Category:All Things Alcoholic

A wine that makes you think of Autumn although it comes from a sunny South Africa. The Shiraz is spicy but not along the lines of black pepper more of paprika, along with strong flavours of blackberry but almost smoked by autumn oak bonfires, a wonderful bold wine for  hearty casseroles or beef stews, it kicks …
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When Joanne came back form her wedding in Antigua one of the first things she told me about was the amazing punch they had in there hotel, morning noon and night. Joanne gave me the recipe, and Yes I did had to try it, since then I have enjoyed many Planters Punch pretending I was …
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Wine from South Eastern Australia, ML stands for Melbourne lounge retailing from Tesco’s at the moment in there sale for a cracking £3.99 worth every penny of £7. This wine is so full of flavour I found it hard to share with my husband could quite easily have kept it to myself, it oozes peaches …
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A very classy White Burgundy from Chardonnay grapes in the Cote Chalonnaise area of Burgundy. This wine is a little more expensive than everyday plonk with supper, it comes in around £9 a bottle but you can get it on special at Tesco,s for about £6, it is elegant and smooth, it has a slight …
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Chat-eu-Oeuf. This is a very happy  French dry rose coming from the Languedoc region of France, you can taste the sunshine and smell the meadow flowers, it has just a hint of sweetness to it, complimented with a twist of lemon and echos of strawberry perfect for summer drinking. This wine is also very good …
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A soft sultry sexy wine that leaves you wanting far more than is safe to drink, flavours of the hedgerows, bramble, rosehip and sloe berries all add to the fusion of flavours. I could see my self sitting on a french mountain side eating fresh cheese and bread and a bottle of this wine by …
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Before you ask no I have not won the lottery, on special occasions I like to have a really special wine and sometimes you have got to pay that bit extra, this one is well worth the extra. Erica is a South African wine named after the flower Erica hippuris which grows on the side …
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I am a true lover of Champagne and if I had my way I would start every morning with a glass,to me it is the greatest tonic ever invented. I am a great fan of the more expensive Moet and Bolli, but as the budget gets tighter I have been looking for a cheaper tonic, …
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Wow is the credit crunch hitting me, and many others I know, when visiting my local petrol station which is also a Spar shop I noticed a special offer on some wine 2 for a fiver, I thought yes I will take a chance, I thought it will always do for cooking if I cannot …
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This wine is worth drowning in, and as I am not really a lover of chardonnay that must mean it is really nice. It is a powerful white 13.5% so be carefull, it has so many flavors, hitting your taste budds it makes you tingle, lots of soft honey, melon, lemon and that sort of …
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