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Stuck on stickies: 375ml of Christmas
Pre-Order the 1927 Alvear Solera Cream Pedro Ximenez Sherry 375ml ($19.99) and 96 pts. by Parker!
Dessert wines, fortified and otherwise, are an ideal holiday gift. Most come in small packages of beautiful gold and they’re perfect fits for stockings. Great to give to party hosts too; they rarely get opened for the crowd and are saved for a special occasion (or two) when the recipients can savor them in peace and joy. Sweet.
Even the snootiest wine lover on your list rarely has many of them, so you may be giving a new treat.
The extra bargain is that stickies, as the Australians call them with honest childishness, often come in half sizes for smaller tastes of far more expensive bottling.
The choices are endless. In California Andrew and Laurel Quadyare the wizards. Essensia Eluzium.
In France, I love the muscats from Southern France. Italy offers Moscatosand sharper Vin Santo. In Spain, I look for wines made from rich Pedro Ximenezgrapes from Jerez, or my favorite Alvear.
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