{"id":689690,"date":"2025-10-20T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=689690"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:28:40","slug":"some-christmas-gift-ideas-from-recas-and-codorniu-great-value-whites-seasonal-reds-and-sparkling-wine-for-all-budgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/some-christmas-gift-ideas-from-recas-and-codorniu-great-value-whites-seasonal-reds-and-sparkling-wine-for-all-budgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Christmas Gift Ideas from Recas and Codorn\u00edu. Great value whites, seasonal reds and sparkling wine for all budgets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Some Christmas Gift Ideas from Recas and Codorn\u00edu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Great value whites \u2013 available from supermarkets and nationwide wine retailers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M&amp;S Found Feteasc\u0103 Alb\u0103 2024 (Cramele Recas) \u2013 Crisp, citrusy and perfect with turkey or seafood. This Romanian wine is a brand new launch for producer Cramele Recas and has been getting rave reviews (\u00a37.50, M&amp;S\/Ocado)<br \/>\nVi\u00f1a Pomal Rioja Blanco \u2013 This white from Vina Pomal brings a fresh, refined touch to festive celebrations. It pairs beautifully with Christmas seafood starters, creamy vegetable dishes or soft cheeses &#8211; making it a versatile white to enjoy throughout the holidays. (\u00a311.00, Majestic)<br \/>\nCodorniu 8% Still Wine \u2013 a great value, low ABV wine for all festive occasions. Crafted from Xarel\u00b7lo, Macabeo and Muscat grapes, it shimmers a bright golden yellow in the glass, with aromas of orchard fruits and a delicate floral lift. (\u00a37.00 from Ocado)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seasonal reds \u2013 starting from under \u00a310:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Legends Reserve Pinot Noir 2023 (Cramele Recas) \u2013 Elegant, floral and food-friendly red (\u00a39.49, SPAR in-store only)<br \/>\nVi\u00f1a Pomal 106 Barricas Reserva \u2013 Bold Rioja red with depth \u2013 ideal for gifting or rich roasts (\u00a314.50, Majestic)<br \/>\nScala Dei Cartoixa 2019 \u2013 From Priorat\u2019s oldest winery, this powerful Garnacha-Cari\u00f1ena red offers dark fruit, spice and minerality \u2013 perfect with roast lamb or venison (\u00a338.45, Dec\u00e1ntalo)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sparkling wine for all budgets:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f1a Pomal Sparkling Reserva 2020 \u2013 A sparkling wine from Rioja, vibrant with red berry notes (\u00a314, Majestic)<br \/>\nCodorn\u00edu Ars Collecta Blanc de Blanc Reserve \u2013 Luxe Gaud\u00ed-inspired bottle, aged and elegant (\u00a318, Ocado)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-689691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"418\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-689692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130302.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"594\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-689693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"477\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-689694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130409-615x671.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130409-615x671.png 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-20-130409.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Christmas Gift Ideas from Recas and Codorn\u00edu. Great value whites \u2013 available from supermarkets and nationwide wine retailers M&amp;S Found Feteasc\u0103 Alb\u0103 2024 (Cramele Recas) \u2013 Crisp, citrusy and perfect with turkey or seafood. This Romanian wine is a brand new launch for producer Cramele Recas and has been getting rave reviews (\u00a37.50, M&amp;S\/Ocado) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":689695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=689690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689704,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/689690\/revisions\/689704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=689690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=689690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=689690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}