Mother’s Day: Here's seven wine ideas for mum on her special day ... and a perfectly-named gin too
On Mother’s Day, mums deserve a treat.
You might be thinking of breakfast in bed or a surprise Sunday lunch in a country pub.
Perhaps you’ll allow mum to watch back to back episodes of Game of Thrones.
All of these things should happen (I’m dropping super-large hints here).
Mum might also like a surprise sip of something pretty, something zappy, or something fizzy.
I’m happy to help out with that one!
Here's a selection of wines for Mother’s Day and a perfectly-named gin too.
Find Jane Clare online at One Foot in the Grapes.
All of these things should happen (I’m dropping super-large hints here).
5. Morrisons The Best Crémant de Limoux Rosé
It would be wrong not to include a pink wine or two, and especially one laced with bubbles a-plenty. What did I say about crémant? Yes, it’s made like champagne. Which means mum will not just enjoy pretty red berry fruitiness, but also a soft creaminess and complexity. A crémant wine is often a thing in my life, and I’m a mum too £10, reduced from £12 until April 5, Morrisons
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6. Extra Special Asti Sparkling
A lovely, soft, fruity, sweet, floral wine at a good pocket-money price. If mum loves chocolate (she will) or fruity desserts (she will) then an Asti wine like this is the perfect partner. When you eat something sweet, then sip something sweet with it too. And as mum is sweet, then what’s not to love. There’s a special deal on this wine in Asda this month. £5.25, Asda
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7. Leftfield Rosé
This beautifully deep pink wine is most definitely “left field”. It's from New Zealand, it's crafted from the signature South African grape variety pinotage, with another grape variety merlot taking the lead in the plum red berry fruit flavour combination. There’s even an Italian white variety in there, arneis. I had a sip in the fresh air on my first spring-like evening this week. It's a place mums should be, on Mother's Day, with a glass in hand. RRP, £13.75 in Waitrose
Photo: Jane Clare
8. MOM Gin trio gift pack
MOM’s the word! This gift pack holds three 5cl bottles of gin; MOM Love (infused with strawberries), MOM (with berry flavours) and MOM Rocks (a London dry style with a citrus edge). As a mum, I had to road test them, purely in the interests of science. And so on behalf of the Mums Scientific Institute (Mumsi) I’ll give them a tick, especially MOM Rocks which does indeed rock. £11, Amazon (and available as Prime for last-minute panics)
Photo: Jane Clare