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Jubilee Beers
Posted on May 14, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesIf it is possible to wrap a Union Jack around it someone has branded it a special ‘Jubilee’ product. Good luck if you are a collector for there are hundreds – special edition malts at hundreds of pounds,
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Cava Cocktails at The Martini Bar
Posted on April 21, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in Articles, PhotographsCocktails, Cava and Transvestites – Freixenet Cocktails at the Martini Bar It was the men’s reactions that were the most interesting as this aged transvestite sauntered into the room, brushing the heavy red curtain away with a scrawny arm, attempting...
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Chapel Down & World Malbec Day
Posted on April 17, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesToday is World Malbec Day; who decides these things? Wasn't it World Chardonnay Day a few weeks or so back? Wasn't there a push for a Zinfandel Day late last year and a Sauvignon Sizzle dureing the summer? One forgets.....
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Rathfinny Estate
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in Articles, Vineyard VisitsMark Driver’s first view of Rathfinny was via Google Earth while on holiday in Spain. An excited call from his land agent , a view on google earth and the estate was practically brought then and there. It was a...
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Lot 18 UK
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesOnly had the extra-fast broadband connection for a week before it broke… hence no blog post over the last week or so, no Sunday Wine Shot, nor updates on the other sites I maintain. It has been a busy...
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Why You Will Be Drinking Tonight
Posted on January 16, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesPersonally I thought today was just fine and dandy. It was going to be a 'non-drinking day' too but perhaps not if this Oddbins formula is to be believed... On the widely reported most depressing day of the year,...
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A Vintage Wine List Circa 1956
Posted on January 9, 2012 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesFancy a flagon of Safari Burgundy from South Africa or a “very full” Algerian Burgundy? Maybe a Spanish Sauternes is more your tipple? The most expensive still wine on the list is a Berncasteler Estate Wine, 1955 vintage yours for...
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Big Bottles: Wine Bottle Sizes
Posted on December 3, 2011 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesA guide to wine bottle sizes. What are the different capacities and names of wine bottles. Capacity (litres) Bottle Equivalents Bordeaux Name Champagne...
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Wine Sediments – bits and stuff August 2011
Posted on August 21, 2011 by Andrew Barrow in ArticlesA new Italian retailer has just launched, Design Wine, with the aim of offering British consumers relatively unknown Italian producers. "Currently, over 60% of the wines so loved in Italy, and offered by DesignWine, are not readily available to...
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South African Wine at LIWF
Posted on July 4, 2011 by Andrew Barrow in Articles, Tasting ReportsA guest post from pal Jeanne Horak-Druiff aka famed London-based South African blogger/writer/photographer CookSister offering a unique angle to the UK's major wine trade event the London International Wine Fair, with emphasis on the impressive generic South African stand.
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