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If I had a pound for every time people say “Châteauneuf-du-Pape” when I ask them to name their special-buy red, I wouldn’t be sitting here. Sorry, but that’s how shallow I am. It’s June and you might not be thinking of red wine, but tomorrow is Father’s Day, so you have an excuse. I asked […]
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a special-buy red for Father’s Day Read More »
Lidl has just launched 40 new summer wines at a time when the retailer must be feeling pretty pleased with itself. Its overall wine sales have increased 38% over the past 12 months; and in parallel, a survey by Wotwine says that Lidl wines top its ratings table, with 68% of its wines offering customers
Lidl wines on a roll as summer selection hits the shelves Read More »
I love Christmas Day trimmings … sprouts in butter with bacon and lemon; golden roast potatoes; creamy mash; buttered carrots; sweet melting crunches of parsnip; a button-mound of stuffing; pigs in blankets, cuddling a bread sauce cushion, which in turn is gently nudged by a teardrop of cranberry sauce. I’m so hungry now. You might
Christmas Day wines which might float your gravy boat Read More »
Let’s talk about pinks. Yes; perhaps we associate rosé wine with summertime; but as the September weather has been a pleasant surprise we have an excuse to perk it up even more with a pink. The lightest of light pinks are those from Provence in the south of France, a region which has a wine-making history
Wine Press: Provence rosé wines … who needs excuses to perk up with a pink Read More »
I MADE burgers the other day. I needed burgers for the barbie. There weren’t any in the shops. I could have flattened meatballs, but I felt sorry for them, sitting there pert and plump and perfect and expectant. I would have felt like I’d squashed a fly. So I made some. Perfect timing too, as this coming Wednesday, t’internet tells me, is National Burger Day. (Not for the
Wine Press: National Burger Day and red wines to disguise disasters Read More »
TO celebrate the British Open last weekend I opened some wine. That is the closest affinity I have to golf. I didn’t even have a British “open” it was a French “open” with wines from Languedoc-Roussillon. It is the most prolific wine-making region in the world. Yes, there are some mass-produced so-what wines, but there
Sun-kissed winning wines from Languedoc-Roussillon Read More »
I’M NOT known for my fitness levels, but I‘m pretty good at running to a bar at last orders. So cycling? Not a chance. And don’t even think about me in Lycra. No. Don’t. But watching cycling is a different matter, and next weekend the much-heralded Tour de France 2014 begins in Yorkshire. For Chilean winemakers
Celebrate Tour de France with Bicicleta wines from Cono Sur Read More »
YOU can have a gentle tremble of a fizz of a wine and a refreshing summer white without breaking the bank or popping any corks. How? With a glass of vinho verde. There’s something easy peasy about these wines; just open a bottle, sit on a garden chair and relax. Nothing much to think about
Easy peasy vinho verde wines are great for summer Read More »
I’VE got a red nose. Not a wine nose (or even a wino’s) but a sunshine nose. I have a sunshine nose because we’ve had lovely weather and yours truly has been sitting outside enjoying it. I’ve bought myself a little 99p windmill on a stick and popped it in the ground so I can
Springtime white wines, virtual reality and twizzling sticks Read More »