Saturday Kitchen Recipes Today 06 Jun 2026

… wine from Sicily made from the rare Catarratto Lucido grape, Sicily’s most planted white variety. The 2025 vintage (though the current range includes 2023–2024) bursts with fresh lemon zest, citrus, and floral notes of jasmine, leading to a vibrant, mouth-watering palate of apple, pear, and stone fruit like nectarine and yellow plum. It has a medium body with a touch of oily richness and attractive balance, finishing with a twist of lime. At around 12.5–13% ABV, it’s vegan, unoaked, and best enjoyed with seafood, light fish dishes, creamy risottos, fresh salads, or pasta. Priced at £8, it’s a lively, food-friendly alternative to mainstream whites like Chardonnay.

… Côtes de Provence rosé from the Sainte-Victoire sub-region of southern France. This pale salmon-pink, dry rosé bursts with aromatic flavours of summer fruits, red berries, strawberry, raspberry, and cherry, complemented by citrus, lemony notes, and delicate floral hints of rose petal and cherry blossom. On the palate, it’s lively, crisp and refreshing with fresh acidity, a touch of sweet spice, and a juicy, concentrated finish that’s cool and clean. Made from Grenache (74%), Syrah (18%), Cinsault (5%) and Rolle (3%) from 15–20-year-old vines, it’s vegan, vegetarian, and crafted with environmentally friendly practices.

… Sicily, made from 100% Vermentino by Cantine Settesoli, one of Italy’s largest co-operatives with 2,000 members and 6,000 hectares across south-western Sicily. This Terre Siciliane IGP wine is a Sicilian take on Vermentino, a variety more commonly associated with northern Italy and the Mediterranean coast, offering a light-bodied, crisp and refreshing style with zesty acidity, a subtle floral nose and an easy-going peach-and-pear palate. Tasting notes include buttery apple, fresh pear, peach, citrus and green apple, with a clean, mineral-tinged finish. At 12% ABV, it’s a well-made, simple white perfect without oak, ideal chilled on its own or paired with seafood, fish, light salads, aperitivos, pasta and Mediterranean dishes.

… the Languedoc region of southern France, made from 100% Viognier. This Pays d’Oc Viognier offers a pale straw-yellow colour with a fresh, aromatic nose of ripe yellow fruit, apricot, pear, citrus and zesty lemon, and sometimes floral or honeysuckle notes. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, soft and fresh with a savoury, slightly waxy texture characteristic of Viognier, balanced acidity, and flavors of stone fruit, peach and tropical fruit, finishing clean and crisp. Around 12.5% ABV.

… fresh, dry white wine from South Africa’s Coastal Region, Western Cape. This easy-drinking, value-for-money Chardonnay offers bright citrus tones and hints of lychee, with rich flavors of citrus and tropical fruits that are hallmarks of South African Chardonnay. It’s well balanced with good acidity and a lingering finish, making it a refreshing and approachable wine. At 13% ABV, it’s unoaked and light- to medium-bodied, with a crisp, clean style that’s perfect chilled on its own or paired with seafood, sushi, salads, chicken, creamy chicken dishes, pasta, and mildly spicy Asian cuisine. it’s a reliable, fruit-forward South African Chardonnay that showcases the quality and value of wines from the Stellenbosch region.