Bounce Magazine December 2018
In this months festive edition, catch our interview with Max Heyler, guitarist of the much loved indie rock band, You Me and Six. We also feature Paul Weller and Gentleman's Dub Club, we have our Christmas Gift Guide and seasonal recipes, plus local features and a competition from The Apex.
In this months festive edition, catch our interview with Max Heyler, guitarist of the much loved indie rock band, You Me and Six. We also feature Paul Weller and Gentleman's Dub Club, we have our Christmas Gift Guide and seasonal recipes, plus local features and a competition from The Apex.
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DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong> DECEMBER | ISSUE <strong>2018</strong> #74 | ISSUE | FOOD #74& DRINK<br />
Festive<br />
Wines<br />
The term Festive wines usually refers to Christmas or any<br />
other occasion for celebration.<br />
BY ‘WINE BUFF’ FRED FISHER<br />
At this time of year, we can concentrate on a<br />
Christmas meal and see what wine could be<br />
chosen at each stage of the meal.<br />
Of course, it can apply to any time of the year<br />
or for any celebration dinner.<br />
An Aperitif...<br />
Before the meal proper it is usual for an<br />
aperitif to be served and the favourite would<br />
be a sparkling wine. Now a popular drink<br />
with a wide choice available. At the top<br />
end Champagne is the best but can prove<br />
expensive. Some cheap Champagnes are<br />
available but they would have spent less time<br />
maturing in the cellars and may disappoint.<br />
The grapes generally are Chardonnay, Pinot<br />
Noir and Pinot Meunier.<br />
Of other sparkling wines the leading types are<br />
Prosecco from Italy and Cava from Spain.<br />
Prosecco has recently had enormous success<br />
which is leading to overproduction by<br />
increasing the vineyard sizes. Be wary of the<br />
very cheap ones as a result of this unless you<br />
are using them as a mixer drink. The grape<br />
used is the Glera which tastes different to the<br />
champagne grapes and a lot of it is made in a<br />
tank rather than a bottle.<br />
Cava is very popular and uses a similar<br />
method of production to champagne. The<br />
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