Summer Wines

Summertime needs some nice vinous slurpers to get us through the holiday season, so we have asked Robert Neill of the brand new R & R Wine Merchants to pick us half a dozen summer stunners.

R&R operate from their base at Ell's Fine Wines at 42 Dobbin Road, Armagh Road, Portadown Co. Armagh and Robert and his partners are steadily building their list. Already they have cult wines such as Woodstock McClaren Vale, Allanmere Hunter Valley, Paul Conti Western Australia and Leeuwin Estate Margaret River, a couple of hot Bodegas from Spain and a range of Kiwi sauvignons.

But, Robert stresses that their main expertise lies with their reputation as Australian specialists, as you can gather from his summer suggestions.

So, at last, a good reason to go to Portadown.

Whites

Yellow Tail Chardonnay, Casella Estate, Australia @£4.99

De Redcliffe Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough N.Zealand @£7.99

Allanmere Verdelho, Hunter Valley, Australia @£9.99

Reds

Mallee Point Merlot, Casella Estate, Australia @£5.99

Monasterio De Tentudia, Bodegas Extremena, Spain @£6.99

Woodstock Five Feet, McClaren Vale, Australia @£9.99

Ell's Fine Wines,
42 Dobbin Road,
Armagh Road,
Portadown
Co. Armagh
BT 62 4EY
Tel: 028 3833 2306 Fax: 028 3833 6326