LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2019

PARTY HOSTING STAPLES

Both food- and cocktail-friendly, reasonably priced cava is my go-to for any get-together. Match celebratory seafood (including the usual shrimp ring) with a New Zealand white—Kim Crawford comes in a fancy gold bottle for the holidays. Lastly, treat guests to a natural, organic or biodynamic red. Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava LCBO 216960, $15.95

Famille Perrin Réserve VINTAGES 363457, $16.95

Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Gold Bottle VINTAGES 35386, $19.95

Greet your guests

Aperol Spritz may be trending but the Americano will always have my heart. Find a great recipe www.lcbo.com/lcbo/ recipe/americano/. For this reason, you’ll always find a bottle of Campari on my shelf and sweet vermouth in my fridge. lcbo.com/fdholiday19. For this reason, you’ll always find a bottle of Campari on my shelf and sweet vermouth in my fridge. Dolin Vermouth de Chambery Rouge AOC LCBO 370841, $15.30 Campari Aperitivo LCBO 277954, $29.15 Aperol Spritz may be trending but the Americano will always have my heart. Find a great recipe at

Happy you didn’t get tasked with feeding the hungry hordes? Show your appreciation to the person who got roped into hosting

FOR THE CHRISTMAS DINNER HOST

with one of these crowd- pleasing (and crowd-sized) options. Evan Williams Bourbon Egg Nog LCBO 185884, $14.95 Chateau Teyssier Montagne Saint-Émilion LCBO 11241, 1.5 L, $48.95 Aveleda Vinho Verde Fonte LCBO 238683, 1.5 L, $20.00

Campari Aperitivo LCBO 277954, $29.25

Dolin Vermouth de Chambery Rouge AOC LCBO 370841, $15.30

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HOLIDAY 2019 FOOD & DRINK