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September - October 2017

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WINE MERCHANTS

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Viognier Dard Albapiana 2016Refreshing yet fruity with luscious apricot and peach fruit - for under £10 this is a winner!

Roast chicken or lightly spiced dishes

Viognier

£9.99

Insolia Baglio di Pianetto 2016A pretty wine with personality. Gorgeous ripe stone fruits, fleshy pear flavours and a lemony finish making you want that second glass.

Chicken, turkey or pork

Insolia

£11.95

Lugana Zamichele 2016It’s definitely got a fruity vibe going on with layers of tropical fruits, a hint of orange and a creamy texture.

£12.95

White meat or light fish dishes

Trebbiano

New from Italy

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White meat or light fish dishes

Trebbiano

£8.50

Frappato Baglio di Pianetto 2015A lively red with fresh flavours of red berries, plums, and blueberries.

Red meats

Frappato

£12.50

Duo Rosso Appassimento Enrico Marcato 2016This wine is called ‘Duo’ as it’s made from two different grapes from two different regions (Verona & Vicenza) by two different winemakers. The result is a medium bodied red with playful flavours of red berry fruits, damson and coffee. Lovely and soft, yet structured with a lingering finish.

£12.75

Grilled meats or cheeses

Corvina, Cabernet Franc

We tasted this range of wines from a new supplier recently and we think they’re all excellent. Those of you that attended our Italian Wine & Pizza Festival in August agreed! As we’re shipping them from Italy they offer fantastic value too. You must try them.

Primitivo Origini 2015Velvety smooth and full of character - blueberry aromas with juicy cherry, dark berry, chocolate and spice flavours. Crazy value for money!

Pizza or pasta

Primitivo (aka Zinfandel)


Rioja is Spain’s best loved wine region, perhaps because the wines have such a smooth personality.

The reds are made mainly from the fruity Tempranillo grape variety which takes well to oak ageing and produces silky wines with time. The lesser known, but fabulous whites are usually made from the Viura grape which is fresh and naturally aromatic.

Shop Rioja!

Tempranillo Organic Rioja Artesa 2015

Rich and deliciously smooth with oodles of ripe plum and cherry fruit mingled with spice.

Amazing value as it’s made from top quality organic fruit.

Casseroles or red meats

Tempranillo£9.65

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Lopez de Haro Blanco Rioja 2016

This wine picked up the almighty accolade for Spain’s Best Value White Wine at the 2016 Wines from Spain Awards.

That’s out of 650 wines tasted!

Fresh lovely stone fruit and pear flavours, good balance and a long finish.

£8.99Lopez de Haro Crianza Rioja 2014

This wine picked up the almighty accolade for Spain’s Best Value Red Wine at the 2016 Wines from Spain Awards.

That’s out of 650 wines tasted!

You’ll find crunchy red berry fruit flavours, great structure and smooth texture.

£9.50

Roast chicken or lamb

Tempranillo

Contino Reserva Rioja CVNE 2011

Think of this as a liquid fruit cake - rich dried fruits and sweet spice.

Roast lamb or beef

Tempranillo, Graciano

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Lopez de Haro Gran Reserva Rioja 2009

Silky, complex and well balanced with appealing vanilla and coffee aromas.

Beautifully balanced and full of flavour – spice, vanilla, candied fruit, with a velvety mouthfeel.

Game or roast beef

Tempranillo, Graciano

Chicken

Viura

£18.50

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Venison Sausage

Amps’ Wines

Bread Pudding

• 12 venison sausages• 50g caramelised red onion• 1 small crusty loaf• 6 eggs• 500ml milk• 10ml rapeseed oil• 20g chopped thyme • Salt & pepper

Ingredients

Method

Heat a roasting tray and sear the venison

sausages in the oil until they start to colour.

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Dice the loaf into chunky pieces and add to the

sausages.

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Add the chopped thyme, red onion and season.

Seasoning

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Whisk the eggs and milk together.

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Pour the batter over the sausages and bake in a

hot oven 220ºC for 20 minutes.

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Remove from the oven and serve.

Recipe creditwww.gametoeat.co.uk

Serves 4

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We suggestthis pair of wines to drink with this recipe

Cotes du Rhone ‘Les Coteaux’ Boutinot 2014, France

Grenache, Syrah

Every now and then we taste a wine and the team goes ‘wow’ - which is exactly why this is one of our favourite wines! Deliciously smooth and rich with elegant red berry and cherry fruit flavours.Classy kit for under £10.

Malbec Seleccion del Enologo Sottano 2015, Argentina

Malbec

This is a newbie from Sottano, our favourite producer in Argentina. It’s got a gorgeous whiff of blueberry jam with black cherry flavours, smooth vanilla oak and chocolate hints. Silky and well balanced with lots of personality.

of the season

£9.95

£19.95

Our recipe


Autumn ArrivalsFeteasca Regala Alamina 2016, Romania

£9.75

Fish

Feteasca Regala

At only 11% alcohol, this is a light white with a lively fruit salad mix of citrus and pineapple fruit.

