#204 Wine list for McDonalds

I used to be a big believer in social mobility, but it would appear that it is getting more and more difficult for people of disadvantaged backgrounds to climb the professional ladder.  Days where the Alan Sugars of the world could start with nothing and become a multimillionaire are, it would appear, gone and there doesn't seem to be any signs that this will change soon.  There have even been reports of three generations of the same family living in the same house due to the ever increasing cost of living, which is actually taking us back a hundred years rather than forward.

So if social mobility is dead in the water, I'm going to focus on cultural mobility.  Increasing a person's cultural awareness and bettering them.  Not being immune to this myself, I am going to start listening to classical music and learning more about it, and my second step is to educate the undesirables in society into the wonderful world of wine.

Appreciating that, whenever you are teaching, you need to make it relevant to your pupil, I realised I had to educate Chavs away from drinking Buckfast on a park bench and into drinking wine with food.  Trying to teach them that Sauternes goes with Foie Gras would be pointless, so I had to match wines to the only food that chavs tend to eat; McDonalds!

The simplest of all the burgers and for this you want something simple, mellow and with not a huge amount of character. A £5 Chilean Merlot would do the job quite nicely.
Anakena Merlot £5.00-£6.49 (Independent Merchants)
Carta Vieja Merlot £4.99 (Oddbins)
and for a special occasion...
Concha y Toro Winemakers Lot 10 Merlot £8.99 (Oddbins)

Again, stick with the Chilean Merlot. Adding cheese to a burger isn't going to change things that much!
Anakena Merlot £5.00-£6.49 (Independent Merchants)
Carta Vieja Merlot £4.99 (Oddbins)
and for a special occasion...
Concha y Toro Winemakers Lot 10 Merlot £8.99 (Oddbins)

The signature dish from McDonalds justifies it being worthy of something special, and therefore a little more expensive. Rhone wines should go pretty well with this burger, but a claret may too.
Paul Mas Cabernet Sauvignon £6.99-£7.99 (Majestic & Luvians)
Paul Jaboulet Aine Parallele 45 Rouge £8.99 (Widely available)
and for a special occasion...
Chateau Tour St Bonnet 2005 £10.99 (Independent Merchants)

For those of you who want something healthier, the Filet-o-Fish offers you the chance to venture into trying a white wine.  Chardonnay should go pretty well with this.
Snake Creek Chardonnay Semillon £4.99 (Oddbins)
Hellfire Bay Chardonnay £6.99 (Independent Merchants)
and for a special occasion...
Chablis Alain Geoffroy £12.99 (Oddbins)

 Only served until 11am, it means that any wine pairing has to be light, and low alcohol, yet with acidity and some element to match the herby element of the sausage.
Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato £5-£6 (Independent Merchants)
Martini Asti £7-9 (Widely Available)
and for a special occasion...
Michele Chiarlo Moscato d'Asti £6-8 (Independent Merchants)

Now that I have my teaching plan done, I just need to gather the courage to go and find some young tearaways to teach.  But now I have to ask myself "do I want my wallet stolen?" to which the answer is obviously "no".  Oh sod it, I give up.  There is no point in trying to bring culture to Chavs, let them drink Buckie!

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