Food and wine
What wine for Christmas lunch?
An Australian Christmas lunch is summer food, with oysters and prawns, then ham and turkey, then pavlova. Open Chardonnay to start, Merlot with the main and Moscato with dessert. If you only buy two, make them Chardonnay and Moscato. Chardonnay goes with the oysters, the prawns and the turkey, and Moscato with the pavlova. Barello is a home cellar and bar app that tells you what to open tonight, what to keep, and what you can mix from what you have.
The whole table
A wine's age counts from its vintage, the year on the label.
These ages assume you keep the wine somewhere cool. If yours is somewhere warmer, open it sooner.
Other good matches
With the oysters, you could also open Sauvignon Blanc, Grüner Veltliner or Albariño.
With the prawns, you could also open Pinot Gris, Riesling or Chenin Blanc.
With the ham, you could also open Tempranillo, Pinot Noir or Cabernet Franc.
With the turkey, you could also open Sangiovese, Beaujolais or sparkling wine.
With the pavlova, you could also open sweet sherry or Pedro Ximénez sherry.
And a cocktail
Try a Gin & Tonic, a French 75 or a Tom Collins. Gin goes well with the prawns.
Add your bottles, tell Barello what's for lunch, and it picks one that's ready to drink.
Join freeQuestions people ask
What wine for Christmas lunch?
Open Chardonnay to start, Merlot with the main and Moscato with dessert.
If I only buy two bottles for Christmas lunch, what should they be?
If you only buy two, make them Chardonnay and Moscato. Chardonnay goes with the oysters, the prawns and the turkey, and Moscato with the pavlova.
How old should the Chardonnay be?
Drink it between 1 and 7 years after the vintage, the year on the label. It's best about 4 years in.
What cocktail goes with Christmas lunch?
Try a Gin & Tonic, a French 75 or a Tom Collins. Gin goes well with the prawns.
Sources: Wine Folly and the University of Adelaide.