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Wine Advice for the Holidays

December 23, 2009 9:34 AM by Max Kast

This is an excerpt from Wine Country Minute 00.60 titled The One Wine for the Holidays: What the Pros Would Bring featuring a selection of wines from sommeliers across the country that would make great accompaniments to your holiday meal. Enjoy!

Maximilian Kast, Fearrington House Restaurant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wine: Domaine Tempier, Bandol Rouge, 2006 (~$40)
This wine is a celebratory wine and a contemplative wine, something which I think the holidays represent equally. We celebrate life and also contemplate the year that has passed. It is best decanted. Aromas of raspberry, rosemary, cyprus, clove, leather and orange rind fall perfectly with the sensory experience of the holidays, bringing warmth and a cozy rusticity. It is perfect with lamb, goose, and duck (all favorite holiday fare at my house). It is complex yet with no pretention, just like the guests you want to have around for the holidays.

Happy Holidays from Fearrington!
Max

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