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 so get your wine open over this period if you want it to taste in […]
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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 at the taxpayers expense. So whats new. I am sure you know how it works: […]
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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 –but not on ice, as it would dilute its real character. Ingredients: ¾ measure Crème […]
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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 palate. Today we review a wine from the Loire region of France in the appellation […]
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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 your wine tour experience with some sightseeing as well enjoying the atmosphere of French culture. […]
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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 was hot and dry. The wine a red Saumur Puy Notre Dame AOC from the […]
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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 leaf days until Friday 15th when it becomes a fruit day until Sunday 17th which […]
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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 pint fo lager has 250 calories about twice that of the wine. I suppose if […]
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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 it can be used to make everything from sparkling wines to well-balanced dessert wines, although […]
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