Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas to all!!
I figured that I may give you some ideas for the holidays. I am a reformed Christmas Hater. For years I just hated the holidays and needed a little help from Mr. Daniel's to face Christmas dinner. Needless to say I was a great person to be around but it was funny and gave the family things to talk about. Enter tso and the yute and things have gotten better, much better. Now, I'm regarded as the wine guy rather than that drunken idiot. Definitely a step up.
Anyway, let me share some sage advice:
a) Don't waste your good stuff on Christmas dinner. Uncle Bob and aunt Martha probably drink Mad Dog 20/20 when nobody is looking. They don't know red from white and basically will think everything is too dry. So get something nice. Forget about matching food as nobody will notice. Trust me on this one. Rose, or Vinho Verde. Both are a wee bit foreign to uncle Bob but they both are fun and that's the idea. This is all doodoo if you have a family of wine snobs... but they will get it too.
b) If you have a Single Malt person in your buying group DO NOT buy him/her any scotch that they don't already drink. The last thing I want is a $200 bottle of Highland Park ( I'd force myself to drink it though). Its good but its not my style. An expensive MacAllan would make me very happy. The Highland Park is very good but a wee bit rugged for my refined tasted. I prefer a sherried single to be specific. The Glen Breton from Cape Breton Island would be nice too. It's like real good Glenfiddich.
c) Now with wine you can go wild. Wine drinkers are much more open. Try a Tokay from Hungary, Ice wine, those funny sounding German late harvest wines with the noble rot, or a Barolo. They are all good.
d) and finally avoid two things regarding the mashed potatoes. Simply do not, I repeat do not throw up or pass out into them. People just wouldn't understand or let you forget.
Well again have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
