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A walk to Victoria Park Village, Hackney 12 Jul 2009 | 08:40 pm
It was a bright, sunny day when we went for a walk along the Regent's Canal to Victoria Park in search of lunch. We also wanted to explore the area just to the north of the park, called Victoria Park...
A Portuguese wine tasting in Billericay 23 Apr 2009 | 11:40 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Earlier this week I introduced 27 ...
Visiting old friends in Castilla y León 9 Apr 2009 | 02:01 am
During the Circle of Wine Writers' trip to Castilla y Le Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE ón earlier this year we visited modern bodegas in newly demarcated, promoted wine regio...
All the Nines: Ninety Nine and others 14 Mar 2009 | 09:57 pm
One evening in February we invited four friends, all wine lovers, to a dinner with the theme of drinking wines from vintages ending in 'nine'. Guests were invited, and we arranged between us what wine...
Boutinot at the Tower of London 14 Feb 2009 | 05:15 am
To the Armouries at the Tower of London for the Boutinot tasting. I enjoy this venue as there is a lot of space as well as daylight. The layout was good, with the cheap and cheerful (ie house wines) ...
How To #1 - Open a Bottle of Sparkling Wine 4 Jan 2009 | 06:06 am
1. Grasp bottle firmly and hold at 45⁰ pointing away from you, aiming at no-one. 2. Still holding the bottle firmly, grip the cork and twist it to remove. Please, no loud popping - so infra-dig. 3. ...
Our Christmas dinner 1 Jan 2009 | 04:42 am
Wink had bought me a seasonal cookbook, Elizabeth David's Christmas. Compiled by Jill Norman, ED's longstanding editor, from articles and recipes for a book which never reached fruition in this great ...
Christmas 2008 29 Dec 2008 | 05:53 am
It was great to be back at Chalet Balaena where the snow was deep and crisp and even - a positive start to the ski season. Chalet Balaena Chalet Balaena with the mountain towering behind... ... and...
Autumn Sunday in Greenwich 22 Oct 2008 | 07:18 pm
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." Albert Camus With another sunny day forecast we went to Greenwich Park where the views were a bit hazy at first. When we reached the top of O...
Cups runneth over 8 Oct 2008 | 07:49 pm
Every wine region celebrates the vintage in its own particular way, and I did enjoy this story of how the wine flowed in the Italian town of Marina. I am reminded of when we used to visit an old uncl...
