Luca Cimarelli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
Italian eateries in Leicester had something of a renaissance when Claudio Ranieri was in town.  It seems no-one in the city who ever ate in an Italian restaurant or gelateria was safe from bumping in to him.  He won plenty of friends in those restaurants by maintaining his quiet charm and eating well.  When he left his job at Leicester City, he popped back to town to pack up his house, and for one last meal out.  As he left everyone, from waiters to customers and kitchen staff stood and applauded him out of the restaurant. I dined at one of those Leicester Italians recently ..read more
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Lobo e Falcão – Wolf and Falcon
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
This Portuguese wine arrived in a mixed case from Laithwaites. To make life easy for everyone, the makers not only call it Lobo e Falcao, they also put [Wolf and Falcon] underneath, with a picture of a wolf and, you guessed it, a falcon on the label.  The falcon is a bit alarming, as it’s almost as big as the wolf. Having cleared that up, we followed on with a discussion about whether Radamel Falcao could have been a success in the English Premier League if he’d joined Manchester United during a more settled period, or not picked up his injury at Chelsea.  Maybe if he’d gone to Manch ..read more
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Uncle Zin Appassimento
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
I’m a fan of Zinfandel. I’m a fan of Primitivo. I’m a fan of Apassimento. I’m a fan of big robust looking bottles. I’m a fan of Spaghetti Westerns. If you were to pull together a marketing focus group to design a bottle of wine I might buy, then this is probably what it would look like. We opened this one to drink in short intermissions whilst playing Red Dead Redemption 2. The sharp eyed among you will have noticed that RDR2 is a single player game, yet I said “we” were playing. The middle aged eyed among you will empathize with the fact that on video games the font is too small ..read more
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Sir Robin of Loxley Gin
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
I have family in Yorkshire, they like to give me Yorkshire based gifts.  Whilst I love Henderson’s Relish and Yorkshire Rhubarb, Yorkshire wine wasn’t a real hit.  Maybe this year’s vintage will have enjoyed some sun and will be a delight, I’m sure I’ll find out soon.  I was pleased to see that this bottle from Yorkshire was gin.  I’ve never seen a Yorkshire gin before, but as everyone seems to be turning their coal shed into an artisan distillery, it was only a matter of time. For those of you from outside England, Sir Robin of Loxley may be better known to you as Robin Hood, perhaps not a ma ..read more
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Royal Somlo J Juhfark
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
This bottle looked decidedly Alsacian, possibly German, but it’s Hungarian.  It arrived in a mixed bargain box from Berry Brothers and Rudd, who always have something interesting on offer in their sales. The wine starts out being interesting, instead of a cork it has an elegant glass stopper under the foil.  I don’t know why, but it felt fancy.  It was also a reminder to move the other bottle up the drinking order, I don’t know how well an on sale wine fares under a glass stopper with a plastic seal rather than cork. The wine is called J after the grape variety, Juhfark, which is named after t ..read more
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Cave de Turckheim Gewurztraminer
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
Christmas and New Year is a great time to crack open a variety of different wines.  With more people about the place you can share more and if everyone has a little glass you can try a few different wines with different foods, or just with different moods. I’m a fan of Gewurztraminer even if I’m not a huge fan of saying or spelling it.  It’s a tricky one to match to things though.  the traditional picks are Indian or Chinese food, but I find both go much better with beers.  This time around I picked it to go with some cold appetizers, smoked salmon and olives.  I’m here to congratulate myself ..read more
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Ara Single Vineyard Pinot Gris
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
I recently took a lean mean shopping machine trip to Waitrose.  I had a £20 off if you spend £120 coupon and I had a £100 Waitrose voucher I’d bought for £95 through PerkBox.  I was ready to shop and save!  When I got there Waitrose were offering 25% off wines and spirits if you bought six or more bottles.  Happy days! I did buy groceries first.  I had a list and I shopped to it, ensuring we’d have actual nutrients to get us through the week, before hitting the wine aisle. [End of public service announcement]. I picked up a few wines and a bottle of gin.  This Ara Single Vineyard Pinot Gris wa ..read more
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Principe de Viana Edicion Blanca
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
This Principe de Viana Edicion Blanca came in a mini selection box from Sipp wines.  It was an introductory trial box which oddly had one white, one red and two sparking wines.  I know it’s coming up to Christmas and all things are sparkly, but that seems an odd way to showcase wines.  That said, I know I’m something of an oddity in not finding sparkling wines to be my absolute favourites.  One of the sparkles was rose at least. Enough about he weird selections of marketing departments and on to the wine, well almost, one more positive shout out to Principe de Viana’s marketing department, I d ..read more
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Le Chai au Quai JMS Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
When I pick up a Sauvignon Blanc it’s normally because I want something bright, fresh and lively, a wine that’s lived a totally clean and sterile life heading straight from stainless steel to sterilised glass bottles to my glass.  I live a fairly norm-core life but sometimes I like to live on the edge, do something a little crazy, walk on the wild side.  When that happens I get my freak on and buy barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc.  I’m such a rebel. This Le Chai au Quai JMS Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc ’16 from Laithwaite’s is just wild enough for me.  Rather than growing in New Zealand an ..read more
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St Andrea Aldas Egri Bikaver
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by Golly GumDrops
4y ago
We’ve been living it up in Central Europe, having fun in Austria and Hungary, whilst we’ve walked miles and ticked off plenty of sights and artworks from our list, we did find some time to eat and drink well too.  I didn’t expect Budapest to be a centre of fine dining, but we found some great places to eat. If you get the chance to try the taste sensation that is cold sour cherry soup with sour cream ice cream at Aszu, then do, your taste buds will thank you (other soups are available, and delicious).  The staff at Bouchon are a delight and their Tokai grape salad is too.  We had this bottle o ..read more
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