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Wine fair dates 2020, other things I buy, and a lettings update

Searching for wine fair dates, and some of the non wine purchases that I make when shopping in French supermarkets. Plus an update on my lettings. More wine reviews coming next month. Wine fair ...

July in France 2020

Hooray, at last, back in France for the first time this year. My wine supply at home was getting very low, so great to get the chance to buy some more in France. Roissy-en-France My first trip ...

Saint Emilion, wine pairing and my first book review

In praise of ... The Ilkley Literature Festival Starting a little bit off topic (but it links to wine soon), I just have to mention how much I enjoy going to events at the Ilkley Literature ...

American reds – 2020, plus home wine-making

Still unable to get back to France due to the current situation. Not sure when I will be able to go next. I am almost out of red wine. During the winter months, I was mainly drinking reds. I do tend ...

American whites – 2020

Regular members may remember a post last year about some reviews I did whilst in Florida, reviewing some American white wines. I was visiting my mother who spends 3-4 months of the winter months ...

Wine sweetness charts

For better or worse, I signed up with Pinterest. I get a lot of notifications on my phone with suggestions to look at. I ignore most of these. But occasionally something pops ups that I look at. I did ...

Mouton Cadet

How good am I getting at deciding how what is a good wine?Well I think that I am getting better. I have recommended some wines at some of the tasting sessions that I have given, and people generally ...

Wine tasting in St Lucia part 2. The Wine Shop

In Praise of…The Body Holiday, St Lucia again. Click here for this in part 1 where I review the free/inclusive wines.Although most things are inclusive, you can pay more for extra activities. For ...

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 ...

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