…AND TO DRINK?
My wife has decreed that 2014 will be the year of healthy eating. She claims it’s nothing to do with the new pudginess around my middle but I can’t help noticing the coincidence. My wife is from California, so healthy eating comes naturally to her. From now on we’re going to be eating a lot more vegetables, fish, salad, quinoa (pronounced ‘keen wah’, apparently) and a lot less of the stuff I love, such as bacon, butter and pasta. It also means no refined sugar, which I’m OK with. So, what am I going to drink with all this light food?
Château du Cléray Muscadet de Sèvre-et- Maine Sur Lie 2012, £8.99 when you buy two bottles: 0845-605 6767, www.majestic.co.uk
Muscadet is the ultimate fish wine. This is a superior example being extremely dry and concentrated with some lemon rind notes and a saline tang.
Domaine de la Mirande Picpoul de Pinet 2012, £9.25: 020-7584 7927, www.hhandc.co.uk
Richer and rounder than most wines from the region and just the thing if supper’s a bit bland.
Konrad Closheim Löhrer Berg Riesling 2011, £12.95: 01295-672294, www.hawksheadwines.co.uk
I’ll be drinking more Rieslings like this one in 2014. It has just a hint of sweetness so would go well with something Vietnamese or Thai.
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Gruner Veltliner 2013, £12.75: 01225-322810, www.greatwesternwine.co.uk
This is the first time I’ve had this grape from New Zealand. It has that peppery note you’d expect but it’s fatter and bolder than Austrian versions with just a hint of sweetness, so another one to go with spicy food.
Château du Cléray Muscadet de Sèvre-et- Maine Sur Lie 2012, £8.99 when you buy two bottles: 0845-605 6767, www.majestic.co.uk
Muscadet is the ultimate fish wine. This is a superior example being extremely dry and concentrated with some lemon rind notes and a saline tang.
Domaine de la Mirande Picpoul de Pinet 2012, £9.25: 020-7584 7927, www.hhandc.co.uk
Richer and rounder than most wines from the region and just the thing if supper’s a bit bland.
Konrad Closheim Löhrer Berg Riesling 2011, £12.95: 01295-672294, www.hawksheadwines.co.uk
I’ll be drinking more Rieslings like this one in 2014. It has just a hint of sweetness so would go well with something Vietnamese or Thai.
Yealands Estate Single Vineyard Gruner Veltliner 2013, £12.75: 01225-322810, www.greatwesternwine.co.uk
This is the first time I’ve had this grape from New Zealand. It has that peppery note you’d expect but it’s fatter and bolder than Austrian versions with just a hint of sweetness, so another one to go with spicy food.