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Posted: **Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:47 pm**

Evening all. I am hosting a wine dinner for the hotel I work for on this coming Thursday night. Just a modest one, hoping to pick up some retail sales as well of course, so cant go "overboard" with the wines.

Opening with a Mount Riley Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, then entree will be with Grant Burge Pinot Chardonnay, main with Peter Rumball Sparkling Shiraz, then an options wine game/mystery wine, and Miranda Golden Botrytis for dessert. Was finishing with Christmas Cake & Coffee, served with the Valdespino El Candado "Padlock" Cream Sherry, which is currently out of stock with Negioiants, and what I was wondering was maybe some suggestions to serve with the Christmas Cake.

Want to go with something decent, easy enough to obtain through retail, so any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks all,

Glynn.

Posted: **Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:18 pm**

Hi Glyndon, lots of options here, depending on the cake. if its a fruitcake, a tokay would go down a treat, the Seppelts is pretty easy to get hold of. If it a relly rich cake, go with a muscat instead,

cheers

Andrew

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:26 am**

agreed
any port/sticky muscat will work.
enjoy
peter

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:45 am**

Agreed.

Had the Seppelts Show Reserve Muscat DP63 ($24.95) last year with the Chrissie cake and it was very nice.

Elvis

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:19 am**

Use the DP38 Olorosso if you can afford it (about $20) There are a few other good Aussie Olorosso's about.

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:42 am**

Christmas Cake calls for Rutherglen Muscat...nothiing more, nothing less. Try a "Classic" Rutherglem Muscat if you can track one down. They're all good.

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:35 pm**

Thanks folks, appreciate it greatly. I was always going to go with a muscat, tokay or port, but now having to find one in a couple of days, as the dinner is Thursday night was always the problem.

Will contact both my Orlando and Southcorp reps in the morning and see who can organise a couple of bottles by Wednesday. Thanks and again, all comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Posted: **Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:20 pm**

Dan Murphy's (I think they're up in Qld) carry a number of tokays. I would go for the Campbell's Liquid Gold Classic tokay ($30 ish).

Posted: **Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:49 pm**

I'll vote for muscat as well.....or a nice PX....maybe Lustau

Cheers

Dave

Posted: **Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:04 pm**

I'm currently sipping a McWIlliams Hanwood Amontillado, not to bad for a local PX at about $13 a bottle.

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Christmas Cake served with ??

Christmas Cake served with ??

Use a Seppelt's Sherry