I’ve recently had a chance to play with Le Nez du Vin’s amazing wine aromas and faults kits. Le Nez du Vin is said to help develop your sense of smell and your ability to recognise and describe the aromas of wine. The top-of-the range kit comprises 54 aromas of liquid in small glass bottles, ...
Books & EquipmentSurf’n’turf, like many such vaguely vulgar conceits, originated in the USA. It’s believed that the first sighting was at the restaurant in the Seattle ‘Space Needle’ at the 1962 World’s Fair. American food authors Jane and Michael Stern in their ‘Encyclopaedia of Bad Taste’ decreed that the seafood and steak combo epitomizes culinary kitsch. The ...
Restaurant ReviewsForkncorker mreyeore went hot foot to Berry Bros to check out the Andre Dezat red Sancerre I tipped in So it Goes… Alas, seems the price has escalated to £21.95, a jump of €3. Still lovely wine but at the new price the competition intensifies. You might also like these… At a recent tasting given ...
Wine & DrinkLudlow is an historic, exceptionally pretty town in South Shropshire, bordering the counties of Herefordshire, also in England and Powys, Wales’ largest. Latterly Ludlow has been hyped (many would say massively over-hyped) as England’s provincial gastro capital. There for a few days, holidaying with Daughter One, I came to the conclusion that the hype was only ...
TravelSuperquinn continues to update its wine range, with the relaunch of its Italian offering this month. Sixteen new wines have been selected by Superquinn wine buyerRichard Moriarty, taking the range of Italian wines to 56. Most of the new wines are exclusive to Superquinn and come from regions the length and breadth of Italy – ...
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