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Jul 4, 2024
WINE OF THE WEEK: Juan Gil Jumilla Blanco 2023, Jumilla, Spain
This refreshing, dry and aromatic Spanish Muscat is a perfect whie wine for summer drinking


Nov 30, 2023
WINE OF THE WEEK: Ixsir Altitudes White 2022, Lebanon
£24, The Great Wine Co. Calling all Condrieu fans – this unusual, aromatic Lebanese white wine might well appeal to you. Viognier is the...


Aug 22, 2023
Preview: the Soon-to-be-Released Vin de Constance 2020
The 2020 Vin de Constance in its trademarked, distinctive asymmetrical 500ml bottle that resembles the early hand-blown Constantia...


Sep 22, 2022
The Legendary Vin de Constance – a Wine Worth Ageing
The strikingly different colours of the 10 vintages of Klein Constantia Vin de Constance spanning the years 1987 to 2015. The oldest...


Sep 16, 2020
A Sneak Preview of the 2017 Vintage of One of the World's Great Sweet Wines
Excelling again: the just released 2017 vintage of Vin de Constance, still in the traditional asymmetrical 50cl bottle, but now with a...


Apr 15, 2017
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – how to make it work
This an updated post from last year – wines, vintages and prices updated. Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching...


Mar 23, 2016
Wines to Pair with Chocolate – and how to make them tango
Chocolate can be a tricky customer when it comes to matching wines, but it’s certainly not a no-go area. Believe me, after years of...
Feb 29, 2016
Boozy Food with Spirits: Tips and Extras
Fortify yourself with… A bottle of madeira and a bottle of Australian liqueur muscat or PX (pedro ximenez) sherry. •Use the madeira for...


Jan 7, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Barossa Riesling 2015, Eden Valley
£8, Marks & Spencer If you’re going for the complete January detox and diet, you have my sympathy – and more usefully a recommendation...
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