6th Oct 2023
King for a day
If you look closely at the above image you might notice some luxury, convenience food, "Royal style". Could the King be tucking into a large tub of Cornish vanilla ice cream and the Queen about to enj…
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31st Aug 2023
Brits in France: Living the dream!
[Photo: Holiday hotspot ~ The magnificent Carcassonne castle in the Languedoc, South of France] Earlier in the year I wrote about where in the world would be the most exciting place to go and liv…
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13th Apr 2022
Sancerre: By Vacheron
The peak of Sancerre's hill seen from the vineyard of the village of Chavignol [Photo attribution Cjp24, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons] If…
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22nd Sep 2021
Please Sir; have you 'Got Some More'?
Can you picture the small boy holding out his empty bowl and asking for more? Why would he do that? Did he like what was in the bowl so much that a second helping was needed?I know, it was only a…
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10th Aug 2021
An ode to Malbec
An ode to Malbec - celebrating the greatness of a "macho" grape variety which delivers luxurious, concentrated wines, adored by millions the world over! No, don’t worry, I’m not going to bu…
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7th Jul 2021
Drink Champansky on Concordski
[Above Photo - In flight, the Soviet built "Concordski"][Below Photo - The "real" British/French "Concorde" with Louis Roederer's "Cristal" Champagne] Can you believe it? According to several news o…
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17th Jun 2021
Sweet as apple pie
Summer has finally arrived and, if you haven’t upped your consumption of IPA and cider, you’ll be hovering around the fridge waiting for your whites/rosé/fizz to chill to almost sub-zero temperatur…
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3rd Dec 2020
As everyone knows, ♫ Bird, Bird, Bird... Bird is the word! ♫
As everyone knows, ♫ Bird, Bird, Bird… Bird is the word! ♫If you’re of a certain age and disposition, you’ll recognise the above line from a well-known song that’s (sung by ‘Peter G’) on a much-love…
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20th Nov 2020
Bordeaux - Men In Black
Bordeaux – The mysterious “Men in black” You know how you sometimes think you saw something out of the corner of your eye? If you take a second glance, there’s nothing there? Well, on one vis…
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30th Jan 2020
Last Chance? The Grand (Wine) Tour of Europe - Part 1
A proposed, last minute, vinous rush across mainland Europe - Starting in Portugal, then through Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy & back to the UK! "BONG!" and I'm off to catc…
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30th Oct 2019
It’s “Day of the … #carignan ? #carinena ? #mazuelo ? #samso ? “ on 31st October!
It’s “Day of the … #carignan ? #carinena ? #mazuelo ? #samso ? “ on 31st October!Never heard of it? Need to know?Then, quick, Google it, you’ve got to find out what it is.To save you the ‘effort’ o…
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