Asparagus Hollandaise with English Sparkling Wine from Oastbrook. There’s nothing better than the taste of new season English Asparagus; it’s one of those vegetables that can stand on its own feet and is best served simply. So our latest wine match recipe is for asparagus with a delicious Hollandaise Sauce, matched with a wonderful bottle […]
Summer Drinking Suggestions with Le Grand Aioli Recipe
Summer Wines and a taste of Provence with Le Grand Aioli. We all need things to take our mind off the present at the moment and with the summer being presaged by a warm spring and with memories of past years’ adventures in our consciousness it seemed like a good idea to plan for warmer […]
Oven-Baked Mushroom Risotto and KWV The Mentors Range – Pairings
KWV The Mentors wine pairing with Oven-Baked Mushroom Risotto. As we settle into the monotony of lockdown many of us will be looking towards the summer for the resumption of some kind of normality. Inviting friends over for supper and opening a couple of bottles of wine feels like a distant dream right now. So, […]
Rioja Food and Wine Pairing – A Flexible Friend
Rioja and Food – an easy wine to complement your cooking. Viña Real Crianza Rioja is the kind of wine you need to know about. With 91 points from both Robert Parker and Wine Spectator, you might think it is out of your price range for every day drinking, but this lush red, a blend […]
Christmas Wines for 2019 with London Unattached
Christmas Wine Selection and Easy Home Made Gravad Lax Christmas is coming and along with the seasonal good cheer, we have to think about what presents to buy as well as preparing food and drink for the whole of the festive period. To make life a little easier we’ve been tasting wines on your behalf […]
Journey’s End wine tasting lunch at The Gingerman
A Brighton Wine Lunch at the Gingerman with Journey’s End. South African wine producers have taken advantage of the opening up of international markets to improve the quality and marketing of their wines. Journey’s End Vineyards are an ambitious family-owned winery aiming to become one of the leading mid-market South African producers and we have […]
Chilean Wine Tasting – Summer 2019
Chilean Wines – Cabernet Sauvignon and beyond! Chile has one of the most extraordinary geographies of any country on our planet. it stretches like a razor clam 4000 kilometres southwards on a coastal strip running from the dry northern climes of the Atacama desert down to the icy landscapes of Antarctica, sandwiched between the Andes […]
Beyond Sauvignon Blanc – Pairing New Zealand Albarino with Salmon Terrine
New Zealand Wine Pairing – Albarino with Salmon Terrine: What do yo you associate with New Zealand wines? For most of us, it’s Sauvignon Blanc. I remember my first taste of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc – something which quickly changed my preconception of Southern Hemisphere wines. But, there’s much more going on in New Zealand, […]
Yauatcha Soho – Chateau d’Esclans and Dim Sum
Dim Sum and Rosé Wine at Yauatcha Soho: Are you still unconvinced about the merits of rosé? Maybe it’s been a while since you tried one. I think that, like me, you will be pleasantly surprised if you do crack open a bottle. In the last 5 to 6 years production methods have come on, […]
Pink Fizz Masterclass – Learning about Rose Champagne
Rosé Champagne Masterclass – Champagne Bureau UK Would any lover of champagne, turn down the chance to attend a masterclass on rosé champagne run by the Champagne Bureau UK? Definitely not me! The event I was invited to attend was held at VIVI restaurant, situated in the Centre Point building in London, a stunning location […]