TO DRINK: De Trafford Chenin Blanc, pale and honey-rich, will match the chicken and offset the herbs.

Pop a few small chickens in the oven and you’re ready to serve a crowd of hungry eaters

All your ingredients should be at room temperature when mixing, otherwise they might split. TO DRINK: A nutty, off-dry sherry works well with rich, earthy dishes.

TO DRINK: Avontuur Vintner’s Blend 2011 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir – a gorgeous fruity summer wine.

TO DRINK: Kleinood Viognier 2007’s nutty character will match this dish’s sweet and savoury flavours.

Print Recipe Pasture-reared roasted chickens Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 1 hour 40 mins Ingredients 2 pasture-reared chickens 2 small onions, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped juice of 1 lemon 45ml (3 tbsp) olive oil salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Instructions 1 Preheat the oven to 180ºC. 2 Place the chickens in a

TO DRINK: The Burgundian character of Bouchard Finlayson Sans Barrique Chardonnay is a perfect match for the chicken.