Boozy Food with Wine: Aromatic Dried Fruit in Red Wine
This dark, spicy, autumnal dish can be made two or three days in advance and kept in the fridge. Serve it cold, tepid or warm, with...
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- Jan 21, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Heavenly Sauvignon Blanc 2014, Côtes de Gascogne
£5.99, Wine Rack and Bargain Booze I wasn’t planning to wax lyrical about a Sauvignon Blanc this week. I’d been thinking along the lines...
- Jan 16, 2016
Boozy Food with Wine: Beef with Shallots in Red Wine
Everybody needs a failsafe, rich and warming beef casserole recipe for winter. This is mine. I always use shin, because it has such a...
- Jan 14, 2016
WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Mas Barrau Cabernet Franc 2014, Pays du Gard
£7.89, Booths supermarkets and independents This flowing, soft red from Languedoc ticks all sort of useful January boxes. It’s made from...
- Jan 10, 2016
Moderate Alcohol, Persuasive Flavour
If you know where to look, there are plenty of wines with modest alcohol but bags of character and flavour Prompted by the UK...
- Jan 9, 2016
Boozy Food with Wine: 7-hour Leg of Lamb
This is not the most sophisticated-looking of dishes – you have to serve the meat in chunks rather than neat slices - but it’s incredibly...
- 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...
- Jan 2, 2016
Boozy Food with Wine: Fennel Risotto
Call me biased, but I reckon that the secret weapon the great chefs never mention is booze. They bang on about how they use only the...
- Jan 2, 2016
Cool Grapes
New year, new grape varieties: ten grapes and wines for 2016 Remember Grü-V? Yes, the American moniker for Grüner Veltliner. The trouble...
- Dec 31, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Definition Viña Majestica Rioja Reserva 2009
£12.99, or £9.74 in any 6-bottle mix, Majestic Everything a Rioja Reserva should be and an ideal red with which to greet the new year:...
- Dec 30, 2015
Cheap, Cheery Party Wines
Still and sparkling wines that are easy to drink, don’t need food and are available on the high street – five of them at under £7.50. For...
- Dec 29, 2015
Quiz Time! A wine quiz with answers
The purpose of this blog is to provide you with some material for Christmas quizzes, longueurs in the conversation, one-upmanship with...
- Dec 24, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port
£16 (on offer), Sainsbury's Waitrose, Ocado, £19, Oddbins This is a bottle to pick up if you’re still rushing around buying last-minute...
- Dec 18, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Mud House Pinot Noir 2014
£9.75, Tesco, £11, Sainsbury's, £9.99/£14.99, Majestic The juicy, sweet fruit and almost tannin-free suppleness of a good New Zealand...
- Dec 18, 2015
Keep Up Your Strength: Festive Fortifieds
Fortified wines are among the wine world's great bargains. They make excellent presents and it's worth pointing out here that the rare...
- Dec 17, 2015
Festive White Wines
Whites to keep the show on the road this Christmas and New Year Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist for...
- Dec 16, 2015
Festive Red Wines
Ten red wines to serve with the Christmas feast Wines listed in ascending order of price. I've given a UK stockist (or two) for each, but...
- Dec 10, 2015
The Festive Champagne Guide
Ten Champagnes to put you in the mood for Christmas and all the rest Listed in ascending order of price, ignoring special offers and...
- Dec 9, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve
£37.95, Eton Vintners, £42, Berry Bros & Rudd This fabulous Champagne was voted best value of the night at a tasting called Ultimate...
- Dec 4, 2015
WINE OF THE WEEK: Tim Adams Clare Valley Semillon 2011
£9.75, selected Tesco and tesco.com/wine This dry Australian Semillon is an old favourite, not only for its citrus-zest freshness,...
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