On the pallet, tropical notes are integrated with fresh lemon and a hint of creamy vanilla. This beautiful chardonnay displays aromas of fresh honeysuckle, stone fruit, and a spritz of citrus. This stainless chardonnay is a crisp, clean expression of the popular Burgundian grape, revolving around luscious flavors of apple and pear. Here are the local white wines we recommend to you. We received so many delicious white wines that we created a separate list of recommended sparkling wines and rosé wines. Luckily there is no shortage of fantastic white wines in Paso Robles. White wines are wonderful options for holiday evenings, meals, and even gifts. When you celebrate this season and plan your holiday parties, Christmas dinner, and New Year’s Eve celebration, consider pouring some tasty local wines. We were impressed with their submissions. From: 64wine, Glasthule, Sheridan's Cheesemongers, Dublin 2, Kells, Galway, .– With the holiday season upon us, we invited our local wineries to help us with their best wines. The perfect aperitif, with grilled plaice, or summery salads. From: Wines Direct, Mullingar, and Arnotts, Dublin 1, winesdirect.ie.īeaujolais Blanc 2018, Domaine des Nugues 13%, €20-€21 This has a lovely weight of fruit – fresh, clean green apples and pears cut through with citrus. Pairs well with all manner of fish and shellfish, white meats, lighter pasta dishes and creamy goat's cheese salads. José Pariente Rueda 2019 13%, €17.40 Lightly aromatic with succulent, ripe, textured exotic fruits and impeccably balanced acidity. A lovely summer wine to try with lightly spicy or herby salads. Mosaik 2019, Alsace, Kuentz-Bas 13%, €14.95 down from €16.95 The muscat and gewürztraminer bring lovely summery aromas the other grapes fresh rounded pear and peach fruits. From: Searsons, Monkstown, Sweeneys, Dublin 3, sweeneysd3.ie Baggot Street Wines, Dublin 4, Blackrock Cellar, Blackrock, 64wine, Glasthule, Green Man Wines, Dublin 6, greenmanwines.ie Morton's, Dublin 6, mortons.ie The Wicklow Wine Co, Wicklow, wicklowwineco.ie. Great before dinner, with summery salads and anything fishy. Tio Pepe en Rama 2020 (€23 from Bradley's, Field's and Manning's in Cork, and winesoftheworld.ie, is a lovely, tangy, fresh wine to sip as an aperitif or eat with fish and shellfish.īodega El Angosto Blanco 2019, Valenica 12%, €14- €14.95 This is such a lovely summery wine – only 12 per cent ABV – bursting with floral aromas and brimming with fresh juicy fruits, that I couldn't leave it out. Lastly, I recently got my hands on a bottle of sherry to accompany me on my holiday – if it lasts that long. While you are in O’Briens, you could also try out the delicious Ascheri Dolcetto d’Asti (€16.95) to make up your staycation case. The wine below is made up of 30 per cent sylvaner, 15 per cent muscat, 15 per cent pinot grigio, 10 per cent gewürztraminer 20 per cent pinot blanc and 10 per cent chasselas. At the less expensive end, there is a tradition of using various grape varieties to create blends. Riesling from this part of the world can be one of the greatest wines of all and prices are generally reasonable. At 12 per cent, it might not fit into my definition of all-purpose, but we tried it with various dishes as well as and it worked perfectly. It is a seductive, fruit-filled wine that charmed everyone who tried it. The El Angosto was one of my lockdown rediscoveries, a wine that I hadn’t tried for a while. Served straight from the fridge, it may seem refreshing, but let it warm up a little if you want maximum flavour. The recent warm weather has really brought home to me how white wine tastes so much better if it isn’t served too cold. In general, look for unoaked wines with 12.5-13.5 per cent alcohol and plenty of fruit. All of these would make great staycation wines to bring on holiday. As with the red wines featured last week, these fall into my all-purpose category: wines that you can enjoy solo before a meal, or with a wide variety of foods. This week, four great white wines, (almost) all costing less than €20.
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