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The best Christmas fizz: My 2020 festive sparkling wine choices under £20
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
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
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
Raise a Glass: Côtes du Rhône at Home was an absolute wine treat!
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s when I enjoyed a Côtes du Rhône at Home experience. I listened as experts
Raise a Glass: Drinks for summer include Californian delights
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s one from the middle of July when we were beginning to see lockdown ease.
Raise a Glass: Summertime pinks and a couple of sweet Aldi gins
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s one where I looked at summertime pinks and a couple of gins. Oh my,
Raise a Glass: Delicious chardonnay wines and a zesty French white
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week. Here’s one from June in lockdown when white wines took my fancy. Chardonnay wines mainly, plus
Raise a Glass: National Picnic Week wines and a delicious English fizz
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week. Here’s one from June where I looked at some ideas for National Picnic Week, English
Raise a Glass: I discover Ramón Bilbao wine making and whizz up a daiquiri
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … I continue my lockdown “look backs” with this one from the beginning of June. I
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