12 Wines of Christmas starts on Christmas Day

Update January 9: I have updated the blog post to include the link to the Facebook Live videos for each wine just in case you missed them the first time around. Cheers!

12 wines for you to enjoy this holiday season

To celebrate the holidays, this year I've picked 12 NB wines that will round out your holiday gatherings and festivities. From Christmas dinner, to holiday leftovers, the magic of New Year's Eve and the long cold nights of early January, these NB wines will deliver. As an extra bonus, these wines can all be found at grocery stores around the province.

Make sure to follow us on Facebook where we'll be doing a live tasting each day during the holidays. I'll share why I selected each wine, give you some tasting tips, and show you an inside look at an Uncorked Christmas in the Country.

Below you'll find your shopping list to follow along with our daily tastings. As the holidays progress I may update this list if I make any last-minute changes (or drink the wine too early in the week).

The 12 Days of Christmas aren't when you think they are

It's hard to believe, with the Christmas hubbub getting going as early as October, that the 12 Days of Christmas actually START on December 25th and continue through to January 5th. For the past few years I've seen people do beer advent calendars and 12 days giveaways leading up to the 25th, but what about the ACTUAL 12 days of Christmas? What about the actual 12 days that I'm hanging out with friends and family?

In Christian theology, the 12 days represent the time between the birth of Jesus on Christmas day and Epiphany, which celebrates the arrival of the magi bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 

The 12 Days of Christmas song

The song that you make think of where a "true love" delivers increasingly exorbitant (and costly) gifts has been around for a few hundred years. It was originally a memory game. The leader would begin, and each player would repeat the growing list of gifts. If someone messed up or forgot a word, they would have to offer up a forfeit, usually a kiss of the cheek.

This facebook video makes an appearance every holiday as my 5-year old self delivers on almost-all 364 gifts.

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Wine Shopping List

December 25 - Gillis of Belleisle Cranberry Ceilidh
December 26 - Mott's Landing Vineyard Frontenac Gris
December 27 - Richibucto River Estate Marechal Foch
December 28 - Mott's Landing Vineyard Rosé
December 29 - Crooked Pear Wine by Verger Belliveau Orchard
December 30 - Winegarden Estate Port
December 31 - Mott's Landing Vineyard Classic Brut
January 1 - Magnetic Hill Winery Resurgo Rosé
January 2 - Mott's Landing Vineyard Sabrevois
January 3 - Richibucto River Estate Marquette
January 4 - Happy Knight Crème de Cassis
​January 5 - Winegarden Estate Maple Wine