Well what a week! We started off the week with Gordon still in Downing Street & ended it with the Dave & Nick love in. In the mood of partnerships and being all lovey dovey we got thinking about wine & food-the greatest partnership of all (oh except me & G of course-sorry love!). Wedding [...]
Had to try a bottle of one of the new offerings this week-the Dark Side is a Cab Sauv Shiraz mix from South Africa described as hedonisitc by the winery. The label says it’s a “wine with curves where others don’t have places” which was intriguing. Not sure what they mean by that but thoroughly [...]
Hi all, yes it’s me again-I’ve got my IT expert (otherwise known as Luke!) onto the problem of giving me my own log in but for the time being I’ll have to carry on sneaking onto here.
in celebration of the Bank Holiday we’ve got a special offer on a lovely Rioja for you all to [...]
I’ve sneaked on again while himself is distracted by the Manchester Derby & a large portion of chips (yes again!). We’ve got an couple of old favourites back on the shelf, the Quinta de Camarate made by Fonseca in Portugal-yes it’s wine not port-and the Alamos Malbec from Argentina.
I took a bottle of Camarate to [...]
Hi all,
as you’ve probably all guessed Gerard’s rather caught up with the Festival preperations so I’ve sneaked onto his blog to give you all an update-don’t tell on me or he’ll realise I’ve got his password-naughty wife!
For those of you who’ve been asking about the Concannon wines which we had on special offer last year [...]
Dear me, what would our accountant think! We’ve got another cracking Pinot Noir, this time from Mountain Pass Vineyard in Victoria Australia. Soft ripe berry flavors with a hint of spice on the back of the palate. A cracker of a wine, even though the labels are awful. RRP £11.99, Bin End Price £6.99
El Circulo Rioja Crianza [...]
Hello all,
Hopefully you have all had a lovely holiday and are enjoying Mother natures chilly treat at the moment. We have our own less than chilly treat in the form of a wonderful Pinot Noir from Clayridge Estate in New Zealand. Ripe Morello cherry flavours with a soft, silky finish and just a hint of [...]
Thank you all very much for helping us survive the recession. I said several months ago that our business plan was as limited as aiming to be in business next year and I think we can say we’ve achieved that.
Anyway, I’m about to lock the door and go home where I’ve a log fire to [...]
Dixon’s Double Diamond Tawny Port
Well its getting close to Christmas so I thought I’d do a port of the week as a special treat!
The Dixon’s is a classic style Tawny Port, so loved its even listed in one of Dickens books. A winner for certain. The Port is carefully matured in oak casks in [...]
It’s well worth popping in over the next few days as we have small but eclectic parcels of wine and malts coming and going at this time of the year, and one or two highlights this week include Cristal Champagne, Clos Apalca which is one of the finest South American wines available, our new range [...]