When you have friends round, what do you pour them as they arrive? A cold beer? Gin and tonic? A glass of fizz? Not many, I suspect, go for the classic aperitif of dry sherry or vermouth. While I love both, even I don’t tend to pour them for my mates unless they’re fellow sherry enthusiasts. In many ways they were better suited to a more formal style of entertaining, when a pre-dinner drink was accompanied by a few nuts or crisps before you sat down at table.
But now, the before-dinner-drink may turn out to be the all-evening-drink with more substantial nibbles or multiple plates of food, or something to keep you going before the barbecue is ready. Now I know you’re probably thinking rosé, but I wrote about that a few weeks ago, and I really want to flag up the virtues of a fruity white.
