Spittoon: We Spit So You Can Swallow
Vineyards Under Mount EtnaAt a little over 3,300 meters Mount Etna is massive; it dominates Sicily and formed a point of reference during the week long Circle of Wine
Wine Videos: Rare Grapes and Food & WineTwo videos for your delight and delectation… the first is covering a tasting I sadly couldn’t get to. It shows Dr José Vouillamoz who took member
Wine Tasting Slovenian StyleThe wines of Miha Batic a natural wine producer in Slovenia; photos and tasting notes taken while sampling the wines in the vineyard.
Wine Tasting Tuscan StyleOpening with the ‘basic’ wines he was almost apologetic at their simplicity. Personally I found them a delight; no idea of price at the time (the top of the range comes in at a very reasonable €20 cellar door) but to a bottle these ‘lesser’ wines were lovely, offering a balanced richness, a true regional acidic streak in the RI.VA.LE Chianti and a touch riper, softer palate to the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
A Raw Taster - Sampling Natural Wines in SloveniaThis little place, the Slovenian equivalent of neighbouring Italy’s Agriturismo, has the most stunning view. Just below the veranda vines hug the hillside. Across the valley
Reviewing the Wines of Chêne BleuThere really is a blue oak tree in this southern Rhone wine estate. An ancient oak presiding over the 87 acre vineyard, restored medieval priory and
The Very Best English Sparkling WinesThe Judgement of Parsons Green – not perhaps having the same lustre as the famous Judgement of Paris – but this yearly event pitches English sparkling
Lunch at the Port HouseWhat defines a great meal? Is it just the food? Maybe the drinks consumed adds a little, perhaps the ambiance of the restaurant matters more. Importantly
Coffee and Caffeine part from wine and the rehydrating need for water there is little else I drink. The occasional rum and coke perhaps, an odd cocktail if it’s
The Pig, BrockenhurstI’ve a copy of the wine list in front of me. It is rather interesting. (Envisage if you will a pointy bearded gentlemen stroking said beard
Wild Over Pinot GrisFinally I’ve joined the Wine Society. The application went in just before Christmas, the first order arriving not long after. The reason for joining was simple;
Craft Beer WorldThe last few years have seen an explosion in the popularity of craft beers across the globe, with excellent new brews being produced everywhere from Copenhagen
FSWine Four Seasons Wine and Food twitter tasting you say; wines and notes and things flying through the ether as questions are sent to the hosts? Sounds enormous fun… shame I can’t
Port and the Douro by Richard MaysonI’ve a single bottle of port remaining in the cellar. When I say cellar, any visions you have of extensive cobweb lined, dust encrusted racks of
Sevilen Winery, TurkeyA set of six photographs from a visit at the Sevilen Winery, just outside Izmir in Turkey; a prime grape-growing region, Mediterranean climate an’ all. “In
Wine Blogging Wednesday 16 – Judge A Bottle By Its Cover.
What should I select? One of those ‘funky’ labels with bright colours and cartoonish graphics or something more sedate, classy and refined. The gold on yesterday’sRead More
Unwins Woes Continue.
The problems at Unwins – a 400 strong chain in the South East of England – continue. Not only are the stores totally empty of stockRead More
Maori Names on New Zealand Wines.
I wonder how far this will get – it sounds great to me, a real attempt to inject a little unique New Zealand culture onto oneRead More
Pimm’s and Pimm’s Based Cocktails
Created 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 aRead More
Diva Vodka.
What’s all this about – an expensive vodka with a tube of ‘gems’ inside? Apparently the tubes are filled by severely disable people who gain muchRead More
Wine Tasting Note: Croft Distinction Port, Portugal.
The first port of the year. It is a ‘basic’ ruby port – ruby being the intro level of port and one I guess most peopleRead More
Chocolate Infused Port.
About to appear in a present near you – probably from your gran – a Chocolate Infused Port. Sounds terrible. But Marks and Spencer’s have thisRead More
WIne Tasting Note: Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003, Maipo Valley, Chile.
This 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-spikedRead More
Wine Tasting Note: Clavel Les Catalognes, 2003, Coteaux du Languedoc, France.
A 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 andRead More
Wine Tasting Note: Alpha Domus Unoaked Chardonnay, 2004, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Served 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,Read More
Sunday Wine Shot Gallery
We Spit... So You Can Swallow
© 2004-2013 Spittoon.biz All Rights Reserved