Wine Events, Wine Education, Journalist
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, it has been so hot for a few days but today it’s miserable and wet. The dog is refusing to step outside the door in the rain; and yesterday she […]
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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 a zesty white number which made friends with my home-made sweetcorn fritters. As the days have been getting longer and warmer, I’ve been sitting in the sunshine and rekindling my
Raise a Glass: Delicious chardonnay wines and a zesty French white Read More »
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 Wine Week and some cocktail ideas. The weeks have been and gone … but the drinks’ inspiration remains! There’s much to sip and celebrate in the wine world at this
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The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … I continue my lockdown “look backs” with this one from the beginning of June. I was thrilled to join a video chat with winemaker Sara Bañuelos from Ramón Bilbao and I also made my first raspberry daiquiri. I’m so pleased to see June arrive, as
Raise a Glass: I discover Ramón Bilbao wine making and whizz up a daiquiri Read More »
World Gin Day is just around the corner on June 13 so it would be wrong of me, and a little careless, if I didn’t share some gin taste tests. Purely for scientific purposes, and then to tell you about them, I’ve tried a handful of gins in recent weeks. Here’s some thoughts. Gin
Gin taste tests: Here’s six to line you up for World Gin Day Read More »
The Raise a Glass feature is published every week … here’s one from early lockdown when my life was full of sunshine, Zooms and cocktails. I joined a fascinating chat with Philip Cox and discovered some of his Cramele Recas wines from Romania. Ok. Here’s my latest lockdown lifestyle. I realise its difficult to get
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The Raise a Glass feature is published every week. Here’s one from the beginning of Lockdown when my lockdown drinks included a gin with a twist and a fabulous dinner of leftovers with a lovely New Zealand sauvignon blanc. Life in lockdown so far has been mainly sunny (oh no! I’m tempting fate saying that!)
Raise a Glass: Lockdown drinks of gin and a lovely sauvignon blanc Read More »
It’s the strangest of times. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been in desperate need for something homely and comforting. To perk up a miserable evening I tried a sip of Licor 43 (RRP £18, Tesco). I don’t know how this delicious nectar has passed me by. Am I late to the party? It’s
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We’re holding a charity fizz night in Maghull on August 24. That’s nice, you might be thinking. Don’t just disappear just yet … keep thinking and read on. There probably isn’t enough money to go around, from the likes of you and me, to support all the deserving causes we hear about every day. I
Charity fizz night: Why we’re raising cash to target ovarian cancer Read More »