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Enaleni’s Dream Chardonnay and Shiraz Social Wine winner The world’s first ever crowd-sourced wine has launched following the success of a nationwide competition to find a new wine logo design. A housewife from Buckinghamshire,
Favourite Wintertime WinesA challenge – pick three wines (one red, one white and a sparkling) as your ‘Favourite Wintertime Wines’ with the stipulation that they must all retail
Wine On Board The Queen Mary 2Cunard – the luxury cruise liner – have celebrated their 200th Transatlantic Crossing of the luxurious Queen Mary 2. Next year also sees the Queen Mary
A Wine For Leftovers“Leftovers” – a simple word that frankly filled me with dread as a kid. “What’s for dinner” and “leftovers” gave thoughts of reheated cheese quiche (a
Tuscany Excellence Montecarlo WhiteSo the gauntlet was thrown, the first of several as it transpired. The challenge was to create a recipe using a jar of Italian sauce and
Hidden Valley Shipwreck ShirazWonder who woke up one morning and thought it would be a grand wheeze to drop a barrel brimming with Shiraz into the sea, “just to
Flaviar - A new way to discover premium spiritsDid you know that due to the tropical climate common to Rum-producing areas, Rum matures at a much faster rate than is typical for Whisky or
Tenuta di Fessina VineyardIt’s about as far from an Ansel Adams as you could get; but here is an attempt at a black and white landscape scene. The location
Barrel Cellar Senorio de OtazuIt is an impressive building, still being constructed as far as I could tell. And certainly set up to cater for tourists. There is a small
Grape Harvest at Ochoa, Navarra, SpainA fantastic few days just spent in Navarra, Spain. Made even more special as the visit coincided with the grape harvest. Quite a unique experience as
Rockfish Restaurant PlymouthTo be honest the Tonnix failed to impress. Despite the funky art label and the “white wine for seafood” descriptive this white Douro lack a little
Nino Franco Faìve Rosé Brut Spumante I felt it on the breeze, that subtle change of the seasons as a breeze sent shivers through a rose bush. The last of the summer
Our Olive OilA slightly different Sunday Wine Spot photo – for one it certainly isn’t wine. Several years ago Penny Hale and her husband Martin upped-sticks from South
First Great Western Pullman Service“I didn’t even realise anyone ran a Pullman dining car these days…” The reaction I’ve received from everyone I’ve mentioned my recent dining experience too. But
Tenuta di Fessina Vineyard PanoramaMaking full use of the centuries of Mount Etnas deposits the vines at Tenuta di Fessina produce some lovely wines. Here, with Mount Etna behind us,
Hidden Valley Shipwreck Shiraz
Wonder who woke up one morning and thought it would be a grand wheeze to drop a barrel brimming with Shiraz into the sea, “just toRead More
Blue Spittoons at Bodega Nekeas
I once attended a wine tasting, many moons ago now, where a rather cocky taster gave us great hilarity as his, no doubt expensive, silk tieRead More
Wine Bottle in the Chapel of St Clement
There were photo opportunities aplenty on the drive up to the Sarria winery in Navarra. But this was a wine trip, not a photographic one. TheRead More
Flaviar – A new way to discover premium spirits
Did you know that due to the tropical climate common to Rum-producing areas, Rum matures at a much faster rate than is typical for Whisky orRead More
Tenuta di Fessina Vineyard
It’s about as far from an Ansel Adams as you could get; but here is an attempt at a black and white landscape scene. The locationRead More
Barrel Cellar Senorio de Otazu
It is an impressive building, still being constructed as far as I could tell. And certainly set up to cater for tourists. There is a smallRead More
Brockmans Gin and Ginger Squared
Autumn… no escape, it be here! G&T’s are so summer, so get with the season and try out a new cocktail – Gin and Ginger Squared.Read More
Bottle Rack, Monjardin Winery, Navarra, Spain
The wines from Bodegas Monjardin are not currently available in the UK. Their range is good, honest, drinkable and affordable stuff. Perhaps not the most excitingRead More
Grape Harvest at Ochoa, Navarra, Spain
A fantastic few days just spent in Navarra, Spain. Made even more special as the visit coincided with the grape harvest. Quite a unique experience asRead More
Window and Barrels at Senorio de Otazu
It is rather a cliché in saying that many wineries are temples or cathedrals of wine. Many a pound has been expended on lavish buildings overRead More
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