Max Halley – Episode 4
For this fourth film in the Ourglass Tapes series, we’re back at Max’s Sandwich Shop, where the pairing brief is simple. One sandwich. One bottle of fizz. Max builds a full English breakfast into a sandwich. We bring La Dilettante Sparkling from Catherine and Pierre Breton.
The sandwich? A full English breakfast compressed between slices of bread. The wine? La Dilettante Sparkling from Catherine & Pierre Breton in the Loire Valley – high-acid, orchard-fruited, and unapologetically fresh.
“It smells great,” Max says, midway through a bite. “Perfect accompaniment to an entire fry up in a sandwich.” With its blend of zippy citrus, rounder apple notes and clean salinity, the wine slices through grease while leaving room for comfort. “This is really fucking nice,” he grins.
What we’re learning with Max, and what echoes through Amelia Singer’s Chablis and tortilla pairing. It needs curiosity, laughter, and something delicious in hand.
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Watch Tim Hayward on how salt crystals in 24-month aged cheese echo the nutty depth of old Jura. Or the first part of our tasting wine and food series with the Wine Show's Amelia Singer.
TL;DR
This Ourglass Tapes episode matches La Dilettante Loire fizz with an English fry-up sandwich. Max Halley says it’s “really fucking nice.”