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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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