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Christmas drinks 2016 Lyme Bay mulled wine

Christmas drinks to share with family and friends

I write about wine and other drinks in a handful of regional UK newspapers; I sometimes share my columns here on One Foot in the Grapes.  Here’s some Christmas drinks to pour when friends or family visit spreading seasonal love. And expecting a drink. Christmas drinks:  A trio to mull over Lyme Bay Winery’s Mulled Wine (10% abv £8.29, www.lymebaywinery.co.uk)

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Laithwaites food and wine pairing

I don’t need an excuse to take up British food and wine challenge!

I can spot a food and wine Scientific Experiment a mile off. When online wine merchant Laithwaites told me they were bigging up Britain’s regional dishes with food and wine pairings it didn’t take me long to get out the pans and start cooking. This is how I got on. Château Le Coin Sauvignon Gris 2015 Sauvignon gris

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Süditrol Alto Adige Gewürztraminer 2015 Lidl Wine cellar

Lidl Wine Cellar: Three wine selections from the 2016 autumn release

I write about wine and other drinkies in a handful of regional UK newspapers; I share my thoughts here on One Foot in the Grapes. Here’s three picks from the latest Lidl Wine Cellar collection which was released at the beginning of August. Lidl Wine Cellar: A rioja Soligamar Rioja Reserva 2011 (14% abv £8.99) This is

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Christmas fizz glass of bubbles

Ten Christmas fizz ideas (because we all love wine and bubbles)

It’s time to brush up on the lyrics to those classic Christmas tunes; pop on the Christmas jumper and have a jolly good time with your chums, your workmates and your nearest and dearest. There’s no better way to add  sparkle to your festive fun than with some Christmas fizz. Christmas fizz: Cava and Moscato Camoli Moscato

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