By Fiona Beckett
1. Smoked salmon + Champagne or Sauvignon Blanc
2. Oysters + Chablis
3. Duck (or chicken) liver parfait + Pinot Gris or Sauternes
4. Seafood cocktail + Riesling
5. Roast turkey + Rhône reds such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape
6. Christmas ham + bright, fruity reds such as Shiraz or Beaujolais
7. Goose + Barolo or Chianti
8. Duck + Pinot Noir
9. Steak or roast beef + Cabernet Sauvignon, red Bordeaux, or almost any medium- to full-bodied red you enjoy
10. Roast pork + Côtes du Rhône, or if you prefer white (especially with apple sauce), try a German or Alsace Riesling
11. Baked salmon + white Burgundy — salmon and Chardonnay is always a winner
12. Christmas pudding + Muscat
13. Christmas cake + Tawny Port — sweet Oloroso Sherry is great, too
14. Mince pies + cream or Oloroso Sherry, or a sweet Madeira
15. Chocolate Yule log + Black Muscat or any other sweet red wine
16. Stollen + Auslese or another sweet Riesling
17. Panettone + Prosecco
18. Trifle + Moscato d’Asti
19. Stilton + Vintage Port
20. Vacherin Mont d’Or + Vintage Champagne
