Archive of November 2005 Archives - Spittoon.biz
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Maori Names on New Zealand Wines.
Posted on November 30, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine BooksI wonder how far this will get - it sounds great to me, a real attempt to inject a little unique New Zealand culture onto one of their most successful exports. A New Zealand writer has proposed that a new...
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Pimm’s and Pimm’s Based Cocktails
Posted on November 30, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesCreated by James Pimm in his 1820`s Oyster Bar. Pimm began to market it ready-mixed in 1859, such was its popularity. It was taken as a digestive tonic, due to the high level of quinine and the mash...
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Diva Vodka.
Posted on November 29, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesWhat's all this about - an expensive vodka with a tube of 'gems' inside? Apparently the tubes are filled by severely disable people who gain much from the bright colours and activity. The vodka itself is filtered through gems -...
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Wine Tasting Note: Croft Distinction Port, Portugal.
Posted on November 29, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesThe first port of the year. It is a 'basic' ruby port - ruby being the intro level of port and one I guess most people will consume this winter. Most ruby is now labelled under brand names - such...
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Chocolate Infused Port.
Posted on November 26, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesAbout to appear in a present near you - probably from your gran - a Chocolate Infused Port. Sounds terrible. But Marks and Spencer's have this listed ready for the season at £6.99. It is a blend of ruby port...
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WIne Tasting Note: Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003, Maipo Valley, Chile.
Posted on November 26, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesThis is growing on me. Unimpressed on initial sample - yeh, it's a cab. minty, blah blah... accompanied a simple meal of venison sausages and chive-spiked mash potato... umm, nice... even in the heat-less cottage (the heating has packed up;...
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Wine Tasting Note: Clavel Les Catalognes, 2003, Coteaux du Languedoc, France.
Posted on November 22, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesA hearty meal was called for tonight; something warming, unfancy and wholesome; a Shepard's pie seemed ideal. Fine mince lamb, chopped onion, a few herbs and Worcester sauce simmered under a topping of locally produced potato, mashed with double cream...
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Wine Tasting Note: Alpha Domus Unoaked Chardonnay, 2004, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Posted on November 19, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesServed at lunch with feta cheese stuffed pitta bread and later a dinner of prawns and homemade ciabatta bread.Wine Tasting Note: Alpha Domus Unoaked Chardonnay, 2004, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.Independents and Delicatessens for around £9.An intense aroma -...
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Bloggersmeet – Six Wines From Spain.
Posted on November 15, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Food and WineA superb time spent in East London last Saturday. Six foodie bloggers met-up for a little wine and food from Spain tasting. When I say little I lie. There was a mass of the most delicious foods and some great...
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Two Chardonnays – disappointing.
Posted on November 13, 2005 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesIgnoring the wines from the Saturday Bloggermeet (Spanish Wine and Food; tasting notes to come) I have sampled, nay, drunk two disappointing wines over the last few days. Two Chardonnays. First up one from Argentina - lightly oaked...
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