Now don’t get me wrong I love all well made interesting wines but when push comes to shove and one has to choose, it’s no contest really!
Nestled up in North East Italy lies the wonderful commune of Veneto. Home to arguably some of the greatest wines on the planet (hyperbole perhaps). However Italy in general [...]
Archive for February, 2008
The Wonderful Wine of Veneto
Posted in Wine, tagged Amarone, Recioto, Valpolicella, Veneto on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rye Bay Scallop Festival
Posted in Wine, tagged Breaky Bottom, Lurgashall, Mead, Sussex Wines on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you have never been, and you love sea food this is a must. Roughly the same week every year, 2nd-3rd week of February when they are harvested.
We were delighted to present a range of Sussex wines at the fish restaurant, Webbe @ The Fish Cafe. Run by Paul Webbe, a kitchen maestro and a [...]
Whisky Galore, 21st February 2008
Posted in Wine, tagged Malt Whisky, Whisky, whisky tasting on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to Bill Hutcheson of Hutcheson Whiskies for a great presentation and to Paul @ Viewpoint Gallery for the use an excellent space!
Well as an admitted non-whisky/Scottish person I was once again amazed at how much there is to learn on the subject and that there truly is a whisky for everyone, often have [...]
Chateau Figeac 1983
Posted in Wine, tagged fine wine on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What to drink to celebrate one’s 40th birthday? Chateau Figeac 1983 seemed like a good idea.
Once decanted the nose was everything you would expect. Earthy, coppery, enticing and rich (if that’s possible!?). The colour was surprisingly redish-purple with a hint of brickiness on the rim but other than the wine was remarkably vibrant.
The nose in [...]
Food and Wine Matching
Posted in Wine, Wine Tastings, tagged Wine Tasting, wines on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to selling wines on-line we also run a local Food and Wine School in-conjunction with a local gourmet chef, Steve Dennis of At Your Invitation. Our latest evening was based on game and Steve cooked for the audience three classic game dishes which we matched with wines. The dishes and wine matching were [...]
Argentina’s Wine Soaring in the New World
Posted in Wine, tagged argentinean wine, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, red wine on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having become quite bored of tasting and assessing one Australian wine after another followed by New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s, about six months or so ago we started to look at Argentina. It is a rare thing to be wow-ed so quickly and so surely as we were by the merits of Argentinean wines, specifically in [...]
