In this festive episode of The Wined Up Podcast, we take on one of the hardest food and wine challenges of all time: what actually pairs with Christmas pudding. Rich, brandy-soaked, packed with dried fruit, suet, spice, and finished with custard, Christmas pudding is notorious for overpowering wine — so we put it to the test properly.
We taste what claims to be Australia’s No.1 Christmas pudding from The Pudding Lady in Newcastle, then compare two classic dessert wines: an aged 2005 Château Coutet Sauternes and a Seppeltsfield DP63 Grand Muscat from Rutherglen. We taste each wine on its own and with the pudding to see what works, what doesn’t, and whether sweet wine is even the right answer.
Along the way, we share Fast Five Fun Facts about Christmas pudding, talk Christmas wine gift ideas, and debate everything from cork boxes and wine books to blending workshops and advent calendars.
If you’re searching for the best wine to pair with Christmas pudding, or looking for thoughtful wine gift ideas for the holidays, this episode goes beyond textbook rules with honest, practical insights.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Suet and Christmas Pudding
01:04 Wine Pairing Challenge Announcement
01:37 Thoughts of the Week: Christmas Gifts
04:21 Advent Calendar and Wine Thoughts
06:16 Wine Pouring Techniques
09:34 Christmas Pudding and Wine Pairing
10:49 Introduction to the Pudding
11:09 Serving the Pudding
11:31 Tasting the Pudding
11:46 Explaining the Ingredients
13:43 Wine Pairing Challenge
15:14 Fast Five Fun Facts about Christmas Pudding
16:58 Wine and Pudding Pairing Results
19:18 Gift Giving Time
22:56 Final Thoughts and Farewell
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