Much amusement was had last night in the atmospheric candlelit N&P cellars, as we were lead blind by James Baker, our resident speaker, sniffing and slurping through six individual sparkling wines, the process of elimination the key to spotting the Champagne. The Gosset-Brabant Grande Reserve proved to be quite obvious stylistically with plenty of toasty and yeasty character, and also the most popular, but certainly not unanimously, … Read More
Flavours of the Grain…March
Though Whisky has been revived as a specialist field for several years now down at the Ye Olde Corner Shoppe in Stourbridge, the arrival of beer is definitely hot off the press. Bottlings from Sammy Smith’s Tadcaster Brewery and Brew Dog proved popular enough with festive revellers but we wanted to explore the current fascination with micro breweries, So we … Read More
Flavours of the Grape…March
I have heard it said by many a nostalgic winetrader -‘Its not like the old days’- referring to the fun and games had by members of the wine trade in the sixties and seventies. Tasting invitations too numerous to RSVP, long lunches turning into early dinners, and more business concluded no doubt as a result!. Has it really changed all … Read More
Spring Wines
With the Spring just around the corner we will soon be munching on leafy green salads and all sorts of lighter bites so here are a few wines we recommend to compliment the seasonal change. Though there are some reds which are light enough to work well, chilled down such as the delicious Regnie Valiere (£11.75), made from the Gamay … Read More
Wines From Southern France
The South of France is an extra-ordinarily rich and diverse wine producing area, including the Rhone Valley, home to many well-established wines such as Chateauneuf du Pape, Hermitage and Cote Rotie. But it is the Southwestern region of Languedoc-Roussillon, which is currently so absorbing. Evidence of wine growing by the Greeks as early as the fifth century BC makes … Read More
Champagne Morning
Champagne Morning Montagny 1er cru – Smith Woodhouse LBV Unfiltered Croox du Mont Boxing Day Turkey sandwiches Party wines 2 light reds 2 intense reds 2 fresh whites 2 Luscious whites 2 Sparklers 1 sticky 1 port The Christmas holidays will be, perhaps more than ever this year, a welcome break from the pressures of everday life. Its a … Read More