Shiraz and the 7 dwarfs, at least one of them Evans and Tate 'Metricup Road Shiraz' 2010 from 'Margaret River' Ripe fruit forward yet not jammy, this medium bodied red from Australia will be enjoyed by many at the holiday table.

Rich enough to qualify as a Winter treat, here's an adaptation of a popular Swiss brioche cake recipe from Pastry, Foolproof Recipes for the Home Cook (Kyle Books, September 2014) by Nick Malgieri. Swiss Brioche Cream Cake (Nidelkuchen) This is a specialty of the Konditorei Aebersold in Murten, a charming walled medieval town in Switzerland’s Canton Fribourg. After tasting and speaking with Hans Aebersold about the topping in 2005, I came home and worked out...