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Red Wine Guides for 2012

January 30, 2012
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Why not make 2012 your year for discovering or rediscovering red wine? If you have spent the last few years sticking to your tried and tested favourites then take the opportunity of a new year to kick start your adventurous side. There are a plethora of reliable wine guides for 2012 to help you find [...]

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Hot Red Wines For January

January 3, 2012
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If you are planning to visit the Alpine ski slopes in the next few months or are likely to be enjoying chilly country walks or maybe visiting European craft markets, the chances are that you will come across one variety or another of a hot, spiced red wine. In the UK and the USA we [...]

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Romantic Red Wine For a Romantic New Year’s Eve

December 27, 2011
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If you and your partner have eschewed a night on the tiles to celebrate New Year’s Eve in favour of a romantic evening in, then you need the perfect bottle of red wine to make you feel warm and mellow. What better than a couple of glasses of a winter warmer red wine to put [...]

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If You Like Pinot Noir You Should Try…

December 21, 2011
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Do you enjoy drinking a light, smooth red wine? Do you find it easier to quaff than a big, powerful New World red wine or a classic claret, and still consider it to be full of flavour? If the answer is yes, then the chances are you enjoy a glass of Pinot Noir every now [...]

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All About Port

December 16, 2011
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There’s something about Christmas that brings the port onto the table. It could be the classic port and stilton combination or maybe it’s the air of celebration. Whatever the reason, sales of port soar in the approach to Christmas and many people who would normally never touch this fortified red wine find themselves happily quaffing [...]

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Red Wines For a Festive Cheeseboard

December 14, 2011
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Christmas is a time for feasting and one essential element of this seasonal over indulgence is the festive cheeseboard. A cheeseboard stacked with chunks of three or four different cheeses accompanied by a bunch of plump grapes and a few sticks of crunchy celery is usually a mouth watering sight to behold. However, putting together [...]

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If You Like Merlot You Should Try…

December 5, 2011
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Merlot is arguably the most fashionable red wine grape currently. Its soft and fruity characteristics make it easy to drink and yet it has enough complexity to satisfy the discerning drinker. If you are not a fan of big, heavyweight red wines then Merlot and other medium-bodied reds could be for you. With the health [...]

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Bosch Ixo Vino – a Novel Way to Open Your Wine

November 29, 2011
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A few years ago I took my then-new girlfriend to my mother’s vacant thatched cottage in the countryside for what I hoped might turn out to be of those “dirty weekends” you read about so often in your newspapers. You know: the sort celebrities have and then sue people for finding out about. As every [...]

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This Year’s Red Wine Trophy Winners

November 14, 2011
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When you hear that a certain red wine is a medal winner does it make you more inclined to try it? If you see a medal highlighted on the label on a bottle of red wine are you more inclined to pick it off the supermarket or off licence shelf? There are so many regional, [...]

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Red Wines For Halloween

October 14, 2011
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October is the month of witches and ghosts and all things spooky. As Halloween approaches thoughts turn to pumpkins, trick or treating and fancy dress parties. If you are lucky enough to be invited to a Halloween party or if you are planning your own you will need to make sure you provide appropriate red [...]

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Red Wine Gadgets: Things You Never Knew You Needed Until Now!

October 5, 2011
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Are you a red wine freak or a gadget geek? With so many wine gadgets and accessories on the market enjoying a bottle of red wine has never been so complicated. Gone are the days of opening a bottle of red wine, decanting the wine to allow it to breathe and then pouring it. These [...]

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