Deliveroo launches doorstep sommelier service - just in time for Valentine's Day

Deliveroo is launching Decanteroo this Valentine's Day and it's cleanable for couples who privation a swanky acquisition from the comfortableness of their ain sofa

Brits kicking backmost with a takeaway this Valentine’s Day volition beryllium connected unreality vino to perceive that you tin up the ante with a limited-edition 30-minute vino and dine experience, minus the hefty terms tag, each from the comfortableness of your sofa.

‘Decanteroo’ is simply a escaped work which sees Deliveroo’s trained sommeliers acting arsenic Cupid for the evening, visiting fortunate customers to present a personalised Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference vino tasting, matched expertly to their Valentine’s nighttime dinner. But these aren’t your emblematic nutrient pairings and this surely isn’t your emblematic sommelier service.

With a superbly curated vino database acknowledgment to TikTok’s favourite ’wine guy’ Tom Gilbey who has matched stand-out Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference wines with immoderate of the nation’s favourite takeaway dishes; there’s not a shred of fine-dining snobbery successful sight. From a crisp Taste the Difference Conegliano Prosecco that marries beautifully with an American Hot pizza from PizzaExpress, a voluptuous Viognier that perfectly complements Wingstop’s succulent ail and parmesan 8 pieces boneless, to a bold Malbec alongside TGI Friday's celebrated Full Rack of Ribs. Enjoy a sniff, swirl and sip of up to 3 wines alongside your takeaway, and your favourite vessel volition beryllium talented wholly escaped of charge.

Tom Gilbey’s recommended Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference vino pairings with Deliveroo

1. Five Guys, Cheeseburger & Fries x Taste the Difference Vinedos Barrihuelo Rioja Crianza: Rioja's blackcurrant and a hint of smokiness carries the burger's juiciness, successful tune with American food and salted fries. Even amended if you opt for Cajun style; that spice volition leap for joyousness erstwhile gathering this Rioja.
2. Wingstop, 8 Pieces Boneless successful Garlic Parmesan x Taste the Difference Viognier: Viognier’s peach and nectarine notes and affluent voluptuous palate consciousness works wonders with juicy chicken, packing the cleanable punch to transportation the flavours of ail and parmesan alternatively than overpowering.
3. Pizza Express, American Hot x Taste the Difference Conegliano Prosecco: This prosecco, similar the pizza, is the champion benignant you tin get. Its zingy flavour, unneurotic with its freshness and elegance, balances the spice and richness of pepperoni and blistery pepper.
4. Taco Bell, Chicken Nachos Deluxe Box x Taste the Difference Chenin Blanc: A vibrant vino bursting with orchard fruits and honeysuckle, perfectly matches some the meatiness and spice of this Mexican dish.
5. Toby Carvery, Carvery for One x Taste the Difference Rioja Reserva: A classical British carvery demands a classy Rioja, which offers warming oak, saccharine vanilla, and ripe achromatic effect notes allowing this reddish to sing a cleanable tune erstwhile it meets a succulent hearty roast.
6. Krispy Kreme, “Hearts successful Bloom” doughnut x by Sainsbury’s Alcohol-Free Sparkling: This non-alcoholic fruity vino perfectly pairs with Krispy Kreme doughnuts, elevating their sweetness.

Some of the much antithetic pairings volition beryllium invited quality to the 36% of Brits who - according to caller probe from Deliveroo - confess they would ne'er bid an untraditional vino pairing astatine a edifice for fearfulness of being judged (22%) oregon appearing similar they cognize thing astir vino (28%).

Tom Gilbey, ‘The vino guy’ said: “I’ve spent implicit 32 years moving successful wine, from winemaking to moving a flagship metropolis vino merchant - truthful erstwhile Deliveroo requested my expertise to curate the eventual takeaway and vino pairings for Valentine’s, however could I resist? You don't request a fancy edifice to bask these nutrient and vino combinations; conscionable an appetite to observe the pairings you ne'er knew existed!

"So enactment your feet up and bask a sublimely matched Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference solid of vino with your Deliveroo of prime this Valentine’s. We’ll instrumentality attraction of presenting the champion enactment and matching you with the cleanable tipple, but erstwhile it comes to a emotion match, we’ll permission that up to you…”

These amazingly accessible pairings travel arsenic Deliveroo’s probe reveals this Valentine’s Day, Brits privation to halt and odor the rosé without the pretentiousness - with implicit a 3rd (36%) viewing accepted sommelier services successful the good eating world to beryllium expensive, arsenic good arsenic exclusive (23%) pompous (22%), and snobby(22%). But it doesn’t request to be, with the caller ‘Decanteroo’ work making vino and nutrient pairings arsenic accessible arsenic your favourite section chippy.

Launching successful 3 of the apical wine-loving cities - London (80%), Manchester (64%) and Brighton (67%) - it comes arsenic the probe reveals a 4th (22%) of Brits privation they knew much astir vino to impressment their day this Valentine’s Day, whilst 38% judge a mediocre vessel of vino has the imaginable to ruin a takeaway. With a 4th (25%) of radical successful a narration confessing they get the “ick” if their day chooses the incorrect vessel of wine, Decanteroo is definite to assistance debar Valentine’s Day faux pas. What’s more, a 3rd of Brits - azygous oregon different - volition beryllium staying successful connected the astir romanticist time of the twelvemonth (33%) opting to chill astatine location with their go-to takeaway (32%) and a bully solid of vino (44%).

Arabella Jenkins astatine Deliveroo said: “Sommelier pairings shouldn’t beryllium exclusively for ten-course haute cuisine, truthful we’re excited for Brits to beryllium capable to uncork romance and bask the superb vino and takeaway pairings Tom Gilbey has curated to marque Valentine’s astatine location adjacent better. Because who doesn’t privation to conscionable footwear backmost connected the time of emotion with their favourite takeaway and a solid of wine?”

With constricted Valentine’s Day slots, disposable connected a archetypal travel archetypal served basis, Brits amended beryllium quick. Simply registry your involvement via Eventbrite contiguous (selecting London, Manchester, oregon Brighton ), and you’ll beryllium notified by email earlier the escaped tickets spell unrecorded astatine 4 p.m. connected Thursday 13 February.

Lucky lovers who container themselves the escaped Decanteroo acquisition get a personalised vino tasting designed for 2 radical lasting up to 30 minutes with an adept sommelier, who volition urge the cleanable Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference vino to lucifer their Deliveroo dinner. Moreover, each Decanteroo bid volition travel with £40 Deliveroo recognition to bid their favourite section takeaway up of the sommelier’s arrival.

Customers who aren’t capable to motion up for the Decanteroo work tin inactive level up their Valentine’s Day evening by trying the unsocial vino and takeaway pairings created by Tom Gilbey for themselves - arsenic Deliveroo is offering up to a 3rd disconnected (30%) connected prime Taste the Difference vino from Sainsbury’s disposable February 10 until February 14.