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What would you serve with this lot:
Chicken parfait with apple and saffron chutney and granary toast
Beef in port and guinness with pickled walnuts, braised red cabbage and celariac and potato puree
Coffee meringue
Ta
Chicken parfait with apple and saffron chutney and granary toast
Beef in port and guinness with pickled walnuts, braised red cabbage and celariac and potato puree
Coffee meringue
Ta
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a light dry sherry with the opener or a glass of Tokaji - or more conventionally a Semillion/Sauv Blanc such as an Allegory from Western Oz
A good deep red wine with the beef, for cheaper options than a good French Bordeaux look at some Chilean wines such as their Merlots or Argentinian Malbecs - Italian Barolos would go as well or a Montepulciano, but often that is more of an acquired taste.
Desert - the Tokaji or go for a Hunter's Hukapapa Riesling or if you want something lighter, a Moscato (e.g. Russolo Moscato Rosa or a Navarra Piedmonte Moscato)
A good deep red wine with the beef, for cheaper options than a good French Bordeaux look at some Chilean wines such as their Merlots or Argentinian Malbecs - Italian Barolos would go as well or a Montepulciano, but often that is more of an acquired taste.
Desert - the Tokaji or go for a Hunter's Hukapapa Riesling or if you want something lighter, a Moscato (e.g. Russolo Moscato Rosa or a Navarra Piedmonte Moscato)
Majestic are doing a Cape Mentelle Sémillon Sauvignon 2011 Margaret River
("herbaceous, green fruit flavours are perfectly complemented by the heady lemon blossom aromas of Semillon".) £13-74. Alternative @ £6-24 Hallett Poacher Barossa Valley (discounted from mid-8s).
Chilean: Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot 2010/2011 Colchagua Valley £16-24 (superb Merlot): alternative Anakena Indo Merlot 2010 Cachapoal Valley £8-74
Argentinian: Viñalba Gran Reserva Malbec 2009 Mendoza buy 2 and they are £12-99 each (very nice).
NoM's suggestion is good too....Majestic equiv: Cardela Crianza 2008 Bohórquez, Ribera del Duero £8-99 each min 2 bottles.
Moscato: Brown Brothers Late Harvest Muscat 2010/2011 £8-49
Tokaji (note 50cc) Royal Tokaji Late Harvest 2009/2010 £9-99
("herbaceous, green fruit flavours are perfectly complemented by the heady lemon blossom aromas of Semillon".) £13-74. Alternative @ £6-24 Hallett Poacher Barossa Valley (discounted from mid-8s).
Chilean: Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot 2010/2011 Colchagua Valley £16-24 (superb Merlot): alternative Anakena Indo Merlot 2010 Cachapoal Valley £8-74
Argentinian: Viñalba Gran Reserva Malbec 2009 Mendoza buy 2 and they are £12-99 each (very nice).
NoM's suggestion is good too....Majestic equiv: Cardela Crianza 2008 Bohórquez, Ribera del Duero £8-99 each min 2 bottles.
Moscato: Brown Brothers Late Harvest Muscat 2010/2011 £8-49
Tokaji (note 50cc) Royal Tokaji Late Harvest 2009/2010 £9-99
more seriously, shoota, this is an excellent one:
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and for a local equivalent, have you tried this:
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About the only thing I can add to the party is a nice Marsala to have with the pudding - I just love the smoothness & it goes so well with anything containing coffee :
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I do quite like the "soddit let's drink champagne" solution too - or perhaps a Cloudy Bay Pelorus :
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If you can source a champers by the name of Gruet then do! I had it at a restaurant recently and it knocks spots off better known houses.
Btw, do you 'appen to have a Tanners by you? I had their Mud House Pinot Gris recently and it was fantastic. With its aromas of baked apple and custard and flavours of fleshy stone fruits it would make a perfect accompaniment to the parfait. Well worth the £12.49 price tag.
Btw, do you 'appen to have a Tanners by you? I had their Mud House Pinot Gris recently and it was fantastic. With its aromas of baked apple and custard and flavours of fleshy stone fruits it would make a perfect accompaniment to the parfait. Well worth the £12.49 price tag.
Smithfield Wines and also T Wright, Manchester
Le Bon Vin, Yorkshire
Classic Wine Direct W Sussex
Abbey Wines, Scotland
Flagship, Herts
K&L Wines, Kent
Old School Wines, Staffs
Mumbles Wines, Wales
Nethergates Suffolk
Bijou Bottles, Norfolk
Amazon
For Gruet - prices from £17-23 a bottle for the non-reserve
Le Bon Vin, Yorkshire
Classic Wine Direct W Sussex
Abbey Wines, Scotland
Flagship, Herts
K&L Wines, Kent
Old School Wines, Staffs
Mumbles Wines, Wales
Nethergates Suffolk
Bijou Bottles, Norfolk
Amazon
For Gruet - prices from £17-23 a bottle for the non-reserve
