Month: October 2013
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Riesling Auslese Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg 2009 really rammed home a point for me: the sumptuous, glorious richness of German 2009s. This wine was extremely generously proportioned, with powerful fruit of …
Burgundy
This bottle was sent to me by my lovely friend Sean who felt I needed cheering up when I was psychotic, depressed and suicidal a month or so back. …
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lomstercode: Reeve the Baker make some amazing mince pies. These ones are topped with an unfeasibly buttery Viennese whirl, and a generous sprinkling of icing sugar. They are the …
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Davy’s Birthday Big Bottle Bonanza For those attending my 40th in November you can see the latest arrivals for the party in the top-most picture. The other two pictures …
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Tonight we decided to have some Wooing Tree Pinot Noir with one of the first Vacherin Mont d’Or’s of the season, the match was terrible, but I’ll tell you …
Quickie
I know I’ve done a brief video tasting note of G. D. Vajra Moscato d’Asti, but having just gulped down another bottle I thought I’d say a little more. …
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Blondie by Wooing Tree Steaks cooking Steaks a bit more cooked Gorgeous beef Ready to whip off the grill Sreak macaroni and cheese, and Wooing Tree Blondie Latest quickie. …
Quickie
The hand pump of Bengali Tiger real ale. Davy looking happy with strong beer. At the boozer earlier we had this excellent beer Bengali Tiger. At 6.4% (not 6.5% …
General
Hampshire Cheeses, makers of the brilliant Tunworth cheese, have come up with something new and by arse it is good! Their new creation, Winslade, is modelled on Vacherin Mont …