WINE LIST

Six bargain bottles to enjoy with your Father’s Day pies...

1

2016 Oxford Landing Estates, Sauvignon Blanc, South Australia

£5.75-£7.79, major supermarkets

Sold almost everywhere on the High Street, this is a failsafe sauvignon blanc whose zesty palate and aromatic nose are very exciting indeed with the Salmon, Prawn And Fennel Pie.

2

2016 Truly Irresistible, Australian Chardonnay

£6.99, Co-op

You could be forgiven for assuming generic Aussie chardonnay might be a relatively uninspiring category of white wine, but this one is superb. A knockout with lashings of class on display, it’s a winner with the Chicken & Herb Pie.

3 2016 La Granja, Verdejo/ Viura, Castilla y Leon, Spain

£7.50, Oddbins

A stunning companion to the Salmon, Prawn And Fennel Pie, as well as a great wine in its own right, this zesty Spaniard virtually jumps out of the glass, such is its aromatic excellence and citrus-soaked dexterity.

4

2016 Taste The Difference Albariño, Spain

£8, Sainsbury’s

This chirpy albariño has enough aromatic allure to keep your brain whirring away, and beneath the pineapple and green melon notes there’s a slender, bitingly refreshing palate. This is the perfect white for a baking-hot day.

5

2016 Soldier’s Block, Shiraz, Victoria, Australia

£8, woodwinters.com; johnhwines.co.uk

With several independent merchants selling this heavenly, robust red

(visit matthewjukes.com for a full list), you have no excuse to miss out. It goes superbly with the Steak, Ale And Mushroom and Mini Pork pies.