Out Of The Bottle
With David Ellis Angove’s Brightlands 2008 Sauvignon Blanc SemillonIf
you’re amongst the increasing numbers of Australians opting for seafood
this Christmas Day, and you want a classic bubbly from the heartland of
France’s Champagne region to celebrate with it, give thought to a
bottle of Champagne Taittinger’s Prelude Grands Crus NV.
Although
it carries a $130 price tag, this is the real thing with which to
reward yourself (if just once a year,) being made with equal parts of
Chardonnay from the Cote des Blancs and Pinot Noir from the Montagne de
Reims.
Intensive fresh citrus fruit flavours coupled with
suggestions of white peaches in syrup make this a perfect match with
the majority of seafoods, in particular hot or cold lobster, mixed
seafood platters, with the hors d’oeuvres pre the main course on
Christmas Day – or to ring-in the New Year. One For Lunch
A
novel idea from South Australia’s Angove Family Wines should appeal to
the cooks amongst us: it’s a free packet of San Remo Linguini or Risoni
pasta and a recipe card from celebrated Adelaide chef Adam Swanson with
every bottle of Angove’s Brightlands 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon and
2007 Brightlands Cabernet Merlot, that are themselves great value
buying at $13.95 each.
Owner of restaurants Esca and Zucca in
Adelaide’s Holdfast Shores precinct, Adam’s recipes are for Cockles and
Fennel Linguini to match the tropical overtones and racy lemon/lime
flavours of the Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, and a Spiced Veal Osso Bucco
with Herbed Risoni to enjoy with the black fruit flavours of the
Cabernet Merlot.
The free San Remo pasta packs and Adam’s recipe
cards are available – while stocks last, which will hopefully be until
sometime into January – when you buy either of the Brightlands wines
through most liquor outlets.
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