“Without fail, my Christmas Day starts with a proper English fry up — smoky back bacon, fried egg (with the runniest of yolk), pork sausage, crusty sourdough and baked beans (mate). Whether Covert Farms Family Estates Sparkling Zinfandel, Tantalus Vineyards Blanc de Blancs, Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars Gold Label Brut, bubbles are always the answer to kick-start the festive feels. And then we play a game of ‘poop the potato’ with the new generation of Dosanj kids (clearly, I started that tradition).” – Aman Dosanj (Okanagan Valley, British Columbia)

Price: $23 (Sparking Zinfandel, Covert Farms Family Estates)

“Ever since I was a kid, we had a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle spread out on the dining table. Family games nights and ongoing jigsaw puzzles are inevitably part of our celebration. This year, That Rings a Bell! and Quicktionary are on the roster of fun. For game night, Matinee Pale Ale from 2 Crows Brewing Co., Benjamin Bridge NV Brut and Lake City Cider’s Darkside Dry fit the bill in our house!” — Rozina Darvesh, Co-owner of North Brewing, (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)

Price: $3-$50 (Matinee Pale Ale, 2 Crows Brewing Co)

“A Christmas drink unheard of off [Newfoundland] is slush. We often make rhubarb slush with the local rhubarb vodka from The Newfoundland Distillery Company. Slush is always made in an [empty] salt beef bucket. It’s like a slushy we had as kids, but an adult drink [with crushed ice, citrus, rhubarb vodka and whizzed up rhubarb]. I make it for the kids as well, but without the alcohol, of course!” — Lori McCarthy, Author of Food, Culture, Place: Stories, Traditions, and Recipes of Newfoundland, (Bauline, Newfoundland)

Price: $37

“Our favourite meal for Christmas dinner is turducken, with all the trimmings! Our local butcher creates this free-range masterpiece using a turkey, with a chicken, duck and savoury Italian sausage stuffing at its core. With turducken, wine pairings are fairly open, which suits our [family]. This year, the wine on our table will be Echo Bay Vineyard 2018 Cabernet Franc. As for brews, the limited-release of Vancouver’s Powell Street Brewery Black Velvet Oatmeal Stout. After dinner and along with dessert, we’ll be sipping a delicious craft coffee liqueur from Vancouver Island’s Sheringham Distillery – it’s the perfect pick-me-up to keep the festivities going.” — Rosina Reid, Co-owner of Broadway International Wine Shop, (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Price: $45 (2018 Cabernet Franc, Echo Bay Vineyard)

“The black cake, for most Jamaicans, is filled with the memories of a tin container lined [with] waxed paper where the rum-infused dark berry fruit cake awaits your first bite. My memory as a child is watching my mum crack open the jar after a year allowing the blackberries to stew in white rum in the bottom cabinet of the kitchen. This year, I will continue that ritual and pair my black cake with Cadence from Nyarai Cellars from the Niagara Region—it has all the big, bold flavour with the hint of white pepper and spices that make the black cake truly unique and nostalgic.” — Suzanne Barr, Chef and Judge on the Food Network’s Wall of Chefs, (Toronto, Ontario)

Price: $26

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