Wines of the week

[NoMercy]

From your resident oenophile....

Marqués De Riscal Rueda 2009, £6.73 (12.5%). My favourite wine producer from back in Spain. This is not the monovarietal Verdejo I bought over there, but a blend of Verdejo and Sauvignon. Very nice !

Milford Point NZ Sauvignon Blanc, £4.99 (13.5%). Lovely gooseberry and citrus aromas, very fruity and intense on the palate. Very strong for a white, but extemely easy drinking.

Conegliano Prosecco Superiore Brut 2009, £6.69 - down from £9.95 (11%). Prosecco, whilst not Champagne, is far more elegant and moussy than Cava. A lovely, persistent fizz with almondy citrussy nose. Yum !

All available in Sainsburys.

[Sqad]

NoM..;-)

[NoMercy]

Correction... the Prosecco is currently on offer at £6.65.

[NoMercy]

Sqad... you'll just have to slum it in Mercadona instead. ;-)

[Sqad]

LUV´s yer.

[Count-A-Strong]

I'm off to a beer festival tonight.

[NoMercy]

Err.... I LUV's yer too....

[karenmac60]

I'm having a bottle of Asti that an elderly customer gave me - I'm a right classy burd :)

[NoMercy]

Just hold your nose whilst you sip it, Karen ;-)

[Sqad]

karen....reminds me of a funny story (well I think it was funny) met my mother, for the first tome in many years, in Singapore and she had never stayed in a hotel before and wines were not her forte due to her being rather impoverished.

She had obviously been reading up on her wines, because when asked by the wine waiter in this very posh restaurant what would she like to drink, she confidently said............Asti Spumante.

[NoMercy]

Sqad... my ex told me a funny story about being in a posh restaurant. His uncle drank the finger bowl.

LOL LOL !!

[Sqad]

Nom....LOL.

[pastafreak]

Oooo...I'm heading to Sainsbury's tomorrow....The Marques De Riscal is a familiar label,and those I've had have been quite enjoyable. The NZ sounds just my style.... ;-))

[NoMercy]

Well I've got a bottle of each in the fridge for the paella tomorrow. I'm just having a small glass of the Rueda now. 'Tis lush. :-)

XX

[NoMercy]

Are you sure it's not cherry polish?

[karenmac60]

Well you know what sqad and nom? It was fine by me - I'm not a snob :)