Aldi Freeman’s Bay Pinot Gris Review: the UK’s best-value supermarket white wine?
A few years ago, before I went all fancy and did a wine course, my go-to white was this Aldi NewContinue Reading
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Ten Of The Best Pubs In Brighton And Hove
I could list a dozen reasons why I floated down to Brighton from London a decade ago. But, let’s face it, the pubs wereContinue Reading
Malaga Wine Museum Review
The day I followed by instincts… and ended up in Malaga Wine Museum. A few weeks before my trip to Malaga,Continue Reading
Florence Wine Tour With Grape Escapes: In Pictures
How cute are these two? The owners of a café near the Ponte Vecchio, they served me a beer andContinue Reading
La Divina Enoteca Review: Wine Tasting In Florence
Ok… just in case you’re asking yourself the question “what is an enoteca?” (I would have been, before visiting Florence), here’sContinue Reading
Les Jamelles Viognier from Coop: Review
This is a decent little white I sometimes grab when I fancy something inexpensive but a bit different. Viognier’s full-bodied natureContinue Reading
Aldi Exquisite Collection Shiraz Review
It’s a nice feeling to be able to march along a supermarket’s wine isle and pluck one of its most expensive bottlesContinue Reading
Recipe: non-psychedelic aubergines
One of my Christmas presents in 2016 was Nigel Slater’s 30-Minute Cook book. A handy volume for the single man,Continue Reading
Christmas wines for under £15
And lo: the three wise(ly-chosen) wines followed the ninja star back to the lowly house by the sea. Each boreContinue Reading
My First Day Working in a Wine Shop
My recent post entitled How Do I Improve My Wine Knowledge? featured the following mind-expanding tip: “Befriend the staff at your local independentContinue Reading
The Wine Ninjas 