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Your Holiday Red
You can always count on Merlot to please a crowd, yet finding a good, inexpensive Merlot that stands out from the crowd can be a challenge. These European Merlots have all the rich, ripe, fruit and velvety lushness that make this varietal so popular, but they also have that certain something that give all things European (scarves, shoes, men . . .) that extra charm.
- Christian Mouiex Merlot, Bordeaux, France ($11)
- Bollini Merlot, Trentino, Italy ($11)
- Ecco Domani Merlot Delle Venezie, Italy ($12)
Your Holiday White
I’m sticking with Europe for the holiday white, but heading south to Spain, which continues to send amazing values our way. And it’s no wonder that a country that specializes in tapas—the little-bites-of-this-and-that—would make some wonderfully fresh and vibrant whites that will work particularly well for nibbles and sips.
- Montecillo Blanco, Rioja, Spain ($9)
- Osborne Solaz Blanco, Tierra de Castilla, Spain ($9)
- Blanco Nieva Verdejo, Rueda, Spain ($15)
Lavish Stocking Stuffers
Port, dessert wine and half-bottles of Champagne—often available in cute 375ml bottles that truly do tuck into a stocking—prove once again that good things do come in small packages. Choose port or a dessert wine for those with a sweet tooth, Champagne for those who love tiny bubbles.
- Port: Graham’s Six Grape Port, Douro Valley, Portugal ($13, 375 ml)
- Dessert: Château Haut-Bergeron Sauternes 2004 ($24, 375 ml)
- Champagne: Taittinger, Brut La Française, Champagne, France ($19, 375 ml)
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