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Wines for the Holidays


By:  Ed "The Wine Guy"


Unlike Thanksgiving, when the mainstay is Turkey, the feasts of Christmas and of New Year's Eve/Day - when there is a greater variety of foods - call for a greater variety of wines. We, the staff of Harney's, wish all of you happy holidays, and suggest the following wines - in conjunction with the wines suggested in the November Newsletter for Thanksgiving - for your pleasure. When you are in the store, be sure to check out our new BOUTIQUE WINES section.

WHITE
CHARDONNAY: Woodwork (new to Harney's, tasted very favorably at our November open house, as well as its Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.); Bread and Butter, creamy and buttery.
PINOT GRIS/GRIGIO: St. Michael-Eppan.
SAUVIGNON BLANC: Whitehaven, from New Zealand.
RIESLING: Willm, from Alsace, France, my favorite white wine area in the world.

RED
CABERNET: Carnivore, inexpensive, yet highly rated; Woodwork.
ZINFANDEL: OZV, our best selling Zinfandel of the year; one of the best I have tasted in my six-year connection with Harney's; 7 DEADLY ZINS.
PINOT NOIR:  Woodwork; Sean Minor.
COTES DU RHONE: Guigal, classic French blend of Syrah and Grenache, a benchmark wine.
RED BLEND: enTycement, which has proven to be one of our most popular boutique wines, a thoroughly-satisfying, deep and dark red blend of five (5) grapes; OVEJA NEGRA, a blend of Cabernet Franc and Carmenere from Chile, inexpensive with a very rich taste.  
MARINA CVETIC: the red grape is Montepulciano d' Abruzzo, rated in the top 100 of the year by Wine Spectator, one of my favorite wines in the store.

CHAMPAGNE
KORBEL: Rose', Brut, Extra Dry (which actually has a hint of sweetness).
LAMARCA: our most popular Prosecco, 750 or 1.5 (for a larger gathering).
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VEUVE CLIQUOT. mentioned in a 1890's short story by Chekhov, the great Russian writer.