A big hit at recent tastings!

Riesling Gunderloch Fritz 2015, Germany

£13.50

Thai green curry

Riesling

Light, spritzy and easy drinking with ripe stone fruit flavours and fresh minerality.

Pinot Gris Lawson’s Dry Hills 2015, New Zealand

£13.99

Soft cheeses or lightly spiced dishes

Pinot Gris (aka Pinot Grigio)

One of those wines you could sniff all day – lemon, fresh pear and honeycomb aromas. It’s rich and full flavoured with nectarine, nougat and sweet spice to taste.

Rully La Perche Domaine Belleville 2015, France

£22.50

Roast chicken

Chardonnay

Beautifully scented with floral aromas, citrus fruit and a touch of almonds. Clean and fresh with lemon and exotic fruit flavours. Lovely balance and a very long finish. Elegant kit!



Tempranillo Manon 2014, Spain

£8.25

Sausage casserole

Tempranillo

A hugely appealing red that over delivers with every sip! Black cherries, dark berries, sweet spice and coconut flavours.

Pinna Fidelis Ribera del Duero 2015, Spain

£10.95

Duck or steak withpepper sauce

Tinta del Pais

A juicy, smoky red from the upcoming region of Ribera del Duero. Fresh red berry fruit aromas whilst the palate is full of ripe black fruit flavours with a touch of liquorice.

Cabernet/Merlot ‘Promised Land’ Wakefield 2015, Australia

£10.99

Beef lasagne

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

This is such a soft and easy drinking number with plenty of flavour – think blackcurrant, mint and chocolate with hints of spice and liquorice.

Spatburgunder Trocken Hanewald-Schwerdt 2015, Germany

£13.50

Duck or coq au vin

Pinot Noir

A light, fresh red bursting with mixed berries and cherries and a soft velvety mouthfeel.

This is a must try!


We’ve added this bunch of brilliant new wines to our shelves this season. All fantastic examples of their style!

Kleine Zalze Brut NV, South Africa

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

This is proof that South Africa can make excellent sparkling wine!

Made by the Cap Classique method, this is a lively fizz with classic biscuit aromas, rich biscotti flavours and a fine mousse.

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Pol Roger Brut Reserve Champagne NV, France Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

Classic Champagne with great class!

A lovely floral and brioche aroma leads you into a glass full of stone fruits and honey.

Sir Winston Churchill’s favourite champagne!

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Fizz



The first ever Swedish 10 year old single malt! A limited edition whisky matured for ten years in high quality bourbon, oloroso and new American oak casks. Characterful but elegant with notes of vanilla, green fruit, caramel and smooth oak.

At a recent whisky tasting I was fortunate to try the impressive Mackmyra range with Alex Johnson, UK Brand Ambassador, and later attend a Masterclass with Angela D’Orazio, Mackmyra’s Master Blender. Impressed and enthused, sharing the experience with our customers seemed only fair. Plus, I get to taste them all over again!

Traditional whisky producers now have competition from around the world. We’ve seen the rising sun of Japanese whisky, India too, and a resurgence in Irish whiskey.

One country that’s definitely on the up is Sweden. Mackmyra are a modern experimental distiller using local barley and peat, Swedish oak barrels and a gravity fed distillation process.

Mackmyra 10 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 70cl

Date: Wednesday 18th OctoberVenue: Amps Wine Merchants, 6 Market Place, Oundle, PE8 4BQTime: 7pm promptCost: £10 (including nibbles)

Swedish WhiskyDIARY

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by Alan, Amps team member

• Alex Johnson, UK Brand Ambassador for Swedish distiller, Mackmyra has 6 whiskies to share with us.

• Mackmyra is a progressively forward and modern distiller that produces an awesome range of whisky.

• Come and taste and hear their fascinating story!

Swedish Whisky Tasting

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Not a trick, but a real treat!

Our seasonal gin pick!

Burleigh’s Distiller’s Cut Gin

We recently held a tasting with Burleigh’s and the Distiller’s Cut gin proved very popular on the night. Produced locally near Leicester, they take the heart of the distillation for a more softer, slightly sweeter flavoursome gin, making it ideal for cocktails like a Martinez or Negroni. We even have Vermouth di Torino in stock. Or simply make an awesome gin & tonic!

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Each box is filled with a mixed 6 bottle selection of delicious wines at just a fraction of their usual price. You won’t know what’s inside but we can promise that there won’t be any Ghoulies!

Available this October, only whilst stocks last.

