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Ultimate Red Wine Father’s Day Treats For Dad

June 16, 2011
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Those of us with red wine loving fathers know just how much our dads appreciate a good bottle of red, but simply buying a bottle does lack a little something in the imagination stakes. This year, how about going the extra mile and treating Dad to a Father’s Day gift that indulges his love of [...]

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What Should A Red Wine Look Like In The Glass?

June 10, 2011
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The wine writer Malcolm Gluck refers to wine as “the sensational liquid”. The phrase may suggest that wine is magnificent, as some wines undoubtedly are, but what he is really getting at is that enjoying a wine involves more of our senses than just taste. Much is talked about the nose or bouquet of a [...]

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Red Wine Glasses

June 6, 2011
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How many times have you sat in a smart restaurant and ordered a good bottle of red wine only to discover that you are expected to drink it from the wine glass equivalent of a tumbler? The catering industry still seems to favour convenience over pleasing the customer when it comes to wine glasses and [...]

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Pure Noir – the UK’s Only New Zealand Pinot Noir Wine Club: 20% Off Your first Order

May 16, 2011
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It’s a Pinot Noir lover’s dream come true. Pure Noir is a specialist wine club bringing UK wine-lovers the best-of-the-best of New Zealand Pinot Noir – therefore, some of the best Pinot Noir in the world, and, by extension, some of the best wine in the world. In fact, they’re “the UK’s only wine club [...]

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Alternative Red Wines For Easter Holiday Lunches

April 26, 2011
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Being less firmly rooted in food tradition than Christmas meals, Easter holiday lunches and dinners can be as simple and traditional or as experimental and imaginative as you choose. While it’s fine to play it safe with a roast lamb and spring vegetables, there’s plenty of scope for trying out new meal ideas, which means [...]

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Everyday Bordeaux – 2009 Calvet Reserve

April 6, 2011
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Bordeaux is often thought of as an elitist drink. A wine that only the rich (or the Chinese) can afford. While it’s true that if you want to drink the great wines of Bordeaux you will have to fork out a lot of money, there are plenty of great everyday wines that are produced from [...]

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WSET Diaries – Part 5: The Americas

March 31, 2011
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Read Part 4 over on my blog, CoinduVin. For a start off, the reason I’m labeling these WSET Diary posts as “parts” instead of “weeks”, even though they seem to be occurring weekly, is that they won’t be occurring weekly at all; after next week’s there’s a two week gap (I think it’s two weeks) because of [...]

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Wines of the French Riviera

March 28, 2011
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No trip to the south of France would be complete without a generous sampling of the region’s well-known wines. Not strictly the province of the connoisseur, wine on the French Riviera is as plentiful as the region’s storied light and, many would say, just as good for the soul. A wide portion of the Côte [...]

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Red Wines For Spring Picnics and Easter Lunches

March 23, 2011
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Spring has very nearly sprung and it’ll soon be time to start arranging fun social events such as Easter lunches and spring picnics. Of course, the socialising becomes even more fun with the introduction of some good wines and it’s never too soon to start considering the bottles that will be accompanying the spring feasts. [...]

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Lebanese Wine – A New Buzz Region

March 18, 2011
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France, Italy, Spain… Lebanon? It’s not a country we normally associate with the world’s great wines, but this under-explored part of the wine world is fast becoming the latest buzz region among wine buyers who consider themselves to be in the know about these things. Red wine drinkers with more than a passing interest in [...]

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Adventurous Wine Buying

March 11, 2011
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Not so long ago, buying wine at the supermarket or off-license was a fairly predictable affair. There would be white and red wine from the established wine producing regions of France, Italy and Spain, alongside some New World selections from Australia, California and perhaps South America. With rather limited selections, buying wine on the high [...]

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