Need some inspiration for your Christmas Cheese Board? Why not be patriotic and try a zingy English Bacchus with Ragstone Goat’s Cheese?
Rebecca chooses Australian Sparkling Shiraz to go with her Christmas pudding. It’s a deep rich, port like wine, but with a fizzy freshness. In fact this might be the only wine you need on Christmas Day as it is perfect with roast turkey and lashings of cranberry sauce, strong cheddar, roast ham, chocolate and even some blue cheeses!
Wondering what to drink with this year’s Christmas Turkey? Rebecca Dunphy has some top tasting tips to help you choose the perfect red wine to go with Christmas dinner. An American Pinot Noir – Turning Leaf available from Morrisons and Waitrose and two organic wines available from Vintage Roots, Organic Vintners Pinot Noir from Mendocino, and a Cru Beaujolais, Morgon made by Chasselay.
Tasting Prosecco with Food – it’s great with sweet and savoury. Here Rebecca Dunphy matches a Prosecco from Majestic, La Marca, 2011 with some calamari. It is so versatile that it is also wonderful with strawberries and even chocolate.
Rebecca Dunphy shares some top wine tasting tips on how to choose the best white wine to go with Christmas Turkey. She opts for richer whites, a Chardonnay from St Veran available from M&S; Novas Viognier from Vintage Roots and Zuccardi’s Blanc de Blancs from Cambrige Wine Merchants. Enjoy your wine on Christmas Day!
Rebecca Dunphy helps you pick out the best Prosecco. Look out for the newly legislated superior level above DOC, the DOCG. She only finds one on the supermarket shelves, Sainsbury’s ‘Taste the Difference’ Prosecco, DOCG.
Rebecca Dunphy pairing wine and food – Rebecca chooses a red wine to go with this tasty fish. A light fresh Pinot Noir from Sandhurst Vineyards in Kent, perfectly matches one of her favourite Mackerel recipes – freshly grilled with Harissa.
Wine tasting or should I say how to Sniff and Spit? Aerating wine is key to tasting more and Rebecca shows you how to taste wine like a pro.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape The Pope’s favourite but let’s try some tasty alternatives. Rebecca Dunphy offers top tips for tasty alternatives from the satellite appellations ie Vacqueras or from similar grapes – Grenache or Monastrell
Wine tasting tip – What to drink with Rhubarb Fool? Moscato d’Asti, with it’s perfumed freshness is perfect for this traditional pud. My favourite is from Prunotto.