Archive of March 2006 Archives - Spittoon.biz
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Alsace under Screwcap
Posted on March 29, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesThat bastion of tradition, Alsace, is to have its first range of wines bottled under screwcap. Oh, hold on... it is not the first wine under screw cap but the first Grand Cru wines. Less of a story really. This...
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A mention in Olive.
Posted on March 21, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesI am sure no one else has even noticed; certainly no one is going to be inclined to blog about it. So I will. Spittoon has received a mention in the latest issue of Olive magazine. This is a foodie...
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Wine Tasting Note: Chapel Down Bacchus Reserve, 2003, England.
Posted on March 20, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesWith a dozen plump and juicy king prawns bedding down amongst the slices of green beans the paella is almost done; deeply coloured rice retaining a subtle bite with the saffron adding a whiff of exoticness to the aroma. To...
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Wine Tasting Note: Chapel Down English Rose, 2004, England.
Posted on March 14, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesAnother wine from a little box of goodies sent by Chapel Down; actually quite a big box with beers and several wines included. This has quite a spritz to it - all in the name of freshness - so much...
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Wine Tasting Note: Chapel Down Pinot Reserve, 2001, England.
Posted on March 13, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesHell, why not? A bottle of bubbly on a Monday - decadent, crazy even, but certainly fun. Excessive maybe at just under twenty quid a bottle; cracking it open mid-afternoon might just be considered as such too! Wine Tasting Note:...
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ISake Premium
Posted on March 12, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesThoughts of soapy water, of biting alcohol and of paraffin should be laid to one side. For here, in this lightly frosted bottle, is a liquid at once delicate but also full of subtle, tantalising flavours. Sake occupies a complicated...
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Wine Tasting Note: Joubert-Tradauw Syrah, 2004, Klein Karoo, South Africa.
Posted on March 9, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in Wine NotesI dive into Oddbins as the splatter of rain develops a into a head-stinging hail storm. It is not going to pass quickly. With half a mind on pal Jeanne holidaying in her native South Africa I browse over the...
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Iconic Australia – Australia Day Tasting.
Posted on March 5, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in Tasting ReportsThe scrum around the Iconic Australia tasting table was not the most conducive to serious sampling and note writing; being interrupted by some ol' fart comparing this bottle with last years vintage, that bottle with what so-and-so made four years...
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White Cabernet – Cabernet Cygne Blanc.
Posted on March 1, 2006 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesCosting around £12 a bottle a new variety - Cabernet Cygne Blanc - is to be offered from a South African producer. The variety is a naturally occurring version of the Cabernet vine and produces an aromatic wine with a...
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