Bargain Reds Can one buy a decent red wine in France for under €3 ? It is good to treat oneself to some more expensive quality wines whilst in France, but everyone likes a bargain. So I have gone back to trying
Wine tasting in St Lucia part 1. Inclusive free wine In Praise of…The Body Holiday, St Lucia If you go to the Body Holiday in St Lucia, and you chat to other guests, don’t ask them ‘have you been here before?’ ask them ‘how many times have you been
Villa Maria wine event at Avenue HQ Firstly, briefly praising Avenue HQ again. They kindly changed my subscription from the 10 day a month to a one day a month charge. I needed to do this as I will be starting a new technical author
Searching for wine fair dates Ok, I wanted to do a post giving a list of dates for the wine fairs from all the different supermarkets around Boulogne this autumn.If you remember, there was one I went to at Auchan last year. I did
Avenue HQ wine tasting party As I mentioned in my other post for this month, I do most of my blog writing at Avenue HQ in Leeds. And at the end of May, we jointly organised a wine tasting event. So thanks to Avenue HQ for
In Praise of …Avenue HQ Leeds Slightly off topic to begin with but Avenue HQ helped me with organising a very enjoyable wine tasting evening event, so I am giving them a well -deserved mention. I may also comment in future on some
Supermarket wine fairs Went to Auchan in October to do a typical wine shop.Normally, all the wines are on the right when you enter the store.But as I needed some kitchenware for my house in Boulogne, I walked to the far
At the Yorkshire Wine School In future posts, I will be looking at resources that I have been using to learn more about wine.This includes looking at other good wine blogs and websites, wine books, and wine courses.In this post,
Wine temperatures and a wine thermometer What is the best temperature to serve wine?Everyone knows that one serves whites chilled and not reds.However I often find that whites just out of the fridge are too cold.I had this confirmed when
Hosting a wine tasting evening A good way to do wine tasting is to invite some friends for a wine tasting evening. It makes for a good evening, and better than tasting on your own. There are several articles that you can find