Stress-free festive feast

Meet your match
It’s an undeniable fact that the inventor of cheese was a genius. Cheese goes with everything, and Canadian cheeses, from cheddar to Oka, definitely hold their own. For our get-together, they reach perfection — going from simple to sophisticated with only the addition of a glass of wine. Try pairing the following:

• Pied de Vent with Inniskillin’s Pinot Noir
• Pont couvert with Jackson-Triggs Proprietors' Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• Vachern with Naked Grape Chardonnay
• Rasem Blue vein with Inniskillin Vidal Icewine
• Bleue Benaditin with Jackson-Triggs Proprieters’ Reserve Icewine
• Designated drivers can try either cranberry or pomegranate juice and soda with these cheeses. 

Dinner is served
If you’re travelling over the holidays instead of hosting, find yourself a scrumptious Christmas dinner made with all the trimmings:

• Bayfield, Ontario’s Little Inn of Bay­field, (800) 565-1832, offers special Yuletide events and meals.
• Chateau Lake Louise, in Banff, Al­berta, (403) 522-3511, has a num­ber of packages for holiday revellers.
• New Brunswick’s King’s Landing Historical Settlement offers authentic Candle­light Christmas Dinners up to Decem­ber 23.

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