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Barbera d'Alba

Food Type: 
Beef
Pizza/ Pasta
Pork
Aperitif
Occasion: 
Barbeque
Dinner at Home
Out to Impress
Ideal Quaffing Wine
Review Rating: 
4
Value for Money: 
4
1 Dry 5 Sweet: 
1
1 Light 5 Full: 
3

Great wine from the Alba region of Northern Italy. Slightly lighter than Barolo, the king of reds, but ideal for most occasions. Goes really well with pizza, pasta and cheese. Reasonably heavy with a distinctive texture without being over fruity. Tastes more expensive than it is.

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Nectar and Bakewell Tart

Food Type: 
Aperitif
Occasion: 
Dinner at Home
Review Rating: 
4
Value for Money: 
3
1 Dry 5 Sweet: 
4
1 Light 5 Full: 
3

A very unusual blend of English grape varieties go into making this sweet Nectar. It isn't sticky though with its lovely floral and peach nose and refreshing acidity balancing out the sweetness. We tried this as part of a tasting matching English food to English wine and the pairing with the Bakewell Tart was superb. I have it on good authority though it even copes with lighter chocolate desserts, no mean feat.

Review for

Stock up for your barbeques

Food Type: 
Pizza/ Pasta
Occasion: 
Barbeque
Review Rating: 
4
Value for Money: 
5
1 Dry 5 Sweet: 
2
1 Light 5 Full: 
2

What a great quaffing wine. Light in a Beaujolais kind of style packed with ripe cherry and raspberry fruit. Picked this up in Waitrose the other day for £4.86 which is such great value. Easy summer drinking, perfect for barbeques. Works equally well with sausages and barbequed salmon.

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