{"id":6581,"date":"2008-12-15T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/fridge-the-red-for-a-cool-yule\/"},"modified":"2008-12-15T03:57:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T03:57:00","slug":"fridge-the-red-for-a-cool-yule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/12\/fridge-the-red-for-a-cool-yule\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDGE THE RED FOR A COOL YULE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wc15Dec08<\/span><\/p>\n

YOUR WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning 15 December 2008<\/p>\n

wine with david ellis<\/p>\n

IF you’re planning on turkey at Christmas and a bottle of red to go with it, pop the bottle \u2013 preferably a good Pinot Noir \u2013 in the fridge for a while to cool it.<\/p>\n

No, we haven’t lost the plot: serving red wine at “room temperature” originated in Europe where “room temperature” in generally stone-built structures was considered to be around 52-degree Fahrenheit, or roughly 12C.<\/p>\n

So here in the Antipodes where our Christmas days can be twice or even three times as hot as those in Europe, it really does make sense to give that red a bit of fridge treatment to enjoy it as its best \u2013 not too long though, around 20 or 30 minutes is ideal to take the “room temperature” heat out of the bottle\u2026 and the wine.<\/p>\n

Try it with a bottle of Capel Vale 2007 Western Australian Debut Pinot Noir that has classic juicy sweet cherries and wild strawberry flavours, and will go wonderfully with the turkey\u2026 and its good buying at $17.95.<\/p>\n

If on the other hand you’re planning on a seafood spread with family and friends, share it with a good Ros\u00e9 such as Sam Miranda’s 2008 Symphonia Tempranillo Rosata. At just $20 a bottle it’s a gift, and all the better when served well chilled with that seafood spread \u2013 or with cold meats and salad, or for the purists with roast chicken or even pork and vegies.<\/p>\n

And if you’ve bubbly in mind \u2013 and most of us will have \u2013 think red again, with a McLaren Vale Tapestry label Sparkling Merlot NV off the ice.<\/p>\n

At $22 it’s both excellent value and a great starter with nibbles, and will carry through well with a main course roast turkey, ham or again with cold seafoods and other salads \u2013 while if you’re a traditionalist, Victoria’s Blue Pyrenees benchmark 2001 Midnight Cuvee is an outstanding drop for any Festive table, and with seven years in the bottle its one of our more elegant handcrafted bubblies; pay $34.95 and safely say “Happy Christmas!”<\/p>\n

(Need a drink? We’re archived on http:\/\/www.vintnews.com<\/a>)
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[] COOL Christmas turkey idea: fridge this red to take the “room temperature”
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[] SPARKLING red that’s ideal with the turkey, ham or even seafoods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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