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Christmas is simply the best excuse to push the boat out and try some wonderful wines. I’m excited now, just thinking of crunches of sweet parsnip, huddles of sprouts, my favourite lemon-dashed, herb-mottled stuffing … oh, and the turkey. All of those flavours will be demanding my attention and then wine will add another layer […]
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“Wine Advent Calendar December 7th: Denbies Redlands 2014 My dad used to say that he didn’t forget anything, but sometimes he just didn’t remember. I know what he meant. Let me explain. My reasoning behind this advent calendar countdown is in part to give a Christmas nod to wines I’ve tasted in my wanderings and haven’t written
Wine Advent Calendar December 6th: Oveja Negra Sauvignon Blanc Carménère 2015 I’m sorry if I’m going to repeat myself here, but today’s choice is another from the Oddbin’s wine tasting held at Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral the other day. Why is this wine here? Because I went “oooo,oooo,oooo, look, oooo, it’s a white wine with carménère,
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Wine Advent Calendar December 5th: Hereford Tempranillo Malbec Here’s a story of a day when I got really mad and uppity. My email inbox can be peppered with notes about new wines, new beers, new wine gadgets, new styles of tea, new books, new anythings to be honest. One day I had an email from
Sometimes I just want to give wine a hug. A huge squeezy one – they’re not very good on giving hugs back but they’re quite good at toe tingles. I remember the day I tried this wine. It had been Proper Horrible on two counts = the weather and feeling miserable. I’d started a diet but
I’m keeping everything simple for my Christmas Day wine countdown. If you’re into off-the-wall Christmas Day menus then you won’t find a wine and food matching pair here. My menu? A glass of fizz. Then into a seafood starter such as a prawn cocktail, or my favourite … flash-fried Thai prawns. Then moving on to turkey
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