The countdown to Christmas has officially begun. The team at Justerini & Brooks could not think of a better way of observing advent than discovering a very special line up of bottles, carefully selected by their buyers. As an intense year of hard work comes to an end, with intense challenges sourcing, shipping the best […]
Posted By Ron Bechtol on Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM click to enlarge Unsplash / Alexander Naglestad Most of the places mentioned in our oyster bar roundup will package oysters to go shucked and tucked into ice. Be sure you drive carefully on the way home as you really don’t want to lose any of that precious liquor. Another option is to self-shuck. (Please promise to acquire a proper shucking knife such as the one from OXO. A reinforced glove for the non-knife hand is also a good idea.) Groomer’s Seafood offers generic East Coast oysters at $1.75 each; Gulf Blue Bands come at $12.95 a dozen. At Central Market, there are Connecticut Blue points at $1.49 each, while the Gulf variety sells for $.89. You will now want some wine, still or sparkling, to go with.
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Just in time for the season, we look at 12 wines suited for holiday gift-giving. We have already explored bargain picks, port wine and sparkling wines in our last three columns, leaving today’s selections best-suited as gifts for collectors, wine nuts and folks you know who appreciate fine wine. We have double-checked availability and pricing to make sure you can find these wines in select B.C. Liquor Stores and some private wine shops, so locating them shouldn’t be an issue.
On the first day of Christmas … we begin with a stellar white wine you can age and one of the best we have tasted this year.