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10 top wine matches for Christmas starters

10 top wine matches for Christmas starters

Posted on December 1 2011 at 08:34

You may well know what you’re going to drink with the turkey by now but here are some ideas for what to match with your Christmas starters, paired with recipes from some of Britain’s favourite chefs and cookery writers.

Tags: Christmas starters starters sherry Christmas palo cortado Madeira drink:sweet & fortified wine Morgon Gamay Beaujolais drink:red wine Verdelho Picpoul de Pinet Muscadet Vermentino Albariño off-dry spätlese kabinett Sauvignon Blanc Riesling German Riesling Gewürztraminer Chablis Chassagne-Montrachet white burgundy burgundy drink:white wine Chardonnay Champagne sparkling rosé rosé Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling smoked salmon oysters chèvre beef carpaccio salad raw beef salad beef carpaccio quince goats' cheese chèvre and quince paste crostini chestnut chestnut soup chestnut and sweet onion soup seafood cocktail crab crab cocktail crab, avocado and grapefruit cocktail terrine rabbit terrine rabbit scallops with hazelnut butter hazelnut butter scallops pumpkin soup pear, stilton and pomegranate salad cheese food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish food:chicken & poultry food:soups & starters New Year's Eve réveillon
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