Enjoy a free bottle of wine at our favourite local restaurant, Feast on Fortis Green Road!

Simply spend £50 on wine with us and you'll get a voucher worth £20 to use towards your wine in Feast when you buy two main courses.

See back of voucher for full t & c's.

This month we have chosen Rhubarb as our seasonal ingredient, and there is nothing better than a delicious Rhubarb Crumble on a cold February night.

Rhubarb Crumble (Serves 4)

You will need:

10 sticks of Rhubarb (cut into small sticks)

50ml Water

100g Caster Sugar

1 tbsp Fresh Ginger (grated)

100g Butter (soft)

100g Demerara Sugar

190g Flour

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180c/ Gas Mark 4

Roast the Rhubarb in an ovenproof dish with the Caster Sugar and Water for 10 - 15 minutes

Remove the Rhubarb from the oven and grate over the Fresh Ginger

Meanwhile rub together the Butter, Demerara Sugar and Flour and spread over the Rhubarb

Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until the topping is browned

Serve warm with ice cream and a glass of one of the delicious dessert wines recomended below.

Wine Match

On a Budget

Brown Brothers Orange and Flora Muscat  - £6.99 when you buy two bottles or more.

Light, orange scented and sweet this will work perfectly with the rhubarb and ginger.

Dinner with Friends

Rustenberg Straw Wine - £9.99 when you buy along with any other South African wine.

The grapes are dried on straw to concentrated the sugar and flavours.  The intensity and concentration of this wine matched with the rhubarb will impress any gathering of friends.

Special Occasion

Clos D'Yvigne Saussignac - £19.99

Golden in colour with intense fruit flavours this is the perfect, decadent match; lifting an already great dessert into the realm of haute cuisine.

Our new spring promotion is the perfect time for a bit of a clear-out to make way for 2012's exciting new wines, so we have just knocked a third off the price of loads of bin ends in the first ever Majestic Bargain Hunt!

The selection is available in-store now - if you can't visit us in person to hunt out your bargain, please call us or email for more details of what's available.

Top 5 Wines in the Majestic Wine Bargain Hunt:

CLOS D'YVIGNE CUVEE NICHOLAS £6.66
CLOS D'YVIGNE LE PRINCE £6.66
CLOS D'YVIGNE ROUGE ET NOIR £6.66
REISLING FEDERSPIEL WACHAU £6.66
ANTONIN RODET BEAUJOLAIS £5.99

Plus many more...

Enjoy a free bottle of wine at our favourite local restaurant, Feast on Fortis Green Road!

Simply spend £50 on wine with us and you'll get a voucher worth £20 to use towards your wine in Feast when you buy two main courses.

See back of voucher for full t & c's.

This month we have chosen Rhubarb as our seasonal ingredient, and there is nothing better than a delicious Rhubarb Crumble on a cold February night.

Rhubarb Crumble (Serves 4)

You will need:

10 sticks of Rhubarb (cut into small sticks)

50ml Water

100g Caster Sugar

1 tbsp Fresh Ginger (grated)

100g Butter (soft)

100g Demerara Sugar

190g Flour

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180c/ Gas Mark 4

Roast the Rhubarb in an ovenproof dish with the Caster Sugar and Water for 10 - 15 minutes

Remove the Rhubarb from the oven and grate over the Fresh Ginger

Meanwhile rub together the Butter, Demerara Sugar and Flour and spread over the Rhubarb

Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until the topping is browned

Serve warm with ice cream and a glass of one of the delicious dessert wines recomended below.

Wine Match

On a Budget

Brown Brothers Orange and Flora Muscat  - £6.99 when you buy two bottles or more.

Light, orange scented and sweet this will work perfectly with the rhubarb and ginger.

Dinner with Friends

Rustenberg Straw Wine - £9.99 when you buy along with any other South African wine.

The grapes are dried on straw to concentrated the sugar and flavours.  The intensity and concentration of this wine matched with the rhubarb will impress any gathering of friends.

Special Occasion

Clos D'Yvigne Saussignac - £19.99

Golden in colour with intense fruit flavours this is the perfect, decadent match; lifting an already great dessert into the realm of haute cuisine.

Our new spring promotion is the perfect time for a bit of a clear-out to make way for 2012's exciting new wines, so we have just knocked a third off the price of loads of bin ends in the first ever Majestic Bargain Hunt!

The selection is available in-store now - if you can't visit us in person to hunt out your bargain, please call us or email for more details of what's available.

Top 5 Wines in the Majestic Wine Bargain Hunt:

CLOS D'YVIGNE CUVEE NICHOLAS £6.66
CLOS D'YVIGNE LE PRINCE £6.66
CLOS D'YVIGNE ROUGE ET NOIR £6.66
REISLING FEDERSPIEL WACHAU £6.66
ANTONIN RODET BEAUJOLAIS £5.99

Plus many more...

Each month we will be providing you with a recipe and wine match for a food that is currently in season. This month we are kicking it off with Venison....

Venison Casserole (Serves 8)

You will need:

2 Onions (finely chopped)

5 Garlic Cloves (finely chopped)

4 Rashers of Bacon (cut into lardons)

500g Chestnut Mushrooms (thinly sliced)

2.5kg Shoulder of Venison (diced)

400ml Red Wine

400ml Beef Stock

3 tbsp Redcurrant Jelly

2 tbsp Water

50g Cornflour

50g Butter

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 150c/Gas Mark 2.
2. Melt the butter in an ovenproof casserole dish add the onions fry until softened.
3. Add the garlic, bacon and mushrooms and cook until the bacon is crisp.
4. In a seperate pan brown the diced Venison in small batches to prevent it stewing and add to the casserole dish.
5. Give everything a good stir and add the stock, red wine and redcurrant jelly. Season to taste before bringing to the boil. Place a lid on the dish and cook in the oven for 90 minutes or until the meat is tender.
6. Once the meat is tender transfer the casserole dish back to the hob and add a paste of cornflour mixed with water to thicken the sauce
7. Once the sauce is thickened serve immediately with a side of creamy mash.

Wine Match

On a Budget

Chapoutier Bellerouche - A superb wine with rich aromas of dark fruit, earthy minerals and spice - £6.99 when you buy 2 or more rhone wines (until 31 January)

Dinner With Friends

Catena Malbec - Benchmark Malbec with rich dark fruit flavours and a hint of orange peel - £11.99

Special Occasion

Ch Larrivet Haut Brion - A wine with excellent fruit, medium body, sweet tannin, and a seductive, lush personality - £23

PS for cooking wine we recommend Ch Mont Milan Corbieres - £4.99 when you buy 2 or more (until 31 January)

It's a new year and although you are probably all on a post Christmas detox, here at Majestic Muswell Hill we have some upcoming treats for you!

Not only will we be finishing of the A-Z of wine facts, which was unfortuately interrupted during our busy Christmas period, we also have something new for 2012.

Each month, we will be giving you a recipe and wine matches for an 'in season' ingredient, starting with January and Venison, we will be providing all of you with a tried and tested recipe and a wine for all budgets to match it. Perfect for a dinner party or a night in with the family.

Stay tuned.....