Advent Calendar Favorites Dozen

El Bombero is a full-bodied red wine with enticing aromas of red berry, cinnamon spice and black currant. The palate is luscious, with juicy mouthfuls of sun-ripened blackberry, raspberry and cherry, plus a spicy, velvety finish.

Aged cheese, duck, game birds, venison, pork, vegetarian.

Saracosa is a full-bodied red wine that offers flavors of deep, dark berries accented by spice and vanilla. Smooth and mouthfilling, it has fine tannins and a long finish.

Pizza and pastas (esp. with red sauce), steak, veal, dark-meat chicken, barbecue, lamb, aged cheeses.

La Cantera Reserva is a medium-bodied red with expressive raspberry, black fruit and toasty vanilla aromas. Well balanced and smooth, the palate offers layers of luscious red-berry flavor and a long, complex finish.

Aged cheese, duck, game birds, venison, pork, vegetarian.

Corsiero Nero is a full-bodied red with brooding black fruit and subtle mineral aromas. The palate delivers rich plum, black cherry, and inviting spice flavors, plus firm tannins and a long, velvety finish.

Poultry (esp. dark meat), sausages, pasta in red sauce, bitter greens (chicory, kale), red meat.

Le Champ des Etoiles is a medium-bodied white wine with creamy stone fruit, citrus and almond aromas. On the palate, there's a mouthfilling, rounded texture, ripe peach and toasty spice flavors plus an elegant mineral streak.

Chicken, seafood, butter/cream sauces, soft cheese, risotto.

Flor de San Martín is a medium-bodied white wine with inviting aromas of white jasmine and honeysuckle blossom, green pear and apple notes, plus and an intriguing minerality. The palate is lush but balanced by a zippy, citrus-peel/green fruit intensity.

Shellfish (esp. lobster), tuna steak, pasta with creamy sauces, veal, pork, soft/pungent cheeses.

Cabalié is a medium-bodied white wine with leap-from-the-glass apricot, honeysuckle and citrus aromas. The palate is ripe and round, with vibrant tropical and stone-fruit flavors and a long, luscious finish.

Seafood (esp. lobster, crab or scallops with butter sauces), spicy dishes, holiday classics like turkey and honey-glazed hams, cheese platters.