From New Zealand, Marlborough Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2007 (Majestic, £7.49 but down to £4.99 if you buy two), is perfect for spring, with punchy, invigorating, ripe, limey fruit in abundance.
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WINNER of last year's World Cheese Award for Best Italian Cheese, Gorgonzola takes its name from the village of - yes, you've guessed it - Gorgonzola, near Milan.
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IT'S time to raise a toast to all things English this week, what with the Queen's birthday, Charles and Camilla in Brum and then St George's Day to inspire an overflow of national pride.
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CLOSE to the A435 Maypole island gateway to Worcestershire's beautiful countryside, you'll find this chippy behind the Phoenix pub. The grotty row of mostly-shuttered shops scarily resembled the set of a Hollywood zombie movie at sunset. My chatty and bright-eyed server scooped up a 70p bag of deep-yellow chips which crashed through the 500g line on my in-car scales like a bag of cement. They tasted better than expected, but a mere handful was enough for me.
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IN A city that boasts restaurants serving dishes from many lands, perhaps there is one style of cookery that does not always get the recognition it deserves - British food.
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