Wine!

I like that particular Barefoot wine too. I have discovered an Australian brand called McGuigan which is sold in most supermarkets. Their Merlot has a similar "blueberry" taste to Barefoot's and the bonus is its only around £5 a bottle. It's often on offer in Asda for £4.50

I was making some Mac and Cauli cheese to go with sausages tonight and asked Mrs WN if we had any white in the fridge. None in the house came the reply.😱😱

She was sent to the village shop to raid one from their cold fridge. Fortunately she came back with a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, Oyster Bay, which calmed me down a bit. Most enjoyable. OK it was £10 but I'm not paying any site fees at the moment!😁

I have discovered an Australian brand called McGuigan which is sold in most supermarkets.

Another McGuigan I can recommend, if you like Provençal style rose, is this one. They have started selling it recently at our village Coop, for £7.50, which is competitive for a wine of this type. I've no idea if the larger supermarkets stock it as we haven't been recently.

We have now tried the two wines I bought a case of and had shipped from France. The rose is exceptional. I could feel the Provençal sun.🌞Went nicely with some BBQ'd duck. The red was a good accompaniment to the joint of pork I roasted on the Cobb BBQ last night.🍷😀 We look forward to using the rest of the cases during our exile from motor homing. 

I'll definitely look out for that Steve. I like red, white and rose wines (but not the really sweet Blossom Hill type ones). I've been drinking a Lucotto Pinot Grigio blush (£5.50 from Asda) lately and it's perfect for summer bbqs😊

I know I've mentioned it before, but for those interested in wine, perhaps give a look at the Vivino app.  I occasionally pick up a good suggestion from it.  Available from Google play or the Apple equivalent.

David 

I like the Mcguigan Merlot too but generally go for the Barefoot.  The McGuigan Is nice for a change.

David

Decided to cook a Coq au Riesling today so I bought a decent white to use as the base. I used 300 ml of the bottle so there was enough for 2 small glasses for Mrs WN and myself to have. 

I can therefore recommend Tingle Up from Australia. Bought at Tesco but it was £9. Worth it though as I often find Riesling too thin and isn't a wine I drink often but this one was delicious, especially if you let it warm slightly from chilled. 

The Coq au Riesling was voted as most enjoyable by the way.😁🍽️

I've enjoyed an Australian Riesling from Aldi for the last year or two. Cant remember the price exactly but it;s around £6 -£7 a bottle. 

It looks as if Aldi have stopped doing my favourite prosecco......  Collezione Oro Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore.  Not seen it for sale anywhere else....  Does anyone know any different?  (I haven't looked expensively).

David

Just checked Aldi on line shopping at it seems to available there.