Strawberry season

No fruit is truly seasonal any more, but to me, July means strawberries – whether swimming in cream, whizzed into granita or suspended in clafoutis custard, says David Williams in The Observer. Here’s what to drink with them. Alasia Moscato d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy 2018 (from £7.59; RannochScott.co.uk). Sweet and full of summery scents, the youthful Moscato d’Asti is barely wine at all: it’s just 5% alcohol, with gentle fizz and a sherbet-foamy sweetness. This one, the Alasia, is full of acacia flowers, apricot and gentle lemony freshness. Brännland Just Cider, Sweden NV (£6; Scrattingscraftcidershop.co.uk) is a moscatostyle drink with gentle bubbles, and floral and stone fruity flavours. Brännland also makes an even sweeter cider, Brännland Iscider NV (£37.50, 37.5cl; Bierhuis.co.uk), inspired by a style of wine production in which the fruit is…

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