Melia Notes

Lyset Wines for Santa Lucia Day

Santa Lucia day is Decem­ber 13. This hol­i­day is cel­e­brated through­out Scandinavia.

I’m most inter­ested in its cel­e­bra­tion in Nor­way, at the Son’s of Norway’s Grieg Lodge/Norse Hall here in Port­land (my daugh­ter, Lucy will be crowned Santa Lucia – come see her!), and in our own house. Tra­di­tion­ally, the girls in the house­hold bring saf­fron buns and cof­fee (I espe­cially love the cof­fee part!) to the sleep­ing house­hold mem­bers in the morning.

I think that an excel­lent way to extend this cel­e­bra­tion is to drink Lyset Caber­net and/or Lyset Sauvi­gnon Blanc in the evening. Here’s what Ancient Oak Cellar’s owner has to say about this spe­cial wine:

Lyset means light – or can­dle – in Nor­we­gian. A strong sense of con­nec­tion to and pride in our her­itage per­me­ates my fam­ily. We cel­e­brate 17 Mai – Nor­we­gian Inde­pen­dence Day – make tra­di­tional foods – kumla and lefse, but not lute­fisk – and my beau­ti­ful blonde-haired daugh­ter dresses in a white gown and red sash, and places a lighted crown of ever­greens on her head to cel­e­brate Santa Lucia day, which marks mid-winter. The Lyset brand pays trib­ute to my Nor­we­gian her­itage; may these wines remind you of the impor­tance of tra­di­tion and fam­ily in your own life.

Whether you have Nor­we­gian her­itage, or just want another way to cel­e­brate the com­ing of light in these dark win­ter days, order some Lyset Caber­net or Lyset Sauvi­gnon Blanc today!