wine & food
One of the best things about summer is being able to eat outside. Graham Nash gives a few tips on choosing wine to drink on a hot summer's day.
I love the relaxed, social feel that usually goes with eating outdoors. Whether it's a long, lazy lunch with the family or an evening barbecue with friends, choosing wines to match the occasion is all part of the fun. Some people say it's a waste to serve too fine a wine outdoors, but I don't agree. If you're preparing top notch food then why not have equally great wines to go with it?
Take a look at our top suggestions below:
Barbecued Meat
Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon - £25.59
A devilishly good match for a sizzling steak, with luscious cherry and black plum aromas, and subtle toasted traces from barrel ageing.
Tesco Finest Vina Mara Rioja Reserva - £51.19
Rich flavours of red berry fruits and a layer of oak spices make this the perfect wine to accompany grilled lamb kebabs.
Grilled Fish
Tesco Tingleup Riesling - £35.28
"Packed with passionfruit and apple flavours. “Pure, sleek, herby Riesling. Bone dry and appetising." -Jancis Robinson
Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay - £39.84
A great white Burgundy with lovely smooth, buttery, peachy flavours. Superb with rich fish dishes such as whole grilled trout.
Vegetarian Delights
Tesco Finest Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc - £40.98
Ripe apple aromas are followed by a combination of subtle honey and pear flavours on the palate and a lengthy finish.
Tesco Finest Marlborough Pinot Noir - £56.89
A really stunning, award-winning Pinot Noir, offering layer upon layer of dark, mature berry fruit flavours and a touch of spice.
Special Dessert
Tesco Finest Botrytis Semillon - £62.59
This superb value dessert wine is made from super-ripe grapes, making it lusciously sweet and full of apricot and honey flavours.
Tesco Demi Sec Champagne - £93.99
'Demi-Sec' – literally half-dry – is, in fact, medium-sweet, and the lovely, honeyed sweetness of this champagne is ideal with strawberries.
