Raising a glass of Christmas cheer: ideas for wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks

Picture: Nicole Michalou

My primary advice on drinks for Christmas Dinner is to relax. 

Matching wine with food is an inexact science and sometimes your favourite wine is the very best choice for Christmas Dinner. The last thing you want is to open something expensive and unfamiliar and feel guilted into drinking it anyway despite the fact that you would have preferred a nice bottle of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.