Archive of August 2005 Archives - Spittoon.biz
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Camden Park Shiraz-Petit Verdot, 2004, SE Australia.
Posted on August 23, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesWine Tasting Note: Camden Park Shiraz-Petit Verdot, 2004, South Eastern Australia. Threshers £6.99. Gadzooks this is a big boy. And I am not just talking about the heavy weight bottle with its oversized punt! The label is resplendent with a well...
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Kacamak – Montenegrin Fatty Porridge.
Posted on August 22, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesDuring my trawl through the internet for all things Montenegrin, in support for the Mountain Valley wines post, I stumbled upon a selection of Montenegrin recipes that you may like to adapt and serve with the wines...
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The Mountain Valley Range.
Posted on August 22, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Tasting Reports, Wine NotesA range of wines, just launched, aiming to encapsulate a more international flavour and create a wine 'brand'.I wasn't expecting much from these to be honest. Another range of cheap Eastern European wines with 'rustic' and 'requires food' appearing in...
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Hendred Vineyard Goldberry Hill, 2003, Oxfordshire, England.
Posted on August 19, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesA sultry and very still evening in South O. One of those evenings where you just know rain is on its way with that heaviness to the air. So making the most of the few remaining moments of sun another...
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A Wine for Paella.
Posted on August 17, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesThere must be a hundred recipes for paella on the internet alone. A simple dish of rice cooked in chicken stock with as many variations of other ingredients as there are laughs in an episode of Faulty Towers. Mine was...
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Wine Bottle Punt – Why?
Posted on August 16, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesAnyone know why wine bottles have the punt in the bottom?
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What food with Gewürztraminer?
Posted on August 15, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Food and Wine, Wine NotesGewürztraminer intrigues me. The cinnamon-spiced, lychee and honeysuckle laden wine, full-bodied and most often touched by a level of sweetness is just so distinctive and individualistic. Reaching its quality zenith from tiny vineyard plots in Alsace, Gewürztraminer is usually sited...
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The VERY last bottle of Nun’s Island Whisky yours for £100,000!
Posted on August 12, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesA bottle of malt whiskey from the Nuns' Island Distillery which closed in 1913 has turned up in a wine and whiskey specialist shop in England and is expected to reach £100,000 when it is sold in the coming months.
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Wine Blogging Wednesday 12: Drink Local, Real Local.
Posted on August 9, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesI cant think of a nicer wine than the one I have just drunk with my lunch. Maybe its the combination of sun and alcohol? But then the wine only rates a lowly 10.5%.With the wood pigeons cooing from the...
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TN: Stormhoek Sauvignon Blanc, 2005, South Africa.
Posted on August 7, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesDoes writing this - my part in the first UK blog wine promo - make me a Buzz Agent? Gaping Void via Hugh Macleod, sent out a batch of pre-release samples of South African producer Stormhoek's wines...
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