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Wines of Virtue – Environmentally Friendly Vino
Wines of Virtue – Environmentally Friendly VinoDoes it really matter that a wine is bottled at the vineyard? Would it not be a huge environmental statement by the wine industry if all wine was shipped...
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A Wine For Macaroni and Cheese
A Wine For Macaroni and CheeseMy Macaroni and Cheese recipe calls for cooked pasta, doused in cheese sauce, topped with a mix of fried pancetta cubes, breadcrumbs, Parmesan and parsley, then baked for...
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A Wine For Curry 1 : Murgh Masala and Viognier
A Wine For Curry 1 : Murgh Masala and Viognier I’ve never understood the ‘lads night out’ curry thing. The hottest, mouth-numbing, curry they can stomach and copious jugs of lager. I want to taste my...
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A Wine For Mushroom Ravioli
A Wine For Mushroom RavioliA simple mid-week pasta dish and, of course, a wine to accompany. “Drinking wine on a school night” I hear you cry. “Hell yes!” says I. The people behind the new Giovanni...
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See Saw S&M, 2009, Hunter/Barossa Valley
See Saw S&M, 2009, Hunter/Barossa Valley In my hands I have a bottle of red, specifically See Saw Shiraz-Mourvèdre 2009 [Adegga / Snooth]. The back label tells me little, the Shiraz component was...
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Second Annual #Chardonnay Day & Wine Century Club
Second Annual #Chardonnay Day & Wine Century ClubHeard of Chardonnay Day? Well yer have now! Its today, well the second outing is at any rate. Welcome to the second annual #Chardonnay day. With...
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Freixenet Cordon Oro Semi Seco NV
Freixenet Cordon Oro Semi Seco NV Five Days/Five Wines: Saturday 9th July Siva and Phil pop round for a coffee; forewarned I picked up three Butterscotch Pecan Yum Yum’s from Waitrose (99p each if you...
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Bornos Verdejo, 2010, Rueda, Spain
Bornos Verdejo, 2010, Rueda, SpainThere use to be a tapas bar in my little country town; it didn’t last. While the food was great and the prices ok there was just the one bar. Which rather defeats the...
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Zampa Syrah 2008, Nashik Valley, India
Zampa Syrah 2008, Nashik Valley, IndiaWaitrose have released a batch of small wine parcels as part of a World of Wine Showcase. The parcels, spread out across the estate so not every branch will...
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Piggy Bank Wine
Piggy Bank WineIt’s pretty much a given that wine in general and wine retailing specifically has not really grasped the ‘social media’ aspects of the internet. Despite all the discussions and interest...
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Favourite Wintertime Wines
Favourite Wintertime WinesA challenge – pick three wines (one red, one white and a sparkling) as your ‘Favourite Wintertime Wines’ with the stipulation that they must all retail for under £10. So I...
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