As the seasons shift so does our collective appetite for winter treats and tasty tipples. In this spirit, Monocle visited five festive food firms that specialise in products that we think will embody and elevate any occasion. We profile the Niigata-based team that brews a warming winter saké, break bread with the best panettone maker in the Lombardy capital and bend the ear of a baklava maestro in Istanbul. German gingerbread and Spanish port round off our festive finds.