The food? It’s ridiculously easy to make. 
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I will 100% enjoy it. The CDR Has become my go to wine for Christmas. Got four 2016’s left. After that I am not sure if I will buy at current prices or move to Eben Sadie’s Soldaat 
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Lerner Project Armstrong Ranch
Arnyca Cab Franc
Memento Mori Vine Hill Ranch
Laurent-Perrier Grand Siecle
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I have a 1989 Beaucastel for holidays too…may we both be TCA-free for Xmas 23.
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Sheesh…I’d go BBD, Bolly, Bouchard, Diamond Creek.
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Good question.
I always make my native Swedish Xmas dishes, so brined ham in oven with a bread crust, pickled herring, meatballs and a Janssons Temptation of course. None of it very easy to pair with food, in my experience. It really is snaps and beer kind of food. But we can’t have beer being a winemaker for chrissakes (the snaps - no problem)!
So probably will try to get my hand on some sort of nice Riesling that has perception of sweetness, a style I myself don’t make. Any suggestions for a good German trocken that has just a hint of this to pair with this rather heavy food? It needs to cut through the grease with lots of acid, but mustn’t be too austere (as I don’t think it will go with the flavors).
We too will be drinking our last bottle of 2002 Piper Rare.
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I am leaning towards birth year wines since our kids will be in attendance…'97 Dunn HM, '01 Togni. Others TBD.
Cheers,
JP
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Neither mine nor my wife’s extended family are big wine drinkers but they still expect me to bring wine. This is a good time to open stuff I like that won’t break the bank like Collection 242 and Bedrock.
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We celebrate the night before but I have Louis Roederer 243 and Suduiraut 2014 lined up for a casual Christmas brunch.
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Thinking a 242 or ‘13 or ‘14 Roederer brut, a vintage tbd Roederer rosé, Charles Heidsieck rosé “special edition” and then match some crowd pleasing reds to the food. With the anticipated chaos (small kids, multiple families) this is the time for wines that are good but not “the event” so 242 and the CH rosé just became frontrunners.
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I don’t find a “special edition” on the Heidsieck website. Is it different from the Rosé Réserve?
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Wow, that’s a LOT of wine for two people! Bravi!
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de Négoce Lot 68 2018 Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. Paid $12, technically worth $80. Delicious juice. I love the QPR word going down through my throat and into my veins… 
Merry Christmas!
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I’m having an extended celebration this year since my family will all be together for the first time in ages. I have 3 dinners for roughly 10-12 per night.
Dec 23rd - King Crab, Oysters, and Risotto
2002 Ruinart Rose (if I win the auction)
1995 Verget Chassange Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanee
2015 J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett
2007 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
Dec 24th - Roast pig (La caja china), miso black cod
1987 Marques de Murrieta Ygay
1975 Bertani Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone Classico Superiore (parents anniversary year / if I wine the auction)
1999 Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos St. Jean Rouge
2019 Riverain Pinot Noir Silver Eagle (Magnum)
Dec 25th - Morgan Ranch Standing Rib Roast and Halibut
2011 Louis Roederer Champagne Vintage Brut Rosé (Magnum)
2000 Pavie Macquin or 2003 Pavie
2014 Verite le Desir
2014 Kobayashi Cab Franc
2016 Riverain Reserve Cabernet
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Fewer people this year calls for fewer bottles… As Lasse hinted at the Danish Christmas dinner is centered in a very fatty food intake and so several palate cleansers are needed to not feel totally terrible at the end of the night.
Bichery - La Source to start the orgy
La Ferme de la Sansonniere - Fouchardes 2012
Chateau du Hureau - Saumur Champigny 2002
Jocelyn et Yves Lafoy - Cote Rotie 1997
— Sure my dad will find something in his cellar too.
Finally while observing others gob up rice pudding in our traditional game for a lone piece of almond, I’ll eat cheese and with that I’ll drink;
Patrick Corbineau - Oxydatif Cab Franc 2003 or La Cave Reine Jeanne 2000 Chardy
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Ha, not all in one day! We’ll see how we do over the week…
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I had never had a Lafoy and then I had the Côte Blonde 2018 last year. Wow. I bought a bunch.
Sounds amazing! Would love to try —
It’s an interesting wine - it’s either based on 2005 or entirely 2005, and disgorged in 2019. I believe it was only released in NY to commemorate “Champagne Charlie’s” first to nyc. There’s the crowd pleasing rosé elements combined with mature notes, but bottle variation has been quite high.
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