Expert Home Wine Recommendations from Galvin Green Man Essex

Sancerre is a large area producing a great deal of wine, and as we continually discover there is huge variety in quality and style available from vintage to vintage, producer to producer.

The Perfect White Wine: Matching Sancerre with Rich Seafood & Crisp Salads

Because of the richness of flavour found on the plate from the stunning fish to the cheese, and the punchy herb salad, a fuller flavoured wine does an excellent job.

The Perfect Red Wine: Why Left-Bank Cabernet-Dominated Médoc Cuts Through Rich Beef

Choosing a Médoc to go with our delicious main course is a good example of the importance we place on tasting dishes and wines. In discussing the menu a few weeks ago, we thought straight away that a Bordeaux wine would fit the bill perfectly and that we should go for something like Merlot-dominated Pomerol or Saint-Émilion as they tend to be softer in character and a bit more approachable than their broader siblings down river.

What we found that with the subtle complexity of the excellent beef, winey sauce, and particularly the peppery watercress suited a similarly weighted but more savoury style found with the Cabernet-dominated wines of the Left Bank. We tasted less of these but they went so much better with the dish.