5 New Releases and some Superb Bargains this Weekend
Here are five superb wines for our Spring recipes. 2011 Le Haut Païs, Sauvignon Blanc, Bergerac, France (£7.99, reduced to £5.99 until 8 May, Waitrose). This diminutive sauvignon does a very good impression of the more expensive French sauvignon model, Sancerre, such is the energetic .. more
MoneyWeek, 16 September 2011 – 2010 Vouvray Sec Ammonite, Alexandre Monmousseau, Loire
2010 Vouvray Sec Ammonite, Alexandre Monmousseau, Loire (£10.30, reduced to £9.28 by the case, Haynes, Hanson & Clark tel. 020 7584 7927 & www.hhandc.co.uk). I rocked up to HHC the other day for a fabulous wine tasting with the ever-genial Jim Eustace. Loire and Burgundy .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 30 July 2011 – 5 ‘Lemony’ Wines!
Lemon is a tasting note that I use a lot when describing light white wines. Here are five beauties, all with a dominant citrus theme. 2010 Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu, Sur Lie, Fief Guérin, Loire, France (£6.99, Waitrose). Always one of my favourite Muscadets, Fief .. more
Daily Mail Weekend Magazine, 9 July 2011 – 5 Fruit-driven White Wines
Ice cream really doesn’t match well with wine, so I have only chosen one this week for this purpose. However, all others have a touch of lip-smacking sweetness – making them a deliciously fruity selection. 2010 Champteloup Rosé d’Anjou, Loire, France (£6.99, Waitrose). Served ice .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 22 January 2011 – 10 Wines for Soups!
The trick when matching wine to serious soup dishes is to look to the main ingredients in the recipe, using them as your flavour guide, and then pick lighter versions of what you might if these were a main course, non-soup dish. A number of .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 13 November 2010 – Six New Wines
Six Wines for six cheeses With all manner of amazing cheeses on the Weekend cheese board this week, one thing is certain – there is no port on the radar. Port can wait until Christmas, because these chaps require a lighter touch and even some .. more
Daily Mail Weekend, 21 August 2010 – 3 new wines
3 Wines for Tomato Recipes! The seemingly innocent tomato is a notoriously difficult chap to match to wine. Look to high acid wines with crisp finishes to balance nicely with these dishes. And any colour goes, hence my delicious triplet of wines this week. .. more
MoneyWeek, 21 May 2010 – 2009 La Grille, Cool Fermented Chenin Blanc, Anjou
2009 La Grille, Cool Fermented Chenin Blanc, Anjou, Loire, France (£6.99, reduced to £5.99 if you buy two or more bottles, Majestic). Winemaker Gwénaël Guihard has selected Chenin Blanc grapes from schist and granite soils for this mesmerising (and desperately cheap!) white wine. I am .. more
