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Category Archives: White wine
Chicken Caesar Salad, Pinot Blanc and Macon Villages
The chicken salad was D’s version of chicken Caesar salad with avocado as well as chicken. The dressing is a light mayonnaise and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan. This needs a white wine that is fruity and perhaps full rather … Continue reading
Salmon with Herbs and Two Chilean Chardonnays
The herbs are parsley, tarragon and basil, all from the garden or a pot (the basil). The courgettes are also from the garden, but we have to buy potatoes now that we have exhausted the produce from our potato bags. … Continue reading
Grilled Chicken with Courgette Rösti and Another Chardonnay
The chicken legs are grilled simply, but properly – almost crisp on the outside, still pink and juicy within. They are presented on a bed of mixed leaves and accompanied by a courgette rösti which is made much like a … Continue reading
Salmon & Lentils with Burgundy
We have had the meal before, see my 3 June post, when we tried it – successfully – with Pinot Gris Bit I have been buying cheap wines and we had some JS TTD Macon-Villages open. For comparison I also … Continue reading
Plaice with Basil and Tomatoes with Muscadet
The Muscadet was Chateau l’Oiselinière de la Ramée 2009 – an exceptional year for the region and the appelation. It came from the Wine Society at £7.95 and is 12% alcohol. This is not rock bottom Muscadet and that was … Continue reading
Roast Lamb, Chianti and Aperitifs
To set up our tastebuds we continued to sip some of some last night’s Macon-Villages from ASDA and added another, J Sainsbury Taste the Difference Macon-Villages 2010. this one comes from Prissé rather than Lugny and it costs rather more … Continue reading
Fillet of Lamb with Couscous and an ASDA Exploration
Our aperitif was to sample a bottle of Macon-Villages Chardonnay, Caves de Lugny 2010. This is 13% alcohol and just £5.00 from ASDA. The label says “Crisp & elegant with apple and citrus flavours, beautifully balanced, with a hint of … Continue reading
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Tagged Carignan, Chardonnay, Couscous, Grenache, Lamb, Languedoc, Macon, Mourvedre, Syrah
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Chicken and Sun-dried Tomatoes in Cream Sauce with Pinot Gris
I have written about this before; it is a dish we like a lot. I didn’t feel like taking risks so chose a Pinot Gris Caves de Turckheim 2009 of which I have several at the moment. This is £7.95 … Continue reading
Chicken Salads – White or Rose?
Roast chicken for two is followed, as night follows day, by two chicken salads – an excellent opportunity to sample the contrasting merits of white and pink wines. The cos lettuce salad with avocado and lots of grated parmesan we … Continue reading