Vinoa – Fine Artisan Wine by the Glass: Sometimes I come across a really good, original idea that just deserves to be shared. Vinoa is one such concept. As someone who loves wine but lives by themselves, the idea that I can buy really good quality wine by the glass to drink at home is just […]
Three Red Wines to Drink with your Barbecue
Rich Red Wines for National Barbecue Week: Unbelievably, just as Summer decides to disappear, National Barbecue Week is upon us. I’ve been tasting a few red wines with a view to finding the perfect drink for your barbeque. And, whilst I’m not actually planning on trying to light mine at the moment (it’s pouring with […]
Sausage, Mash and Wine!
Venison Sausages with Celeriac Mash and Red Wine: Oddbins have been doing a very interesting promotion. They’ve put together a group of 6 wine writers and asked them to create a mixed case of Oddbins wines. Now, while I am no expert, I generally select the wines that I put in a case myself. Why? […]
Pigeon Breasts with Red Wine & Medlar
Getting over Pigeon Breast Phobia: Last Autumn I acquired some medlars. I had no idea what to do with them, just a fascination with these fruit that you needed to rot before they were ready to use…I think my original plan was to make medlar cheese, but when they had bletted (rotted) there were not […]
Venison like Beef like Heston
Well not quite;) I’ve been doing a cookery challenge to make Heston’s chilli. I was quite pleased with the end result, despite a little cheating along the way. But, I’ve got fed up with eating chilli so today I bought myself some venison and decided to try using Heston’s steak method on my venison strip […]