Surpriseboxes


There are so many great wines around the world that we want to share our enthusiasm about. Allow us to put together a selection for you - we will do the hard work searching out interesting, exciting wines and deliver them to your home. Through our choices, you will expand your wine knowledge and benefit from the enjoyment of trying wines you may not have chosen yourself.

Each case will consist of a mix of 6 or 12 bottles (depending on the option you choose) and will be delivered complete with brief notes about each wine, so you know the grape it’s made from, where it’s from and what to drink it with.

If you’ve got an occasion coming up or simply want to treat yourself, then there is the option to add a special bottle to your case too.

£150.00£250.00£180.00£280.00£99.00


Please contact us on 01832 273502 or pop into one of our stores, so we can set up your subscription which you can opt out of at any time.

Introductory offer:

10%

You can sign up to regular deliveries every other month or each quarter or order a trial case.

Gold Case: 12 BottlesPlatinum Case: 12 BottlesGold Case + Special BottlePlatinum Case + Special Bottle6 Bottle Case

off your first case.

FREEIf you are local

to Oundle

DELIVERY IS


DIARY DATES

An Evening with Perelada

Wines of Chile Night

Date: Friday 22nd September : Amps Wine Merchants, Oundle, PE8 4BQTime: 7pm promptCost: £20 (including food)

> This evening is about exploring the development of special, premium wines from different soils and climates made by great producers.

> James Wilson, an expert on the wines, will host the evening and introduce a stellar line up.

> A tasty venison casserole with crusty bread will follow the tasting.

Date: Friday 29th SeptemberVenue: Amps Wine Merchants, Oundle, PE8 4BQTime: 7pm prompt

Cost: £20 (including food)

> Castillo Perelada is a top Spanish wine estate producing fantastic still and sparkling wines.

> Taste the range with export director, Patrice Lesclaux.

> The tutored tasting will be followed by a delicious dish of paella prepared by local chef, Stanley Crump.

Franciacorta Dinner 4

OCT

During the summer Ashley, Charlie and Stephen visited the leading Franciacorta producer Ferghettina and came back very excited about the wines and so we have put this tasting on so you our customers can see what all their excitement was about. In 1990 the Gatti family bought a tiny winery and three hectares of vines next to a beautiful lake (just 1000km south of Champagne) from a family friend. Since then they have grown into one of the region’s most prized producers, making sparkling wines in the same way as Champagne and from the same grapes. It’s a full family affair and their enthusiasm and passion for the wines really shines through. We invite you to taste four of their award winning sparkling wines with us and Laura Gatti, the infectiously enthusiastic and exuberant winemaker of the family. The tasting will be followed by a two course dinner with two of Laura’s wines.

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22SEPT

Date: Wednesday 4th October

Venue: Prevost, 20 Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1JA

Time: 7pm promptCost: £35


WSET Level 1 Course

Are you a beginner or simply someone who loves wine and is looking to know more about it? We are an approved WSET education centre and have two passionate wine educators, who will help you gain an internationally recognised qualification through this one day course.

For more details please email [email protected], visit our website or call 01832 273502.

Date: Wednesday 18th October Venue: Churchfield Farm, Oundle, PE8 5AU

Time: 9:30am - 4.30pm Cost: £150

18OCT Rioja &

Paella Night

Date: Friday 27th OctoberVenue: Amps Wine Merchants, Oundle, PE8 4DE

Time: 7pm promptCost: £20 (including food)

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> Rioja is Spain’s best loved wine region for good reason - we’ll show you why!

> Learn more about Rioja with excellent host, Ed Fancourt.

> The tasting will be followed by a dish of tasty paella prepared by local chef, Stanley Crump.

Date: Friday 17th November

Venue: Amps Wine Merchants, Oundle, PE8 4DE

Time: 7pm promptCost: £55

17NOV > This will be a very special evening

exploring the brilliant Bordeaux area of France.

> Philip Amps will introduce eight wines and share his knowledge of the region.

> The wines will be matched to four courses prepared by local chef, Keith Mickleburgh

Bordeaux Dinner

The Annual Winter TastingDate: Friday 3rd NovemberVenue: St. Peter’s Church, Oundle, PE8 4EETime: 4pm - 9pmCost: Free Entry - Booking Essential

A date for the diary – more details online and in our next brochure.

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Address: Amps Wine Merchants 6 Market Place Oundle, PE8 4BQ

Telephone: 01832 273502

OPENING HOURSMonday – Friday: 9am - 6pmSaturday: 9am - 5:30pm

Offers subject to availability until 31st October 2017.

Free parking for customers at both stores

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Address: Amps Wine Merchants Oundle Wharf Station Road Oundle, PE8 4DE

Telephone: 01832 279164

OPENING HOURSTuesday – Saturday: 10am - 7pm

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