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The week starts off with a root day on Monday 18th. Tuesday is not much better with a flower morning then returning back to root until Wednesday  morning when it becomes a flower day and this remains until friday afternoon … Continue reading →

Whats on the news. Well would you believe a story about MPs/peers and wine. Yes. I know if it isn’t the expenses it has to be drink! A report in the Mail recently highlighed that they polished off 5,000 bottles … Continue reading →

Week 2 of our cocktail reviews on a Thursday.  Ready for that Friday night go go go. Today our cocktail is called African Mint. Amarula is a very rich and exotic liqueur that is best served and drunk really cold … Continue reading →

Guide no 9 of my review of all the wines on our wine list at www.gfwine.co.uk  Our list covers most of the wine regions of France and so you should have no trouble in finding a wine to suit your … Continue reading →

Have you considered going on a wine tour holiday. We provide tours in the Loire valley France from April through to September. Why not have a look at our website www.loirewinetours.com  to see what we area able to offer. You can combine … Continue reading →

This week in the wine blog we are offering a wine from the Loire valley. Its quite unusual as the wine is from a relatively new appellation whose first vintage was 2007. This is a 2009 vintage year when the summer … Continue reading →

Here’s our forecast for the week ahead for the best days and time to have a drink based on the biodynamic calendar. Tomorrow Monday 11th starts off pretty well  but from then on during the week the days turn to … Continue reading →

I read in the news recently that they are going to put the calorie count on bottles of booze. Apparantely when you drink a 175ml glass of white wine it has the same calories as two digestive biscuits.  130 calories. A … Continue reading →

This week we are looking at the white grape variety Chenin Blanc. Chenin blanc (known also as Pineau de la Loire among other names), is a white wine grape variety from the Loire valley of France. Its high acidity means … Continue reading →

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