News to nibble on . . .
Our annual Eating & Drinking Guide (now available at all leading news agents and book sellers) has received a full share of compliments, but inevitably there are a few corrections and clarifications to make.
I Grape, 13 St Andrew Square. Edinburgh. (page 21) is no longer found online at www.the spiritgroupcom.
I Tinelli, 139 Easter Road, Edinburgh, (page 64) shows the incorrect opening hours. It should be Tuesday-Saturday noon-2pm, 6-10pm. Tinelli is closed Sunday-Monday.
I The revrew of the Witchery by the Castle in Edinburgh (page 79) implies a two-hour sittings policy. The restaurant explains: ‘When guests book. we let them know if their table is already booked or needed by another guest. But the minimum allocation we will ever allow is two-and-a-half hours for tables of two. and all other tables are of three hours or longer.‘
I In Glasgow, Chinawhite Restaurant (page 1 12) has closed following its sale to the G1 Group, which will open a new restaurant on the premises this summer. Also, Guy's @ Repertoire (page 102) will be relocating in June.
I The Out of Town (East) section should have included a review of the Greenhouse Restaurant in Falkland. Had it been there. we'd have told you that the restaurant (bookings on 01337 858400) is open every evening except Monday. that a ‘cooler and more contemporary feel‘ now prevails under the motto of ‘healthy food. fine wines and good times'.
I From the end of the month you’ll be able to read the full review for the Greenhouse, along with every other review from the guide and details of openings in Glasgow and Edinburgh, at list.co.uk.
I Finally. we omitted to include Mike Apter on our list of reviewers. Sorry. Mike.
EAT&DR|NK In the pink
Rose wine suffers from an image problem not seen in the booze world since Babycham popped its cork. There is, however, more to the pink stuff than those little fat bottles of Mateus left over from 808 dinner parties, as Johanna Derry discovers.
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through rose-tinted spectacles. If.
the light-headed optimism of the sumiiier' season could he distilled into liquid form. it would definiter he rose.
Don‘t be fooled h} the colour and bottles that look Vaguer reminiscent of your granny‘s perfume. rose is not just for girls. Like other wines it can range from the llounc)‘ and light to the outright gtlls)‘. Serve it cool. not chilled into oblivion. and let the fresh fruit} l'laVour‘s r'el'resh your parched palate. Mark Robertson and l - two scll—cortlbsscd rose Virgins — along with The Li's-1‘s own aspirant wine connoisseur Robin Lee and award- winning .soriimelier from Harvey Nichols. (‘olin Bell. gathered to deconstruct eight hotlle in an attempt to cast rose‘s outdated image asunder.
Luqana Ca dei I Frati
Italy (£9.50, Harvey ' Nichols) I... A pa/e co/oiired wine to drink with do/ce /a.’te. Colin Bell ‘It has a peachy colour like salmon and smells like strawberries and \.’anilla.' Robin Lee 'As soon as you get it on your tongue
there's a burst of strawberries. No real after-taste. but when it's on the tongue .
Johanna Derry 'lt's a 1M: for the iiioinent' wine'
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: 2004 Australia (£8.50, Villeneuve Wines)
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Mark Robertson ‘lt looks like Tizer.'
RL 'lt smells like Tizer.'
CB "It tastes like cherry Cola l think it may ‘SIlll have the bull in it!'
Nuviana
Spain (£5.99, Peckhams) III
A med/iiiii—swer-zt Wine to serve wrth food.
CB 'Srnells very fruity. like cherry lips'
MR ‘lt's not too cloying.' RL 'l‘rn not too sure how refreshing it would he on a hot day. I don't think I'd be able to drink it on its own at a party'
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CB 'It would be great wrth a bit of pork!‘
Chateau Cavalier 2004 France (£5.99, Oddbins) 0..
A Wine With a de/icate ar'o/iia, and a fruity flavoor. MR “It's got a really natural looking colour.’
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CB 'lt's got a lovely, delicate arorna. It's like red apple skins. That really is one to sit in the sun and melt to!‘
Swan Bay
2004 Australia (£7.99, Oddbins) O.
A riiediiirn sweet Wine for the mass market.
MR ‘lt's a bit underwhelming. there's not any one thing to make it stand out.
CB ‘There's not any frUit definition.
MR ‘lt's not trying to offend anyone. but it's not necessarily going to grab anyone eitherf'
RL ‘l COuld put up with it at a barbecue
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Domaines D'ott
(£26.50, Harvey Nichols) «0 An e/egant Wine. to be served With food.
CB ‘lt's lava lamp-shaped and the
RL ‘lt's a picnic sort of wine'
colour is like watered (l()Wll lrriiBrul'
JD ‘Which would make it the perfect rose for Scotlanth
CB 'It's pale but it has a good flavour and a dry finish at the end, It would be great With roasted asparagus co the
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Rosat
2004 Spain (£8, Villeneuve Wines)
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A strong-coloured Wine idea/ Wit/i fish.
CB 'It smells like cherry or raspberry Jelly. It's very full, on in colour'
JD ‘lt looks almost like a rcd' RL ‘lt's guite sharp but in a fresh way. a bit rough around the edges.‘
CB “That's definitely a food wrne. It would be nice wrth grilled salmon.’
I Clos Mont-Blane
Marqués de Riscal Spain (£6.99, Peckhams) one
Our favourite! This Wine is great value.
RL 'That goes to all parts of the tongue. There's a fresh taste that goes underneath the sweet.‘
CB 'It has a raspberry and Cranberry flavour to it. Medium bodied wrth a nice finish'
Special thanks to Colin Bell.
Stockists: Villeneuve Wines, 0131 5588441; Oddbins, 0141 353 21 1010131 2203516; Harvey Nichols, www.harvey nichols.com; Peckhams, 0131 668 3737/0141 553 0666.
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