Wine of the Week.

[NoMercy]

Tesco are now doing a range of monovarietal wines called, "Simply".

Simply Cabernet Sauvignon, Simply Chianti, Simply Sauv Blanc, Merlot, Shiraz, Chardonnay and many other varieties. With prices ranging from £3.69 to £5.49 per bottle, it not only is affordable, it takes away the complication of choosing a wine for those who would normally stand there scratching their heads and not knowing what to choose.

However, Wine of the Week this week is another corker from the Bernard Series - The Whole Bunch Grenache Blanc / Viognier (SA 14%). An incredibly flavoursome wine with beautiful aromas of wild mushroom and herbs. Would pair well with a creamy chicken pie or mushroom risotto. Available in Tesco for £10.99.

[DTCwordfan]

true and good with white or pink fish....e.g. trout.

[NoMercy]

I am not a trout lover but do adore salmon!

I have a lovely bit of seabass in the fridge... What wine would you serve with that, DT ?

[DTCwordfan]

mmmm - lets see - obviously not ummmm.

Got it - How about a Margaret River Riesling - (not sweet but crisp), a Leeuwin Art Series.

http://leeuwinestate....-series-riesling.html

A more classic offering if you like your Alsaces, A Hugel Classic Riesling, or even better if you want to push the boat out, a bottle of a Hugel Tradition Gewurztraminer 2006.

[DTCwordfan]

My other suggestion would be a Terrunyo Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca, 2009 -under 10 a bottle, nice and crisp, good to drink now but can also lay down for a wee while....a testament to Ignacio Recabarren, one of Chile's best SB wine makers.

[NoMercy]

I had a delightful Gewurtztraminer from Alsace (Asda) about 2 weeks ago. Rolled back to the£7.

[DTCwordfan]

trouble is our nearest Asda is 12 miles away......in the wrong direction! They are to start building a Waitrose in Truro though - yeah, Heaven! Very cleverly, they are going in with a "Food from Cornwall" Hall. Apart from being a traffic builder, it doesn't take a marketing genius to see Waitrose getting first dibs on some of the produce from down here!

Have you had the Camel wines by the way - they have knocked the socks off les Francais with their sparkly!

[DTCwordfan]

so NoM (i) what would you put with your sea bass (yum), allowing for how you are cooking it - I love doing it with a mirepoix of onions, baby carrots, young leeks, (truffle), and some nice mush, then a little dowsing with white wine or Noilly Prat, seasoned and perhaps herbed to taste Bass and a little red chilli - into foil (or en papillotte) parcels and the oven for 15 to 20 mins. - no skin on the fish......

(ii) the selection of my three options!

[NoMercy]

I will cook it whole and serve with buttered, steamed veg and a little tartare sauce. I am only cooking for myself tomorrow night so I won't go to any huge fuss. I won't want an overpowering wine with it... maybe a Verdejo or Gruner Veltliner !

[Old_Geezer]

I shall suggest it DT, thanks.

[NoMercy]

Btw guys, thank you to you all for your contributions on this thread. Its nice to benefit from all your knowledge and hear about all the great offers that are currently on.

Thanks again. x x

[sunny-dave]

And thank you NoM - my favourite thread of the week

d xx

[micmak]

Why would you spend £11 quid on a bottle of wine to eat with a cheapo chicken pie?

[NoMercy]

My version of "cheap" chicken pie includes butter, flour, white wine, medium sherry, parsley, thyme, whipping cream, and a whole other host of gorgeous ingredients. If you would like the recipe, I would be delighted to provide it. A recipe such as that deserves a damn good vino ! :-)

[sunny-dave]

***smack***

<well said NoM >

[237SJ]

You can drink wine with whatever you like. It doesn`t have to be a posh meal. When my friend moved to Cheshire and I used to go and visit, we used to start with a really nice bottle of champagne and then have an Asda curry! We always used to laugh about that contrast.

[DTCwordfan]

Do you need some wine recommendations for wine with your £1-50 pie, MM?

a little Crozes Hermitage or if you want something cheaper, try the Cahors from Sainsbury's (£5-49) and there is a Sainsbury Montepulicano for just over four quid......

[micmak]

I don't eat pies, gourmet or cheapo. I'm sorry if I appeared flippant, that was not my intention.

[DTCwordfan]

so what do you like MM, food or wine? And please don't take my comments as being disparaging...it wasn't meant.

[micmak]

I like both DT. Unfortunately my digestive system does not. I eat very simply, but only because i have to. I saw NM's recipe for trifle the other day. I would love to try it, I salivated reading it. Nothing to do with money but every thing to do with health.

[DTCwordfan]

I can understand that......there are some lovely (reasonable) wines highighted on here, largely across a sub £15 budget and that is what makes it interesting - folk can latch on to their taste, and if something is difficult to find, we will endeavour to find out where it can be sources, like OG's wine today - hopefully, a source within striking distance of him has been found.