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Warm-weather wines
It’s a hot summer’s day, and friends and family are coming round. You’ve planned all sorts of delicious foods, including barbecued meat and lots of different salads, so what on earth should you give them to drink?
Go for sparkle
Fizz always goes down well. At the moment, Somerfield have some amazing offers on bubbly. The consistently good New Zealand sparkler, Lindauer, has been reduced from £8.99 to £5.99. Dry and crisp with lots of complexity, this really is brilliant value for money. My advice is to buy as much as you can afford – it will taste even better by Christmas.
Either serve on its own or mix it half-and-half with orange juice to make Bucks Fizz. If you are feeling very adventurous, make Pimm’s and use the Lindauer instead of lemonade. But be warned, your guests will get hammered pretty quickly.
Or, push the boat out and try a bottle or two of Mumm Cuvée Napa. This top Californian bubbly is dry with ice-cream soda-like overtones. Few people will turn their noses up at this.
Make sure you serve these sparkling wines chilled, and if you’re using an ice bucket (a saucepan or ordinary bucket will do the job just as well), remember to add water to the ice – this will keep the bottle cooler.
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