Bring Out the Best in Your Festive Baking
Step aside eggnog – for us wine lovers, there’s more than one way to share a toast over the holiday cookie tray. In fact, the right wine can actually make a Christmas cookie even more delectable and with the freedom to shop for wine online with easy home delivery, well – that’s a whole new kind of holiday magic. Read on to discover the season’s most festive pairings – our selection of Ontario wines, each available to enjoy this season with convenient wine delivery in Toronto – paired with delightfully decadent Christmas cookies:
-Shortbread & Chardonnay: A match made in heaven! This 2015 Platinum series Chardonnay by Marynissen Estates is aged barrel-aged in both French & American for 16 months, resulting in a wine with a rich, creamy texture, aromas of stone fruit and a touch of minerality. This wine perfectly complements the sweet and buttery flavours of a traditional shortbread or butter spritz cookie.
-Macarons & Methode Cuve Close Rosé: Not to be confused with sweet, coconutty macaroons, a true Parisian macaron is a delicate confection consisting of meringue layers sandwiched with fillings such as creamy chocolate or tart raspberry. Try sampling these sweet treats with this sparkling rosé by Konzelmann Estate Winery with wine delivery throughout Ontario. Tart flavors of black cherry and raspberry nicely balance the wine’s mild sweetness and are punctuated by generous waves of carbonated bubbles.
-Gingerbread & Riesling: Traditional gingerbread has been enjoyed for centuries. It is believed that Queen Elizabeth I presented her guests and suitors with spicy gingerbread men, so it is only fitting to enjoy these with King’s Court Estate Winery 2016 Queen Riesling. With aromatics rooted in citrus and a palate dominated by ripening golden apple, the fruity and mineral notes make a lovely pairing with spicy ginger and molasses.
-Chocolate Truffles & Merlot: The trick to a truly decadent wine and chocolate pairing is to match the intensity of the flavours. For example, a rich dark chocolate is wonderful when accompanied by a robust red. This Christmas, buy wine online and enjoy Ravine Vineyard’s 2019 Merlot. Aromas of ripe strawberry and blueberry jam fill your glass and on the palate, soft fruit comes through initially and then progresses into a more jammy expression of strawberry jam and spice (anise, clove and vanilla).
-Fruit-Filled Thumbprints & Pinot Meunier: Similar to Pinot Noir, London Born Wine Co. 2018 Pinot Meunier Reserve is fruit-forward on the nose with strawberries, cherries, and peppers on the palate. Well-integrated oak with complex fruit flavours, it pairs beautifully with jammy apricot or raspberry-filled cookies.
This holiday season, let Stocked Cellars take your cookie exchange to a whole new level. Our collection of Ontario wines are available to purchase online and enjoy with wine delivery anywhere in Ontario and some Canadian provinces. And, our gift certificates and wine gift sets are the perfect choice for the wine lovers on your list. Browse our selection, buy online today and have it delivered right to their door. To learn more and purchase wine online with delivery in Toronto, throughout Ontario, and some Canadian provinces visit the website of Stocked Cellars.
