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Welcome to Jane Clare’s wine blog. Here you’ll find her latest drinks’ recommendations, and stories about the wine places and wine people Jane has discovered.
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Mâconnais wines: Which Burgundy villages can put their names on labels?
October 15, 2021 No Comments
The Wine Time feature is published in the Lancashire Post, the Blackpool Gazette and other regional newspapers in Lancashire … I discover the 27 villages
Tesco red wines: Three wines new in store in autumn 2021
October 13, 2021 No Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published in several regional newspapers … I tried three Tesco red wines from the retailer’s Autumn Winter range It’s
Bonterra Organic Cabernet Sauvignon and when I forgot Organic September
October 10, 2021 No Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one when I forgot about Organic September but I still
Wines from the Loire Valley: The names of the wine regions and some of the wines they’re famous for
September 30, 2021 No Comments
The Wine Time feature is published in the Lancashire Post, the Blackpool Gazette and other regional newspapers in Lancashire … here’s when my thoughts turned
Raise a Glass: Italian wines were the flavours of my moments
May 23, 2021 No Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one from May 2021 when my world was dominated by
Raise a glass: Spring red wines roadtest the garden bench
April 24, 2021 No Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week in several regional newspapers … here’s one from the end of April 2021 when the garden
The best Christmas fizz: My 2020 festive sparkling wine choices under £20
December 14, 2020 No Comments
Every year I run a consumer page blind taste-test to discover my pick of the bubbles for Christmas and New Year. In 2020 it was
White wines for Christmas 2020: Eleven festive choices over £10
November 28, 2020 No Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … my countdown to Christmas wines 2020 began in November. Here’s my selection of Christmas white
Christmas white wines 2020: My festive choices under £10
November 28, 2020 2 Comments
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … my countdown to Christmas wines 2020 began way back at the beginning of November. Here’s my
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- Six Italian wines from the Co-op (and one Trophy winner!)
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- A festive gin cocktail with Brussels sprouts. Yes, you read that right.
- Gluten free beer: I track some down for our unscientific taste test
- Rioja wines: Some whites and a rosé for good measure
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