When The Sunday Times Travel asked us to do a piece on our favourite wine destinations, our first thought was: hope they're going to give us lots of space. As it happened, they cruelly made us choose only six - three each. Peter plumped for Chile (Casablanca...
Naoussa Single Vineyard Xinomavro 2016, Apostolos Thymiopolous 13.5%, Greece (£15.50, The Wine Society) The Greek grape variety Xinomavro literally translates as ‘sour black’. So this gives you some idea of the kind of punch it can pack. (Susie describes it as, ‘like Nebbiolo on speed’.) This rendition is pretty...
Oreinos Helios Agiorgitiko Seméli Dry Rosé 2017, 13%, Greece (£8.50, The Wine Society) Wow! The colour on this wine is something else – vivid rich cherry red, really deep for a rosé, which gives you a hint of what’s to come… This is a pink wine that packs a...
Atlantis Santorini 2015, Greece (£11.50, Marks & Spencer) It's a little more expensive than we normally have on Saturday Kitchen, but this invigorating, succulent, illuminating Santorini white worked so beautifully with Tonia Buxton's lamb koftas with spicy tahini that I just couldn't resist. This truly was a delightful dish....
Thymiopoulos Xinomavro 2012, Greece, 13.5% (£10.50, Marks & Spencer) We are huge fans of Greek wine and this is a brilliant buy. I recommended it on Saturday Kitchen to a typically inventive dish by chef Michael O'Hare (of The Man Behind the Curtain in Leeds) but which...
Assyrtiko, octopus, a huge volcano and a red bicycle...
Susie & Peter on stage at the BBC Good Food Shows...
Chinese New Year with Ken Hom & Ching-He Huang...
Celebrating Italian style for this festive edition...
Choc pizzas, orange gin and lots of lovely wine...