Easter – no bunnies here!
After the thrill of Easter eggs and frill of Easter baskets comes the meal to celebrate the spirit of new life. For some more orthodox religions, this also means the breaking of the fast in a traditional feast with all the trimmings. Where ever you live, whether Northern or Southern hemisphere the milder weather is welcomed. Like we just needed another reason to celebrate!
Easter menu’s range from traditional ham, roast pork or lamb with seasonal vegetables to more modern styles. Don’t forget the seafood/fish feasts for Good Friday (this, I confess, is when we aim to have fish and chips by the beach as a family). Dessert is always the height of anticipation on any celebratory menu and may well be a simnel cake or at least the last slices of it or a simple repast of hot cross buns. These never last long in my house for some reason and perhaps if they did, I would turn them into a bread and butter pudding with a Topaque or Liqueur Muscat sticky caramel sauce.
Whatever your plans, here are a few wine suggestions to make your Easter more memorable …… Read More
I first tasted this wine last year & was impressed by its freshness. I have recently tasted it again, this time against some of Australia’s best sweet wines. I have again been bowled over by its sweet fresh charm. A charm that show no signs yet of development despite being 6 years old already. If you are a sweetie lover, this Riverina family winery has been collecting plenty of gongs lately for their stable of botrytis wines, so, keep an eye out and grab them when you see them. This one is the Noble Harvest but the Noble Blends are also very lovely & you will also see a ‘family reserve’ version of the Noble Blend which has some bottle age on it.