From aperitif to Christmas dinner and dessert: make Christmas a culinary high point with quality wines from independent merchants.
Aperitif
Sparkling and fresh to start
Christmas dinner
Harmony with the main course
Dessert
A sweet finish
Christmas is long tables and the right bottle. Match the intensity of the dish with the wine. Our merchants help you choose the bottle that fits the menu.
A good start wakes the palate without overshadowing dinner. Choose something festive, elegant and fresh.
Champagne or a top crémant. Fine bubbles and fresh acidity prepare the palate for dinner.
A dry, mineral white, such as Sauvignon Blanc, or an elegant dry fino.
Serve the aperitif well chilled, between 6 and 8°C.
Sparkling winesThe wine depends on the main course. Match the intensity of the dish with the intensity of the wine.
Red meat, game or lamb
A powerful red with tannin: Bordeaux, Barolo or Cabernet Sauvignon
White meat, turkey or poultry
An elegant white: oak-aged Chardonnay or a lighter Pinot Noir
Fish and shellfish
A complex white, such as a mineral Rhône white or a Lugana
Vegetarian and earthy
A light Pinot Noir or an aromatic Riesling
A magnum of 1.5 litres suits a large table and feels instantly more festive.
Dessert wine should always be sweeter than the dessert. Otherwise the wine tastes thin and sharp.
A robust vintage port
Sauternes, Trockenbeerenauslese or an Italian passito
Port or a rich, sweet white
Christmas is busy enough. Order quality wine online, directly from independent merchants.
Hand-picked bottles from independent merchants, not anonymous shelf-fillers.
Order in time and have the bottles delivered, ready for the Christmas table.
Only quality wines your guests remember, from aperitif to dessert.
You keep time for the dinner and the company. We take care of the bottles.
Not sure which bottle someone likes? A voucher lets them choose a quality wine themselves. Festive for one person or a whole team.
Questions
Short and clear: which bottle for which moment at the Christmas table.
It depends on the dish. Game or lamb calls for a powerful red such as Bordeaux, Barolo or Cabernet Sauvignon. Turkey or poultry suits an oak-aged Chardonnay or a lighter Pinot Noir. Fish suits a complex white. Keep the intensity of dish and wine in balance.
Something festive, elegant and fresh: champagne or crémant, or a dry mineral white. Serve it well chilled, between 6 and 8°C.
The wine should be sweeter than the dessert. Chocolate and nuts suit a vintage port, fruit suits Sauternes or passito, cheese suits port or a sweet white.
Yes. You order quality wine directly from independent merchants and have it delivered at home, without the crowds.
Yes. The recipient chooses the bottle, so you do not have to guess their taste. Request an OnlyWines voucher on the wine gift page, for one person or a team.
Discover hand-picked wines for aperitif, dinner and dessert, or give the choice as a voucher.
