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Pretty in Pink(Post)
Summer is upon us, and now is the time to drink pink. Rosé isn’t just for Summer, but this is when it comes into its own. Apéritif, al fresco lunch, spicy oriental food, seafood, salmon, you name ...
Plan Early for Christmas!(Post)Plan Early for Christmas! Angela Mount It’s a known fact that 85% of wine bought for Christmas is left until the week before the Big Day. And with a million and one things to organize, it’s very easy ...
It's barbecue season - so what are the right wines?(Post)Barbecue season is well and truly upon us, and we Brits are stalwarts – once that Webber is out in the garden neither rain, nor wind will stop us enjoying our summer barbies - even huddled under umbr ...
Perfect Pairings this Easter(Post)Be it a plethora of chocolate eggs, or a plate stashed high with fragrant spring lamb, wine writer Angela Mount has just the right selection of wines to make your Easter special… With slight ...
Shades of Rosé(Post)Glance at a shelf full of pink wines, and you’ll see a startling, and potentially confusing diversity of colours, from the palest shade of onion-skin to neon Barbie pink. The range of Rosé hues is as ...
Understanding wine jargon - hot, cold, new, old - what does it all mean?(Post)Wine tastings, wine notes, wine columns and winemaker speeches are continuously peppered with phrases such as “New World’, ‘Old World’, ‘cool climate’, ‘altitude’, ‘hot climate’, and such like. But ...
The Weekend Edit | Treat Yourself(Post)Things to do | Treat Yourself If you’re anything like me, then you’ll enjoy the benefits of treating yourself from time to time. If it only happens once every so often then it makes it all the more ...
A Provence weekend(Post)Château Sainte Marguerite Grande Réserve Rosé 2012 If the sun is shining, the temptation to reach for a glass of cold rosé is sometimes overwhelming. My choice is to go with the elegant, Cru Classé ...
Tried and Tested: Chicken Saltimbocca & St-Veran(Post)This week’s dish is an Italian classic, usually made with veal, but here substituted with Chicken. The flavours of the recipe are bold, with strong herby notes from the sage and rosemary, as well as ...
British Rum Weekend(Post)Over the past two months we’ve been building our British Rum collection. Spiced rum, botanically enhanced distilled rums, classic rums - there's now so many fantastic offerings being made in the UK a ...
5 Reasons To Stay In This Weekend(Post)Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy spending my weekends out and about just as much as the next person, and love discovering new things to do and places to see, but sometimes there is nothing better than sw ...
Weekend Edit : Where To Eat(Post)We all love to indulge at the weekend, that’s what all of our hard work in the week is for isn’t it? This doesn’t however, mean that we have the time to get clued up on what to do and where to eat by ...