June 2007 Archives

Recipe for: Sausages with Lentil and Bacon

WHAT better to wash down this cheerfully rustic dish than with a robust and hearty red from the Rhone Valley? Cairanne 2004 – Domaine de la Presidente has full-bodied rich fruits with a delightfully peppered warmth on the lasting finish.

Available exclusively from The Purple Wine Company at www.purplewine.co.uk for £9.95.

BBQ chicken with tomato and tarragon dressing

WITH the exciting combination of ingredients in this dish, we need a wine that can hold up to, but not conflict with, the different flavours.

Three Stones Sauvignon Blanc 2005 is a well structured wine with solid gooseberry and grapefruit flavours that are underpinned with delightful mineral overtones and mouth watering acidity which leaves the palate clean and prepared for the next delicious mouthful of BBQ Chicken. Find it at www.purplewine.co.uk for £9.95.

Passion Fruit Creme Caramels with Raspberries (makes 6 ramekins)

IT IS sometimes easy to forget the quality, charm and style of German Wines.

Try Udenheimer Goldberg Scheurebe Eiswein 2003 with this dish; it is made from individually hand-picked grapes and complements the fruits in this dessert perfectly.

Luscious and light with soft honeyed fruits and balanced acidity, find it at www.purplewine.co.uk priced £11.95.

Creamed Mushrooms on Toast with Poached Eggs

THE tremendously fresh and appealing aromatic overtones of this soft fruit packed Castelo de Medina 2006 Verdejo Superior Blanco will complement without overpowering this tasty dish. Available at www. purplewine.co.uk for £6.95.

Salty chocolate, caramel and peanut tart

THE flavours of sweet prunes and raisins in the Pedro Ximenez Viejo Napoleon NV sherry will bring out the chocolate in this pudding.

It can also be drunk as an aperitif.

Find it at www.majestic.co.uk for £9.99.