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There used to be a moment when I could simply wish everyone a “Happy Christmas” at this time of year, but I guess that in this day and age it is not always considered politically correct to do so. It has become so complicated in recent years that many junior schools in the UK are now slowly dispensing with their traditional Christmas Nativity plays (thereby depriving small children the opportunity of dressing up with their mother’s best kitchen tea towel on their head!). We now embrace a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society to the extent that many of the original, older traditions are now either dying out, or are simply being replaced with new non-partisan events. Sad, but true….

It leaves me with a bit of a dilemma therefore, when it comes to writing my holiday message – what do I say? Happy holidays? Seasons Greetings? Yuletide Greetings?….. Call me old-fashioned, but whichever I chose to write it never sounds quite right, I always want to revert, by default, back to the phrase that I always used, unerringly as an innocent young child – Happy Christmas!

Whatever your faith, I am sure you will completely understand the sentiment of my message. We simply wish to thank all our loyal customers, friends and importers around the world for their continued support, and whatever toast you chose to make at this time of year, just make sure that it is done with a refreshing glass of Castro Martin albariño in hand!

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There used to be a moment when I could simply wish everyone a “Happy Christmas” at this time of year, but I guess that in this day and age it is not always considered politically correct to do so. It has become so complicated in recent years that many junior schools in the UK are now slowly dispensing with their traditional Christmas Nativity plays (thereby depriving small children the opportunity of dressing up with their mother’s best kitchen tea towel on their head!). We now embrace a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society to the extent that many of the original, older traditions are now either dying out, or are simply being replaced with new non-partisan events. Sad, but true….

It leaves me with a bit of a dilemma therefore, when it comes to writing my holiday message – what do I say? Happy holidays? Seasons Greetings? Yuletide Greetings?….. Call me old-fashioned, but whichever I chose to write it never sounds quite right, I always want to revert, by default, back to the phrase that I always used, unerringly as an innocent young child – Happy Christmas!

Whatever your faith, I am sure you will completely understand the sentiment of my message. We simply wish to thank all our loyal customers, friends and importers around the world for their continued support, and whatever toast you chose to make at this time of year, just make sure that it is done with a refreshing glass of Castro Martin albariño in hand!