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Cranswick Botrytis Semillon; Croft Indulgence Port; Pierre Gimonnet et Fils 1er cru Cuvée Gastronome
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Your support makes all the difference.Under a fiver: 2002 Cranswick Botrytis Semillon. Half-bottle, £2.98, or 6 = £2.68, Asda
Under a fiver: 2002 Cranswick Botrytis Semillon. Half-bottle, £2.98, or 6 = £2.68, Asda
Chocolate and wine don't always make the greatest of bedfellows. One way to combine the two is with this poor man's answer to sauternes: a rich, apricot jam-like sweetie blessed with a zesty aftertaste. Chocolate egg not compulsory.
Under a tenner: Croft Indulgence Port. £9.99, Tesco, Thresher
Another way to pile on the calories is with this aptly named port, a luxuriously sweet soft compôte of warming plum and prune flavours tinged with cinnamon spiciness. Much better with a good blue cheese after the meal than with your favourite chocky egg.
Splash out: Pierre Gimonnet et Fils 1er cru Cuvée Gastronome. £20.49, Oddbins
Gimonnet is one of the Champagne region's outstanding growers and this stylish non-vintage blend shows just why: it's as intense and characterful a fizz you'll find at the price with a creamy-rich texture and oodles of sumptuous flavours.
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