Always in search of a new grape variety, I was excited to see a limited edition Inycon Grillo 2010 on offer in Tesco. Grillo, a grape variety with which I was hitherto unacquainted, is a bold and expressive grape variety and one which the Incyon makers have used to create a superb white wine, full to the brim with flavours of tropical fruits and satsuma, with a lasting crisp lemony zing. This wine strikes the perfect balance between freshness and richness. Currently half price in Tesco at £4.99. Offer ends 18 March.
Stop it stop it stop it! Mrs Zacs is on call this week and naturally abstains and I (in a moment of madness) agreed to support her and do likewise I could murder a glass of Rioja.
A much maligned vegetable - done properly (as per your recipe above, or even gently steamed & tossed in some parsley butter) they are lovely - but 'boiled until khaki' is not good ...
I love sprouts when properly cooked - four to six minutes steaming and then taken from there. My sister's m-i-l passed away today and she was like my grandmother in thinking that brussels should go on before even the roast meat..........yeeeuuuuuuuck.
As to the Old Vines (Navarro Lopez) Tempranillo, I will see what it is like tonight. I opened it on the back of a mediocre Errasuriz and I found it a little thin and unbalanced - maybe it needs the air.