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Food and Drink at Christmas This is one of the best times of the year to indulge in a few favourites, and relish the wonderful array of food and drink available over the winter. Christmas is a time for celebration – and sharing with family and friends. Others of course see this time as an occasion to splash out on the finer things in life. We’ve teamed up some of the more popular Christmas food items with some glorious English wine. There are several suggestions, and some of the wines are available nationally – but remember – you can always order the wines on line direct from the vineyards or a number of mail order wine companies!

Some suggestions on what to drink with your Christmas Feast from Marcus Sharpe, the winemaker at Denbies Wine Estate
Pre-dinner drinks	the limited edition Sparkling Rose Cuvee (£17.99), crushed raspberry and strawberry erupt in fine bubbles
Canapes and smoked salmon	Surrey Gold (£6.99)- this off dry aromatic wine with a hint of spice compliments the savoury appetisers
Melon and other fruit	Ortega (£9.99), the slightly aromatic oak flavour is a perfect match for the sweetness of fruit appetisers
Roast Turkey or Goose	Redlands (£9.50), a full bodied red that can withstand the diverse combination of flavours of the traditional Christmas meal
Christmas Pudding	Bacchus(£12.99), the combination of gooseberry and capsicum flavours of this wine bring out the fruit flovours of the pudding
Tempting Receipes......... There are some very tempting receipes to try out over the festive season which either include English Wines or have suggestions on which wines to drink with them. How about Mushroom Broth to start with Followed by Drunken Partridge and To finish: Cranberry Almond Tart All of which include a good glug of English red wine For these and other tempting receipes click here
Peter Dart from Stanlake Park offers the following wine ideas to accompany your Christmas Turkey Feast
Roast Turkey	Personally I think our lighter red wines (Pinot Noir and Ruscombe) go really well with Turkey. Or the Kings Fume or Regatta if white is preferred.
A Break from Turkey........ If you fancy something simple and warming after Christmas how about some delicious british pork loin with apple and english wine sauce. All cooked in one pot to make life easy. Braised Pork Loin with apple and English Wine Sauce 1.5kg British Pork Loin, rind removed and trimmed of fat 2 large white onions 4 carrots chunked 300ml of your favourite dry white english wine 1 bay leaf 4 whole garlic bulbs 2 apples cut in quarters salt and pepper Brown the pork in a large roasting pan and remove leaving approx 3 tbspn of oil in the pan. Saute the onions, carrots and apples until softened then add the wine, salt and pepper, bayleaf and garlic. Return the pork to the pan and cover tightly. Braise in preheated oven at 180c/Gas 4 for approx 2 hours or until the meat is tender Remove the pork, onions and carrots and keep warm. Press the remaining liquid through a sieve, bring to the boil, reduce to thicken and season to your taste. Serve the pork sliced with the vegetables and a generous helping of the delicious sauce. Bon Appetit !
... and some other tempting recommendations to accompany your Christmas feasts.
Pre dinner drinks	Kir Royale or some of our delicious English fizz, available direct from vineyards, Waitrose, The Wine Society, Marks & Spencer, Bery Bros & Rudd to name but a few outlets
Smoked Salmon	A crisp Bacchus to cut through that delicous oily fish. Or something with a touch of spiciness, such as Schonburger or Ortega. Alternatively try Pinot Blanc which has backbone and minerality - try Chapel Down Pinot Blanc 2007.
Turkey and all the trimmings	A fruity red, such as Denbies Redlands, Bookers Dark Harvest, Brightwell Oxford Regatta or Stanlake Ruscombe Red.
Christmas Pudding	Prior to serving Christmas Pudding there is no better way to prepare the palate than a small glass of chilled Late Harvest or Dessert Wine which could be either Chapel Down Nectar or Astley Late Harvest. Alternatively why not try an innovative new sweet still cider - Blenheim Orange Dessert Cider 2008 from Once Upon A Tree
Coffee	A tincture or two of Somerset Cider Brandy

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