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An Alsace 2007 that blows my socks off
Alsace

An Alsace 2007 that blows my socks off

30 July 2009 No Comments
I suppose some people would think that the world’s best Gewurztraminer would be even more pointless than the best Muscat. I disagree. A wonderful, fruity, floral Gewurz can be …
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Lovely limey life
Germany

Lovely limey life

29 July 2009 No Comments
That acidity may hurt, but it shows that you are alive. Alive and enlightened if you are drinking this. When I was a beginner in the field of German …
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Chicken in cider (again, but better)
Recipes

Chicken in cider (again, but better)

28 July 2009 No Comments
Yesterday I made a much-improved version of my chicken in cider recipe. Regular followers of whatinterests.davidstrange.net will have seen some blurry pictures of it cooking and on my plate. …
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This is just Morey enough
Burgundy

This is just Morey enough

27 July 2009 2 Comments
My first taste of this Morey-Saint-Denis producer. I like Morey a lot, and this will do just fine as a basic offering. Morey-Saint-Denis ‘En La Rue De Vergy’ 2007, …
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Another good Alsace 2007
Alsace

Another good Alsace 2007

26 July 2009 No Comments
OK, it is a bit more minor than the Muscat, but we enjoyed this with a lot of pleasure. You cannot really go too far off the path if …
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I try this in the cold, hard light of afternoon
Alsace

I try this in the cold, hard light of afternoon

25 July 2009 No Comments
I loved this in France, but with the drugs working and being more in control of my nut-case tendencies, everything conspired to make me feel wonderfully positive. I think …
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I need more 2007 German wine
Buying recommendations

I need more 2007 German wine

24 July 2009 3 Comments
The question is, which ones? As my long-term readers know I have almost no cash; I cannot afford much. I am torn between getting 6 bottles of good quality …
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Drivel

A topical warning

23 July 2009 No Comments
If you get any emails saying you can get swine flu by eating tinned meat don’t worry, it is just spam.
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Beer

I’m really not this desperate

23 July 2009 No Comments
My little drinkie I am treating myself to with lunch today is tequila flavoured beer from France. ‘Oh dear’, you may be thinking; I think that would be an …
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Now this is the kind of brilliant thing that just happens to me all of the time
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Now this is the kind of brilliant thing that just happens to me all of the time

22 July 2009 No Comments
I’ve been invited on a beef butchery course. Wehay! Won’t that just be a real hoot? It is not until October, though, so tales of hacking up cows will …
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