{"id":16013,"date":"2014-11-11T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16013"},"modified":"2014-11-11T18:36:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T18:36:14","slug":"magnums-tapas-wines-press-weekend-independent-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/magnums-tapas-wines-press-weekend-independent-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot off the press: Magnums and Tapas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/apis.google.com\/_\/scs\/apps-static\/_\/js\/k=oz.gapi.en_GB.u_mcuLNOfOU.O\/m=auth\/exm=plusone\/rt=j\/sv=1\/d=1\/ed=1\/am=AQ\/rs=AGLTcCOoGAqbcvT0fHRQ7XyYNhiRs8UqTQ\/cb=gapi.loaded_1\" async=\"true\" type=\"mce-no\/type\"><\/script>It appears that the press, like us, are gearing up for the festive season (stand by for our Christmas champagne offers) and Lea &amp; Sandeman have been featured twice last\u00a0weekend:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Independent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Firstly in Anthony Rose&#8217;s\u00a0<em><strong>Magnums bring a bit of majesty<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>article in The Independent, who suggests that:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19px;\">&#8220;Size isn&#8217;t everything, but having a magnum on the dinner table undoubtedly brings a bit of majesty. The wine in a 1.5cl bottle generally keeps better, so if you were thinking of laying the wine down, it is well-served by this bottle.<strong> Bodega Chacra&#8217;s 2013 Barda Pinot Noir<\/strong>, \u00a344.75, Lea &amp; Sandeman, comes from Piero Incisa della Rochetta&#8217;s Patagonian vineyard, currently producing the best pinot in Argentina, it&#8217;s bright and fresh and raspberryish&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2013-BARDA-PINOT-NOIR-Bodega-Chacra-19704-00.html?pack=24460&amp;categoryFilter=84&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16107\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Barda-Magnum-2013.png\" alt=\"Barda-Magnum-2013\" width=\"493\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013 BARDA PINOT NOIR Bodega Chacra \u00a0\u00a344.95\/ \u00a339.95*<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2013-BARDA-PINOT-NOIR-Bodega-Chacra-19704-00.html?pack=24460&amp;categoryFilter=84&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16033\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Buy-Button_Red.png\" alt=\"Buy Bodega Chacra Barda Magnums\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Magnums certainly add a bit of precedence to the dinner table-we have an excellent selection of <a title=\"click here for L&amp;S magnums\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/search.html?categoryFilter=84&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Reds, Whites and Fizz<\/a> both online and in the shops if you want to bring that something extra to a party.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Guardian<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Secondly, Fiona Beckett suggests\u00a0<em><strong>What to drink with Tapas<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>in The Guardian. The perfect alternative to canap\u00e9s, Fiona says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19px;\">&#8220;&#8230;it\u2019s also a really simple way to feed friends at home.\u00a0An accompanying wine doesn\u2019t have to be Spanish, of course, but why not, when Spain has so much to offer? For many, the automatic go-to drink to serve with tapas would be a glass of well-chilled <a title=\"click here for L&amp;S sherry selection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/search.html?term=sherry\" target=\"_blank\">fino or manzanilla sherry<\/a> \u2013 fino being nuttier and better with ham and cheese, manzanilla saltier and better suited to seafood \u2013 but it\u2019s worth exploring dry amontillado and palo cortado, too, especially with meatier tapas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is not only the fortifieds that are a great match for Tapas, Fiona suggests that &#8220;while there\u2019s always rioja, I\u2019m currently smitten with bright, juicy Spanish reds such as Bodegas Vi\u00f1aguarena\u2019s exuberant <strong>Munia Toro Roble 6 Mesas 2011<\/strong> (<strong>\u00a39.95<\/strong>, or <strong>\u00a38.95<\/strong> by the case, Lea &amp; Sandeman; 14.5% abv), a young tempranillo from the Toro region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-6-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena-19471-00.html?pack=24117&amp;term=munia&amp;page=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16096\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/2011-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-6-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena.240x700.11935.png\" alt=\"2011-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-6-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena\" width=\"492\" height=\"113\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011 MUNIA TORO Roble 6 Meses Bodegas Vi\u00f1aguarena \u00a39.95 \/ \u00a38.95*<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2011-MUNIA-TORO-Roble-6-Meses-Bodegas-Vinaguarena-19471-00.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16033\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-2207a.kxcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Buy-Button_Red.png\" alt=\"Buy Munia Toro Roble here\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">*Mix any 12 bottles (9 litres) on our website or in our shops for our &#8216;case price discount&#8217;. 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