Rebecca Seal 

What do top sommeliers drink at home? Try a £5.99 bottle of red …

15 delicious wines: chosen by the restaurant experts.
  
  


Who: Matt Skinner

Where Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant, London N1

What do you drink at home

Leitz riesling Kabinett 2004 and Willunga 100 grenache 2005

Why The white is squeaky clean, super-limey and just the faintest bit sweet - this is a mouthwatering riesling and brilliant with Thai or Vietnamese food. The red is soft, rich and inky with masses of old vine fruit and spice. This wine punches well above its weight and is sure to be hit with big red fans.

How much Both £7.99

Where from Tesco, 0845 7225533 and Sainsbury, 0800 917 4092

Who: Gearoid Devaney

Where Tom Aikens, London SW3

What do you drink at home Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese Riesling Joh. Jos. Prüm Mosel- Saar-Ruwer

Why I love riesling, especially from Germany. Prüm is one of my favourite makers and this wine is great on its own or with food.

How much £24.95

Where from www.winedirect.co.uk

Who: Laure Patry

Where Maze, London W1

What do you drink at home

Riesling Troken, Dr Burklin Wolf 2005, and Cline Cellars viognier 2005

Why A great German dry white, and a viognier with aromas of peach and apricot.

How much £6.21 and £9.40

Where from Jeroboams, 020 7288 8872, and the Wine Treasury, 020 7793 9999

Who: Benoit Allauzen

Where The Greenhouse, London W1

What do you drink at home

Cabernet sauvignon 2002 from Wilson's vineyard, Clare Valley, South Australia and pinot noir Blauschiefer Meyer-Naekel 2004

Why So much fruity juice in the cabernet sauvignon, you could almost chew the blackberries; soft on the tannin and a fresh finish. The Blauschiefer has underlayers of red berries with an overtone of sweet liquorice, polished tannins and a smooth finish.

How much £7.95 and £18.10 as part of a case

Where from Bibo Wines, 020 7602 7793, www.biboboutiquewines.co.uk, and the Winebarn, 01256 391211

Who: Sam Hart

Where Fino, London W1

What do you drink at home

La Gitana manzanilla sherry

Why It is my favourite sherry and goes with jamon and all seafood.

How much £6

Where from Majestic, 0845 605 6767

Who: Fred Brugues

Where Sketch, London W1

What do you drink at home

Petit chablis Pommier 2004

Why Crisp, elegant and grassy, this is a chablis for lovers of sauvignon blanc, and excellent value, according to Robert Parker.

How much £8.95

Where from Handford Wines, 020 7221 9614

Who: Corrine Michot

Where Gordon Ramsay, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 and the Connaught, London W1

What do you drink at home

Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner

Veltliner Lamm 2004

Why It's aromatic and floral.

How much £19.50

Where from The Wine Society, 01438 740222

Who: Matthieu Gaignon

Where Petrus, London SW1

What do you drink at home

Château Cazal Viel Cuvée des Fées 2003 Saint Chinian, Languedoc

Why It's perfumed and expressive.

How much £5.99 (until 4 Feb, then £6.99)

Where from Waitrose, 0800 188881

Who: Massimiliano Sali

Where Locanda Locatelli, London W1

What do you drink at home Unoaked Mandra Rossa chardonnay, Sicily 2005 and primitivo Di Puglia, Prima Mano Puglia 2003

Why The chardonnay is fresh with pineapple flavours and no oak. Primo Mano is the type of wine that makes you reach for a second bottle.

How much £7.99 and £7.49 Where from The Secret Cellar, 01892 537981

Who: Alessandro Marchesan

Where Roka, London W1, and Zuma, London SW7

What do you drink at home

2003 Seleccion Especial, Abadia Retuerta Sardon del Duero, Spain

Why This is a stunning value-for-money wine - rich, powerful and elegant at the same time

How much £12.95

Where from Liberty Wines, 020 7720 5350

Who: Marc Botes

Boxwood Cafe, London SW1

What do you drink at home A Boxwood favourite - the Domaine Langlois-Chateau saumur blanc vieilles vignes 2003.

Why Try and look for a 'vieilles vignes' meaning 'old vines' - that gives this wine added quality, complexity and depth of flavour.

How much £5.50 (part of a case).

Where from Bibendum, 020 7722 7354

 

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