Tips for getting the right amounts and types of wine for Christmas dinner

The right temperature at the time of serving also affects the quality of the drink.

Christmas lunch is today, Saturday, and I bet many still have their doubts.

over wine for dinner. To help with preparations for the

Christmas, follow a quick manual of little tips.

1) Check the choice of drinks as soon as possible. 2023 was the year of

sparkling wines, and Christmas deserves at least a nice toast. The choice of

the style mainly depends on one’s pocket. But don’t stop

at least separate the bottle from the toast.

2) Temperature is a very important point. Better to serve more wine

cold, that the temperature rises in the cup, that too hot. OR

the sommelier Diego Arrebola, director of the importer Berkmann, recommends gelar

sparkling wines for three hours in the refrigerator; whites and rosés should remain

for two hours in the fridge and the reds, 30 minutes. If you forgot to freeze,

there is always an ice bucket: sparkling wines need 30

minutes in ice, whites and rosés, 20 minutes, and reds, from 10 to 20

minutes. “The bucket should contain ice with water, in proportion to the ice

they do not oppose the insertion of the bottle”, explains Arrebola.

open, leave the bottles in the bucket, but be careful, especially in the red,

if the drink is not too cold.

3) Don’t make harmonization a straitjacket. Not drinks

necessarily must harmonize perfectly with all recipes.

Think of a white for lighter dishes. Here, the chardonnay is a

wild grape; and in a red. I would choose a wine made with merlot,

rarely a full-bodied red, but with soft tannins, which don’t

engages in these combinations; barbera, with its excellent freshness, and

the beloved pinot noir is also a good choice.

4) The amount of drinks is another point. Thinking about a dinner with solo

wines, a sparkling wine serves eight people well if it’s just one

gift. If the idea is to serve bubbly throughout the party, calculate a

bottle for every two people. At mealtimes, think about a bottle of

wine for every three people.

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Camila

Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.