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Christmas cocktails – the Sazerac
The Sazerac is a classic cocktail that originated in the early 19th century in a New Orleans apothecary.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 38. 6th December 2020.
I try to be generous with my mince pies, spreading the British cheer around me here in France (much to the bafflement of the French).
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Wine education – the best food & wine pairings
Last night I made roasted butternut squash and sticky chicken thighs with a white miso, brown sugar, black vinegar & sesame oil sauce.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 34. 2nd December.
I’ve taken a few days off from the daily blogging and to be honest, I feel better for it. Writing every day has been a pleasure.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 25. 23rd November 2020.
Another chilly but beautiful day here in Noizay, I spent most of the morning at Chateau de Montdomaine coordinating orders.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 23. 21st November 2020.
There’s a chill in the air this morning and a low damp mist hanging in the air that will lift as the day goes on to reveal the winter sun.
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Lock-down take 2. Day 21. 19th November 2020.
The festive 6 bottle tasting case with goodies goes live tomorrow so today I decided to make one of the recipes I provided.
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Life in the Loire after lock-down. Weekly update. 20 September.
Harvest continued this week at Domaine Carême. On Monday the grapes for Fizzy Pink came in under blue skies with hot temperatures.
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Domaine des Ardoisières Argile Blanc 2018
Sometimes we get the chance to taste something offbeat and delicious and this wine that we enjoyed with friends this week, certainly fit the bill.
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Wine education – what is a cépage teinturier
Teint is a French word and it means tint, dye, stain. A cépage teinturier is a grape variety that stains, dyes or tints. So what makes that different?
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Wine education – diseases in the vineyard
I always talk about the decimation of vineyards that followed after Phylloxera came to Europe’s vineyards in the late 19th century.
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What’s going on in the vineyard? 23rd June 2020.
The grapes are starting to form and after two weeks of almost daily rain, the weather has settled and things are looking brighter.