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Lidl wines

Still not planning a trip back to Boulogne until beginning of April. I do have some of my French whites and roses in my wine cellar but again wanting reds for the winter so I have been buying more in

A Chilean wine and a local farm shop

I am virtually out of my French wines. I have a few bottles of my favourite whites and roses in my cellar, but these have already been reviewed. And I am totally out of red. As you know, travelling to

Lighter wines, and a fresh Pinot Noir

A while back, I read an article about high much higher the alcohol content in wines had become compared to wines from several decades ago. How wines used to be about 12.5% to 13%, but now are more

Rules update

Getting to the end of the month and I have not yet done an August post. Only two days left. I thought that this would be the first month without a post as not ready yet for one about Pinot Noir. (That

Bourgogne Chardonnay

Everyone has their own personal tastes, so if you prefer one wine to another, that a wine expert has recommended, then just go with your preference.I now know that for rosés I prefer Côtes de

A French Malbec

I have still been buying wine in the UK, and again looking at more Malbecs. This time I am trying a French one, again bought in Morrisons. If you recall from my first Malbec post "Malbec is a

A Mouton Cadet rosé plus some Côte de Provenc

A Mouton Cadet rosé and more Côtes de Provence rosés

The weather has been brightening up, the clocks have gone forward, and spring is in the air.Maybe time to have a chilled white or rosé. I still have some French whites and rosés in my wine cellar. I

Buying in the UK: Malbecs part 1 – Vinabla

For the first time since starting this blog, (if not at least a year before) I have bought wine in the UK. Normally I stock up enough from my 3 or 4 visits a year to France not to ever have to buy in

Carta Roja – with and without sulphites

All still locked down here, and I was during Xmas and New Year as well.I did invite one friend over for Xmas, Ed, who arrived Xmas eve and left on Boxing day.He bought a bottle as a present, and as a

Red & White book review part 1, wine limit update

No December trip to Boulogne this year. Other years I have gone there in late November or December to stock up for wine for Xmas. Sometimes being there during the Boulogne Xmas market. (Remember this

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