Christmas dinner is one of the classic American family traditions. Brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles come in from all over that place and crowd the fancy dining room to the breaking point. The stress of having everybody around can make tempers go there, too. There's no need to stress about what wine to serve at Christmas dinner, especially if you got an iPhone for Christmas.
Download The Wine Steward from the app store, and you'll have no worries about which wine to serve with whatever you are serving.
First, what's on the table?
Let's say you're serving ham. Enter that into the Wine Steward and... Pinot Noir is the choice! Merlot and Grenache get honorable mentions, and as for whites, Albariño and Roussanne battle it out. Oddly, there is no mention of Gewürztraminer.
If you're carving a turkey for the Christmas feast, enter "turkey" into the Wine Steward and...Pinot Noir again! It also likes Grenache and Merlot. For white, Chardonnay gets a mention way, way down the list, just after rosé.
If your goose is cooking, Wine Steward suggests - not really a surprise - Pinot Noir. Merlot and Zinfandel get secondary nods with goose. For white wine, the app says try Roussanne or sparkling wine.
Let's say you have a prime rib dinner planned. Enter that into Wine Steward and ... yeah, I know you see it coming. Pinot Noir again. Merlot and Zin get mentions too, as do sparkling wine and Albariño, although whites really don't match up too well with heavy beef.
For dessert, if it's chocolate, Wine Steward says go with Merlot, Zinfandel or Pinot Noir. With pumpkin pie, Sauvignon Blanc or Sancerre. With pecan pie - that means Christmas dinner to me - Wine Steward advises good ol' Pinot Noir.
So, to sum it up, the Wine Steward app on the iPhone seems to think you should lay in a case ofPinot Noir for Christmas dinner, or maybe mix a case with some Grenache and Merlot.
Happy holidays! I hope whatever you're drinking over this festive season, you're drinking with family and friends.
Download The Wine Steward from the app store, and you'll have no worries about which wine to serve with whatever you are serving.
First, what's on the table?
Let's say you're serving ham. Enter that into the Wine Steward and... Pinot Noir is the choice! Merlot and Grenache get honorable mentions, and as for whites, Albariño and Roussanne battle it out. Oddly, there is no mention of Gewürztraminer.
If you're carving a turkey for the Christmas feast, enter "turkey" into the Wine Steward and...Pinot Noir again! It also likes Grenache and Merlot. For white, Chardonnay gets a mention way, way down the list, just after rosé.
If your goose is cooking, Wine Steward suggests - not really a surprise - Pinot Noir. Merlot and Zinfandel get secondary nods with goose. For white wine, the app says try Roussanne or sparkling wine.
Let's say you have a prime rib dinner planned. Enter that into Wine Steward and ... yeah, I know you see it coming. Pinot Noir again. Merlot and Zin get mentions too, as do sparkling wine and Albariño, although whites really don't match up too well with heavy beef.
For dessert, if it's chocolate, Wine Steward says go with Merlot, Zinfandel or Pinot Noir. With pumpkin pie, Sauvignon Blanc or Sancerre. With pecan pie - that means Christmas dinner to me - Wine Steward advises good ol' Pinot Noir.
So, to sum it up, the Wine Steward app on the iPhone seems to think you should lay in a case ofPinot Noir for Christmas dinner, or maybe mix a case with some Grenache and Merlot.
Happy holidays! I hope whatever you're drinking over this festive season, you're drinking with family and friends.
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